Awesome. Thank you.

I’m trying to gauge what Jeff means by a wet coat. At one point it calls for spraying a fourth wet coat 2-3 mil thick. Is that the approximate thickness of all the wet coats?


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Unless General has recently changed the formulation in the last 5 years you can’t spray EV without fisheyes because the finish can not be atomized. It was engineered to be brushed and not sprayed and that quote comes direct from General chemists. I nearly pulled my hair out trying to spray this stuff until I spoke with them and they explained the product does not like to be atomized and if it is then fisheyes are common. Generally fisheyes are the result of some oil or surface contamination but are common with this product with no contaminants present.

I know John had some success spraying it using a low cost touch up gun. At the time that I was experimenting with this finish, I was using a HVLP Iwatta gun and had zero success spraying it.

..... Begs the question...What is the finish that’s easy, non-explosive, won’t kill you (immediately), doesn’t turn blue in bright light on dark wood....??!
Thanks, M

Let me know if you find it......

Unless General has recently changed the formulation in the last 5 years you can’t spray EV without fisheyes because the finish can not be atomized. ......................
I know John had some success spraying it using a low cost touch up gun. At the time that I was experimenting with this finish, I was using a HVLP Iwatta gun and had zero success spraying it.

That looks great, Colin. Are you using a rotisserie or rotating by hand?

I appreciate Colin’s “no problem” report regarding spraying Enduro-Var, .............

Been using EV (matt, silk and gloss) for builds for about 10 guitars over past 6/7 years.
All cans of lacquer I get in UK are about 2/3 years old.
Here is today's output, the last 3 coats on my current spray job - first, second and third coats of Gloss Enduro Var (Fuji Gold Q3 with G-XPC gun, i mm tip. Air is fully open, flow control 1 turn open)
Dust, yes, still a little despite all the precautions I can muster, I'm trying to be Zen about it
A little orange peel. (I'm trying to get better)
But I can't find any of those darn fisheyes. Not any.
Only saw them when I contaminated the lacquer (waxed stir stick )

In the image of the guitar top, about 1-1/2 up from the bottom I can see what I’m referring to as the “fisheye” problem. It’s not like true fisheye caused by contamination, it’s just a half dozen little low spots in the finish. If I level the surface and reshoot the “fisheye” doesn’t show up until after a second or third coat, and then in a different place from before. This would indicate to me that the fisheye appearance is not caused by contamination. BTW I’m using a large wall mounted oil/water separator, plus another inline unit at the gun. My gun is an ANI R150 HPS with a 1mm tip. This gun lays the endurovar down quite well.

So, Michael, you see it as a manageable imperfection in the sprayed finish; is that fair?

If Colin’s results are what a person would see after spraying Enduro-Var, that certainly would be an improvement over brushing it. Brushing it is fine, but man, a lot of level sanding is necessary.

So, Michael, you see it as a manageable imperfection in the sprayed finish; is that fair?

If Colin’s results are what a person would see after spraying Enduro-Var, that certainly would be an improvement over brushing it. Brushing it is fine, but man, a lot of level sanding is necessary.