Can I use acrylic paint on a guitar?

Some artists have painted guitars with acrylic paint, especially for decorative work like images or designs. The usual guitar paints are lacquer paints (hard paints) made from polyester, polyurethane and nitrocellulose because these continue to cure over time, are durable and enhance the guitar’s sound. If you’re painting with acrylic paint, make sure it’s applied thinly, and add a proper finish, either the poly or nitrocellulose finishes, again nice and thinly. For cheaper guitars, acrylic paint should be fine but if you’re thinking about painting a more valuable guitar, it’s best to stick to the specialist guitar paints, or at least get advice from someone familiar with painting guitars if you want to add an acrylic paint design.