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Troubleshooting Lifting Problems with Urethane on Bare Wood 
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Is there something I could use over bare wood that would prevent this from happening? I have a guitar sitting here made from 100% bubinga, and, I'm scared to paint it because it might all peel off!! A sealer? I was even thinking of coating the edge of the fretboards with thin superglue before clear coating in the future! Also.... should I be using such a product even under the primer? Forum Responses
From contributor C: Switch to 2K urethanes for wood. Most have a barrier coat available to seal oily woods. From the original questioner: My finishing schedule is as such: Sand body and neck to 220 grit.
I want to eventually do transparent finishes over stained maple tops like I offer in lacquer, and I need to know what I can use over the stained wood to have the topcoats adhere. The autobody guys can't really help me here because the finishing system's "sealer" is opaqe, black white or grey. I know people have been painting guitars with urethanes for years, but, there isn't a "this is how you do it" page on their websites. The latest guitar can be seen below. I don't have a picture of the peeling but it can be seen in the picture at the bottom right of the fretboard as a whitish spot.  Click here for full size image From contributor M: I agree with contributor C, you need what’s known as a barrier/isolation coat, used under both 2K's and polyesters. Illva's fine and so is Seagraves rosewood barrier coat and others of the same chemistry. Only one coat is necessary (as it is thin) sand lightly with fine paper and apply all the remaining coats as per schedule. From contributor R: Chemcraft makes one of the best Isolante sealers there is and I always use it to seal oily woods. Also if I am using paste filler I apply a wash coat of Isolante to the wood before and after the paste filler as urethane doesn't adhere well to filler and without the sealer first your filler can turn grey over time. Are you also using paste filler under the primer? I would use a polyester primer instead and skip the filler. You will need to use an Isolante made by the polyester manufacturing before the primer, but you should be able to completely fill the grain with one spraying session. If you are using automotive colors like HOK or PPG I would still use the Chemcraft Isolante and then just go over it with your automotive paint. It will work fine but do samples first and test the adhesion before painting a guitar.
From contributor D: If it's just the edge of the fingerboard you can "French polish" on thin CA glue. Scuff it with maroon Scotch Brite and spray over that. The oily woods are keeping the clearcoat from curing at the surface. From contributor H: Your original idea was right. You need to thin the first coat of clearcoat at least 25%. This will enable it to penetrate. Most urethane isolators are simply thinned topcoats.
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