Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 3 – Final Wet Sand, Buffing & Polishing

If you're new to guitar finishing, you've come to the right place. This is StewMac's step-by-step guitar finishing course. In this 3-part series we show you exactly what you need to do to get a professional-quality guitar finish at home using aerosol lacquers. *The results are pretty amazing*

This series has been months in the making and covers it all:

- How to finish a guitar body
- How to finish a guitar neck
- How to repaint a guitar / refinish a guitar

All using nitro aerosol finishes.

It's perfect for anyone - no experience necessary! You really CAN get a pro-quality result (even on your first try) if you follow these steps.

Episode 1 covers: prep sanding, pore filling and sealer coats.
(If you missed it, you can watch it here:    • Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 1 – P...  )

Episode 2 covers: spraying color coats and clear coats.
(If you missed it, you can watch it here:    • Aerosol Guitar Finishing – Part 2 – S...  )

In Episode 3, our final episode, we cover the final wet sand, buffing and polishing. You're going to be amazed how good this guitar looks using only rattle can finishes!

00:00 Intro
01:08 Getting a Pro Level Shine
02:27 Final Wet Sand
12:51 4 Methods to Buffing A Guitar
16:17 Buffing the Guitar
29:28 Removing Fingerboard Tape
31:22 The Big Reveal
31:47 Dan Stops by to Inspect the Work
32:47 Sound Check
33:21 Final Words of Advice

We'd like to give a huge shoutout to Chris and Matt @Driftwood Guitars (   / @driftwoodguitars  ) for helping us with this series. Thanks so much guys, it was a blast shooting this series with you!

** Items used in this video include: **

ColorTone Wet Polishing Compounds
https://www.stewmac.com/item/1845

Foam Polishing Pads
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3414

Micro Finishing Papers
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5977

StewMac Guitar Buffer
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3081

ColorTone Dry Buffing Compounds
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0101

StewMac Super Glue
https://www.stewmac.com/item/0010

Wilkinson Guitar Kit
https://www.stewmac.com/item/6282

Sanding Block for Self-Adhesive Sandpaper
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3699

Micro-mesh Foam Sanding Block
https://www.stewmac.com/item/3701

Blue Painter's Tape
https://www.stewmac.com/item/2332

Guitar Finish Step-by-Step Book
https://www.stewmac.com/item/5095
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