[Superman]

You guys are still the best.

I wish Tim were my neighbor. Dude can fix anything. Thx.

I made a thread on AK.

Model simply says CW III Walnut. Apparently built in 2010.

I have a woodworking video shoqing exactly how to figure out what finish was used, or at least what category: Oil, Shellac, Lacquer, Poly/Varnish. In that order. I'm pretty sure I'll find it is solvent-based lacquer.

Then I think I will follow a modified version of Tim's method. I'll get a little can of lacquer dilute it with lacquer thinner and load it in the HVLP sprayer. They say you can use only lacquer thinner, which will simply re-flow the lacquer already there, but I'm not confident there is enough lacquer still there. The trick will be in getting the right lacquer/thinner mix that will flow and lie down flat. Interestingly, the lacquer for the guitar body says to spray without diluting, but then use a 50/50 mixture for the last coat. This would be to take out all the bumps/texture and make the finish lie flat.