Refinishing a Strat body

[Conway]

I may Forest Green the Jag.

Do it! Custom colour Johnny Marr Jags are all the rage, I hear.

[AiRdAd]

I'd love to see a pic of it

[Molly]

I may Forest Green the Jag.

Do it! Custom colour Johnny Marr Jags are all the rage, I hear.

Meant Sherwood Green I think..... something like that.

[olegmcnoleg]

Surf Green

[Molly]

Surf Green

Naaaaaa... Got a Strat in Surf Green. Got to be darker on this one.

[GrantB]

You can buy nitro aerosols here and get them mixed to old DuPont codes. Let me know if you want the details.

I do! Or even just the raw paint to old Duco colours!

Details when I get home. What you painting?

I may Forest Green the Jag.

Maybe something old. Uncertain yet.

[Molly]

I do! Or even just the raw paint to old Duco colours!

Details when I get home. What you painting?

I may Forest Green the Jag.

Maybe something old. Uncertain yet.

I bought my cans of nitro mixed to original DuPont codes from The Spray Store, Christchurch. It's part of the Smits Group and I've ordered the same from another Smits Group outlet in the NI (can't recall which).

I have the technical data sheet here somewhere and am looking for it. It gives the actual code for the lacquer.

As it happens, I wouldn't rush to do it again. With patience you can get a mirror shine but it doesn't craze like the old stuff and continues to dry for months on end (in that the thinner continues to evaporate). The mirror-like shine doesn't stay that way for long.

Brand of paint is Lechler.

[GrantB]

ok, thanks. i do use nitro sourced locally, and have had success in it cracking. It's just getting all the colours I need is the issue. I have to say though, I hate finish work.

[olegmcnoleg]

I hate it too, and with nitro you need huge patience--lots of thin coats with plenty of drying time between them. I'm happy to pay someone else to do it.

[Conway]

I'd love to see a pic of it

Sorry, meant to get a photo last night but got distracted.

[Molly]

I'd love to see a pic of it

Sorry, meant to get a photo last night but got distracted.

Is it done already!? Got to see it. Ta

[Conway]

I'd love to see a pic of it

Sorry, meant to get a photo last night but got distracted.

Is it done already!? Got to see it. Ta

Yep, got it back a couple of days ago. Really pleased with the refinishing job, it looks perfect.

[Molly]

Yep, got it back a couple of days ago. Really pleased with the refinishing job, it looks perfect.

Can I ask what it cost? Did you send just the body or the guitar to be disassembled and reassembled? Seriously considering getting mine done (can't be arsed to do it myself).

Looking forward to the pics.

[Conway]

Yep, got it back a couple of days ago. Really pleased with the refinishing job, it looks perfect.

Can I ask what it cost? Did you send just the body or the guitar to be disassembled and reassembled? Seriously considering getting mine done (can't be arsed to do it myself).

Looking forward to the pics.

I'll PM you the cost - don't want to broadcast that, to be fair to the guy who did it.

I disassembled it and gave him all the parts with a wiring diagram and setup measurements (string/pickup heights, etc). He put it back together after painting. Everything feels and sounds just as it did before.

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Yep, got it back a couple of days ago. Really pleased with the refinishing job, it looks perfect.

Can I ask what it cost? Did you send just the body or the guitar to be disassembled and reassembled? Seriously considering getting mine done (can't be arsed to do it myself).

Looking forward to the pics.

There are pics on facebook including the 'I love gibsons' in the neck pocket