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Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 290 Shwa City |
Posted on Nov 02 2006 07:54 PM
I'm going to be stripping and painting a strat body over the next month. I want to paint it white. I'm thinking of taking it to a local rod shop to paint it. Is there a specific paint like say nitro cellulose or other automotive paint that would work well? Where can I find it? The body wood is ash. —www.myspace.com/vondrats |
Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan 
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Posted on Nov 02 2006 08:21 PM
http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fenderc.html Has alot of info on paint that Fender used/uses. — |
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Joined: Mar 17, 2006 Posts: 50 Fresno, CA
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Posted on Nov 02 2006 08:42 PM
That was a wonderful artical. I got lots of help from an old furn restoration shop. They even showed me how to age a finish. Scary bunch Hap |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 203 
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Posted on Nov 06 2006 11:45 AM
Speaking of scary, that reminds me of an article I saw in Guitar Player long long ago: The guitarist from Ratt or Cinderella or one of those bands was explaining how he has this setup where he hangs a guitar over about three packs worth of burning cigarettes to age the finish. Ick. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 133 La Playa, Mexico 
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Posted on Nov 15 2006 10:46 AM
We did this discussion when one of The Penetrators wanted to refinish an axe. If you want a true, vintage paint job, you have to do NitroCellulose Lacquer, which auto shops can't do. They shoot urethane or enamel or some other crap, which is like wrapping a guitar in a condom. Extra thick condom. Guitar ReRanch sells nitro in true Fender colors and has a lot of advice on how to get the best paint job. Shooting nitro is a lot of work and not environmentally friendly, but you get a really thin paint coat, a mirror finish when done right, and the mojo of having a paint that will check, crack and fade just like the old guitars. Google "Guitar ReRanch" if you want to find out more. I have painted four guitars with their stuff, and they are all beautiful and soulful. |
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Joined: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 76 USA |
Posted on Nov 15 2006 08:03 PM
I second the Guitar Reranch Most modern automotive lacquers are acrylic lacquers. Acrylic lacquer has been used successfully for guitars, but Nitrocellulose lacquer will buff to a much nicer gloss because it dries considerably harder than acrylic. |
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Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 290 Shwa City |
Posted on Nov 15 2006 09:06 PM
Thats the kinda site I was looking for. Thanks!! —www.myspace.com/vondrats |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco
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Posted on Nov 16 2006 02:10 AM
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