Am I the only one?

[wazkelly]

And I thought I was going insane......one minute there was a double post and next thing it was gone.

[Cannibalchris]

Well it definitely make me feel better knowing you guy who have done 5+ builds still have the same problem. My first build I rushed it cause I just wanted a guitar cause Iv never had one. But now I have something to practise on I'm more determined and patient to take my time and make this one look good

[wokkaboy]

Hey Chris, I think everyone on the forum has had some sort of issues painting a guitar, for whatever reason.

As Frankie and Waz have said take your time, allow plenty of curing time between coats and careful wet sanding.Maybe you can find a better dust free environment for the guitar to hang just after it's been painted to avoid dust and particles sticking to the finish. Have you got a build diary of your current build ? would love to see some pics of the progress

[Dedman]

Yup, weather has slowed my builds to a halt.

Don't worry too much about tiny bits of fluff and dust. The final sand before polishing will generally take those out. I spray outdoors most of the time so tiny bits of dust and pollen are inevitable but as I tend to pretty much sand most of the last coat of clear off before polishing, the dirt goes with it.

[Guvna19]

Dust free environment, apparatus and product are essential. use a 400 micron filter at least for paint and thinner
fast dry products help minimise dust attraction upon drying.
not all products are designed to be polished.
light coats better than heavy , but product needs to 'wet out' not to be sprayed dry or sparingly but always evenly
different spray apparatus may require change to paint viscosity which affects ability to wet out.
use thinner only until product produces the micro misting as per spray design , spitting or orange peel finish means add more thinner, dry spray or lacking gloss means less thinner, experiment with ratios on test panel and mix and fliter enough product for full coating
weather is a factor but may affects drying time and not finish , what kind of product are u using ?