u/axelchitlin

I’m about to start spraying my unfinished 1 piece maple Warmoth neck. Using Manchester guitar tech spray cans.

I have been through countless videos and forums but everyone’s methods seem to vary and the majority of tutorials seem to be for gloss finishes.

Below is what I’ve gathered so far. Is anything jumping out as a red flag?

STEP 1:

Sand the neck with 320 grit
Give it a wipe with naphtha

STEP 2:

Spray sealer. 3 passes = 1 coat. Leave to dry for 30 mins between coats.
Do 3 coats total.
Then leave to dry for 24 hours.

STEP 3:

Wet sand (using white spirit) with 400 grit until all looks matte.

STEP 4:

Spray clear satin nitro. 3 passes = 1 coat.
Do 3 coats. 1 hour apart.
Leave to dry 24 hours.

FINAL STEP:

Dry sand with 800 grit. Then apply one final coat.
Dry for 2 - 4 weeks.

I’m about to undertake my first parts-caster build. This is the MJT body I bought from eBay. I’m personally not a fan of relic guitars but I loved the shoreline gold and it cost a fraction of the price of getting one custom ordered as ‘closet clean.’ Also, at the time, I definitely told myself the relic was barely noticeable in an attempt to make myself buy it right away (which worked) since I was so excited about starting this project.

I assume it would be hard to get a perfect colour match by just spraying the bare wood patches.

I’m wondering if it would be worth attempting re spraying the larger patches or even the whole body? Is this a worthwhile job?

Or, since it’s my first, just get on with it and later down the line swap out the body?

Thanks for your time.

Satin nitro finish neck advice