Sealing Sharpie art on guitar ???

[mc1]

Originally Posted by Zosoa

Hey, thank you

Now if only my guitar playing skills matched my guitar doodling skills...*sigh*

when you can noodle like you can doodle, then you'll have the whole kit and kaboodle.

nice doodling!

[Kelly Grayum]

Does anyone way smarter than me know what kind of finish is used on the Epi Masterbilts. Mine is an AJ with satin finish.

[Kip Carter]

Wow I looked and look, so I'm not clever enough to find it! They apparently don't want you to know... I'd bet on a polyurethane though. Only because it would be less costly to render a good finish with than others. While the masterbilts are a great line they have a focus on affordability too so I would think something like finish would be one of the first places they would target efficiency in the build, as that would have minimal impact on sound or playability.

[StrumFu]

I can't find the finish info on the AJ-500. But on their website, they list the DR-500mce as having a urethane finish.

[DanPanther]

You need something both compatible with the Sharpie Ink, and the original finish on the guitar.
I would do research to find out both before attempting to cover. I don't think I would use anything I had to rub on, if it's not compatible, you will have a mess.
If you find what was used on the guitars finish, you could spray that finish on a small piece of wood, then experiment.

Dan

[Kelly Grayum]

I'll keep digging...Epi is not very forthcoming with their information

[Shayo]

I know it's an old thread. But anyone have any words of wisdom about how to protect an artwork in an acoustic guitar? Beautiful guitar artwork here.

[Portlandplayer]

I would contact David Monnig that owns Coast Airbrush. He has incredible knowledge on stuff like this. I assure you he will have a product for you. Great guy as well.

https://www.coastairbrush.com/

[Shayo]

Thank you so much

[stringjunky]

The Lascaux Varnish range might be worth looking into; it seems compatible with quite a range of colour media... not cheap though.

Semi-Matte Varnish — Use this product to achieve a semi-matte protective film. It is well suited for all Lascaux color ranges. Use it to protect acrylic, oil, tempera, and pastel paintings, drawings, watercolors, and inkjet prints on virtually all papers and other supports.

Gloss Varnish — Yields a lustrous protective film. It is especially well suited for use with Lascaux acrylic paints, other brands of acrylic paints, oil paints, as well as oil pastels. Use also on inkjet prints and photos on all supports. When using on water-soluble paints or on paintings with thin paint layers, it is recommended that a suitability test be carried out before widespread use.

Matte Varnish — Yields a matte protective film. It is well suited for all Lascaux color ranges and for gouache, drawings, oil, tempera, watercolor, acrylic, and oil pastel paintings. A pretest is recommended before using this product on inkjets, as it has limited suitability for such prints.

https://www.dickblick.com/products/l...ref=affiliates

[Shayo]

This is great. Thank you. I think I will go with the Matt Varnish for this one.

[stringjunky]

Originally Posted by Shayo

This is great. Thank you. I think I will go with the Matt Varnish for this one.

I did some reading on technique and read that:

- spraying is safer than brushing

- Apply a layer pretty lightly and thinly at first and let it dry properly. Repeat until you are happy. This will reduce chance of runs, which makes sense, since if you put a thick uniform layer on straightaway that gives more time to stay wet and possibly mobilize the ink, which you don't want.