Just to clarify i don t need to sand anything off the headstock just apply the paint and gloss on top of it.
How to paint a matching headstock.
Many of the larger paint companies including behr and sherwin williams offer mobile apps to make paint matching a breeze.
Or if you ve built your own guitar you may just want to finish up the paint job.
Taping off then painting black the headstock of my that f ng guitar mim telecaster.
In the last couple of years i ve had about five different colors that i ve needed matched three of which were old behr paint mixes and none have matched despite repeated attempts to re match.
I always have loved the custom color fender guitars with painted headstocks and so i ve decided to paint both headstocks to match the bodies.
I m painting the headstock black to match the colour of the body.
An easy way to match your existing paint color is to simply take a knife and peel off the top layer of paint says scott specker owner of five star painting in suwanee and alpharetta ga.
I feel like it s a little bit of a risk as both headstocks were looking excellent in clear but i d hate to regret not trying to make exactly the guitar i.
The process and materials used are much the same as when painting the body of a guitar on a smaller scale.
Few tips hints and tricks.
Each works a little differently but.
At the moment there is a thin layer of gloss on top of the wood.
Although many models of guitar will have a plain varnished headstock you can paint yours to match the body of your guitar.