Colour Consultant needed for Guitar finish

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Colour Consultant needed for Guitar finish

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Was going for a Trans White which after 2 coats of the Nitro aeresol I’ve realised I’m a little off with my white mix.
It’s 5% white in clear lacquer.
However it looks ok as is.
What do people reckon?
Was planning on going back to get maybe a 20% white mix but maybe I should leave it?
After sanding and sanding I’ve realised it will be very hard to sand out the dark stain which has seeped into the grain, which means it may never look like exactly how I wanted anyway.

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Not what you were shooting for but looks good, serendipity maybe?
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Your one makes the reference one look boring.

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Agreed your one looks a lot better. I would leave it as is :thumbup:

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Don’t change the paint.
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Post by Conway »

Sonic blue. :twisted:

Or more whiterer.
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It is what it is. And what it is ain't bad. Take the win. If you still want the other finish, build another. What's not to like about more guitars?
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I really like it. You could perhaps go a few more light coats to get some more white on... but honestly, it looks great like it is :-)
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A few more coats might give you something to buff to a sheen.

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I really like that colour, but that neck needs some work ;-)
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When does the new arrival........arrive? You must be struggling without a guitar to play!
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kdawg2a wrote:When does the new arrival........arrive? You must be struggling without a guitar to play!
You could loan him one. You've got 243 or so. :-)

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kdawg2a wrote:When does the new arrival........arrive? You must be struggling without a guitar to play!
Due today! I might need to borrow your spray rig for a couple of finishing coats on this one. Having to wet sand between each coat to get it smooth again.

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sizzlingbadger wrote:I really like that colour, but that neck needs some work ;-)
This is a very rare mid 60s CBS prototype 2 bolt neck before they decided 3/4 bolt would be better.

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Reg18 wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:I really like that colour, but that neck needs some work ;-)
This is a very rare mid 60s CBS prototype 2 bolt neck before they decided 3/4 bolt would be better.
May need to shim it.

As Molly suggest, a few more coats of the current mix could give you something more to work with....or just cut your losses and work with this. Some aged hardware and it will look good.
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