Duncan's Ricken-cracker Duncan brought this guitar to us to be resprayed as the lacquer had started to split. Made by a popular and respected manufacturer, it had been purchased brand new, but started to deteriorate almost immediately...
Custom paint jobs
The Ricken’cracker’ Part 2
No longer a Ricken'cracker' After part 1 the guitar was almost ready for spraying - only a final light sanding was needed. I masked off the binding and fingerboard and the guitar was ready for its first sealer coat. Scuff Sanding in between, it...
Win a Bailey Guitar at the Darvel Music Festival
Celebrating 10 years of the Darvel Music Festival................ Bailey Guitars have donated one of our custom R1's for a raffle to raise money for the event. The guitar has been airbrushed with a unique design by local artist John...
The Relic
A brand new custom Bailey 30 years old! Here's the body before starting the aging process. It has been sprayed but not polished. Normally we would take extreme care and attention and several hours to achieve a perfect gloss. In this...
UV Gloss Lacquer – procedure
Like conventional finishes UV cured lacquer can be tricky to use but if done succesfully it has many advantages. Top tip: The problem most likely to occur is that the lacquer fails to dry hard enough. If this happens it feels waxy and is easy to scrape off with a...