Polyester or Urethane?

[killerburst]

John Suhr is one of the sources of my information. Their thin skin finish option is a urethane finish and is offered for the reasons I stated.

[Axewielder]

I believe there are differences between the two when it comes to hiding wood seams and poly-e has a slight advantage here.

[leftykingv2]

http://www.differencebetween.net/object/difference-between-urethane-and-polyurethane/

[PallarAndersVisa]

I remember when I was a kid, I had (still have) a Jackson JS-20 and wanted to paint it. I soaked the body in paint thinner, and it didn't do jack shit to burn the paint off. I had to literally chip the paint away with a chisel, and it came off like a plastic coating. It was thicker than a 2.0mm guitar pick and took me 2 days to chip the paint away.

I know this wasnt a USA Jackson, quite the opposite, but does anyone know what the hell paint was used on this? I can't imagine painting a guitar body with paint so thick, it resembles a plastic shell, rather than liquid paint.

[j2379]

Actually, John Suhr uses POLYESTER. Like i said Polyester is as good as urethane or Nitro when applied properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTHsNZHVOs

John Suhr is one of the sources of my information. Their thin skin finish option is a urethane finish and is offered for the reasons I stated.

[killerburst]

You are mostly correct, polyester is the standard material for bodies. However they use urethane for the satin finish on necks and if you request a thin skin finish they use urethane on the body, too. I don't have to watch the video again, I was just at the factory last month picking out woods for custom builds so the information I picked up in-person is still fresh in my mind.

http://www.suhr.com/guitars/finishes-index/

Hope that helps.

-Jon

Actually, John Suhr uses POLYESTER. Like i said Polyester is as good as urethane or Nitro when applied properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTHsNZHVOs