Trends in finishing

I have a friend who has gotten into building and repair, mostly guitars. He has someone who has a kit double neck guitar and wants a cherry Gibson SG style finish and was asking my opinion.
I haven't done much of that kind of thing but from watching Dan Erliwine videos I suggested spraying dyed lacquer, usually adding Colortone or other dyes into clear lac.
But a quick trip to the Stewmac and ReRanch sites showed that rattle cans are what they are pushing.
Is this because of a lot of amatuer builders or does it have to do with trying to get lacquer out of circulation?

It is easier to sell a $15 can of finish than a $300 compressor + $200 spray gun + all of the accessories......

For projects like the one you mentioned, I always send them to Matt Eady in Athens, GA or one of the other established finishing professionals.

I just looked at Stewmac's current finishing supply offerings.
They are still selling nitro by the quart, along with a hefty supply of dyes.

There are different types of spray can nozzles with different characteristiscs available. With a bit of practise they might be useful for a single job.

At one time you could get an adapter for a spraygun/airbrush using the air from a spare tyre.

https://www.google.com/search?q=nozz...h=738&dpr=1.13

Jeez, for a few dollars you can buy a bottle of Everclear, a jar of olive oil and a baggie of shellac, a few handkerchiefs, a bag of cotton batting, and have than enough to french polish a gorgeous finish or three. dave