Glu Boost LAC R SHOT - Testing at the Lutherie Academy
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Luthier and Instructor, Robert O'Brien, tests the new Gluboost product - LAC R SHOT. This product allows you do imitate a relic or vintage checked lacquer finish. Great for touch ups or entire finishes.
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Thanks , that was helpful
Great video Thanks!!
If it's any kind of nitro lacquer you shouldn't have to sand in between coats cause nitro melts in to each coat and smooths it out. So I'm guessing this is some kind of hard acrylic lacquer that checks really easy. The reason I won't use this is cause it's going to have that spiderweb checking and I don't like that. It needs to be long lines to look more natural and not look like you sprayed it with a can of air.
I’m certain that it’s PURE nitrocellulose lacquer, without any flex additive, retarder, or plasticizer. I’ve used basic Behlens pure nitro, and it checked exactly the same way. And the point of sanding between coats serves two purposes….remove orange peel or grain suck, and break the surface tension to allow better burn in and overall adhesion.
Deft brand gloss lacquer is also pure nitro, btw.
@reddsshaker3477 that's just it nitro don't need Sanding in between coats that's what's different about it compared to all other paints. Go watch fender custom shop spray 10,000 dollar guitars and you won't see them Sanding in between anything. Also nitro will sink into the grain anyway over time so that's pointless to try to even stop by Sanding in between coats to.
@reddsshaker3477 deft brand nitro sucks butt, it's full of crap and will not get hard at all I know I got some of it here right now and after I sprayed it on a body I never ever used it again lol. You couldn't give me 10 cases of that stuff it's trash. You gotta read ingredients and look at sheets to see whats in the nitro your buying cause if it's full of junk you don't want it.
Hi Obrien, saudações do Brasil, you mentioned that it was starting to crack and that you suspected the reason was the application of a very heavy layer of varnish. Can the application of "generous" layers cause the varnish to crack? Best regards.
This finish is made to crack whether applied in heavy coats or light coats, it will eventually crack. It is made to simulate vintage finishes. Abraços de Colorado.
Can you use it over several coats of nitro clear (for initial build up)?
I don't know. I didn't test it like that.
I bought some to try…I wonder if you can use it over a colored basecoat, like a pre-cat lacquer burst.
I don't see why not.
Hmm... I'm getting ready build a Black N White Frankie replica and I wonder if this would be a good finish to help achieve that old "played in" look?
Just keep in mind the original Franky (Black and White...or R/W/B) didn't have a clear coat finish...so you may end up with an undesired "look" at the end. I have several videos on my channel for EVH paint tutorials.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 yeah that was my concern with using a finish. I thought maybe this might be good since it would look aged. Might be better off just leaving it alone after painting.
Thanks I'll check those out!
It would appear I've already watched a TON of your videos lol. Every Bumble Bee video and Frankie video. I'll go back over them as a refresher course. Couldn't hurt anything.
Use stew Mac green then black 3M paper and that will make the finish flat and satin. Perfect to my eye for the EVH loom. RIP EVH
@@ricksguitars605 that's not a bad idea. I'll definetly consider it. Thanks for the heads up!
@@MainPrism Oh that's awesome, thanks!! When I did my B/W Franky I just used the Duplicolor acrylic lacquer paint and was able to polish it to a shine!
Don’t know why anyone would want a damaged guitar on purpose
I didn’t either until I reliced a Tom Petty wildflower Telecaster build. Polished it up and reluctantly banged and scraped and cracked my nice guitar to match the original (oddly satisfying)
This is not a valid test. You used this checking finish and then added an additional checking technique without a control sample. We do not know to what extent the finish by itself would have checked and how much or how little that the freezing stage added to the test.
the freezing/heating method is recommended procedure by the makers, so it’s all part of the same method.
What an odd product. Seems like a pretty small user base. Cool though.