John ya cracked me up lol....
Right Mr Fred here is the process.
I use a de-waxed high quality shellac to seal. Just two thin wipe on coats. The words de-waxed is the important word here as it comes in both. Leave that a week then ruff it up. This is after your timbermate ( not my favourite grain filler but it does the job ).
You then need to use an etch primer and two coats thin, just enough to cover the guitar. Then one coat of normal primer. Give your primers a day to gas out and 20 mins flash off between coats.
If your not going for metallic then a solid colour won’t need a clear coat. You can leave that for a couple of weeks then 2000 grit wet and dry and polish it up as per my tutorial video for Pitbull. Metallics will require clear coats directly on top , do not ruff up the metallic just clear coat over it.
Remember patience is the key to do the job professionally and right.
Paint with Acrylic or nitro is no quicker than true oil or Dingo tones process so don’t rush it and you will end up with a much better instrument.
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