Page 1 of 3

Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:09 pm
by jeremyb
Thinking of stripping back my MIM Tele and doing a nitro finish, maybe blue, pitfalls, considerations???

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:16 pm
by Bg
jeremyb wrote:Thinking of stripping back my MIM Tele and doing a nitro finish, maybe blue, pitfalls, considerations???
1/ why?
2/ resale
3/ why not...
4/ denche blue?

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:20 pm
by Mini Forklift
One question.

Blue. Um, why?

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:33 pm
by Bg
Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:One question.

Blue. Um, why?
He wants to sell it to conway?

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:36 pm
by Molly
I'm planning on doing the same to my Baja. Well, not blue but a refined just the same.

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:54 pm
by Mini Forklift
Guess it depends on the type of blue. Probably caught me off guard as I personally think Jeremy’s Tele looks great in sunburst

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:21 pm
by kdawg2a
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
received_2964319323638823.jpeg (437.68 KiB) Viewed 3108 times
Anything to do with this? :winky:

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:55 pm
by jeremyb
kdawg2a wrote:
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
Anything to do with this? :winky:
HA! 100% she's perfection!!!

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:21 am
by kdawg2a
From what I remember from other posts, the best way to remove a poly finish is with a heat gun. I've got one if you want to borrow it.
A bunch of us around Chch have spray gear. I've got a compressor and hose but I think my gun has clogged up. You're more than welcome to borrow that stuff too. Talk to Reg and (lostininverness) Grant.
Mirotone in Bromley makes nitro paint. If I recall correctly, it's about $50 for a litre. That's more than enough for a guitar. You need to take a colour sample so they can match it.

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:28 am
by Terexgeek
kdawg2a wrote:From what I remember from other posts, the best way to remove a poly finish is with a heat gun. I've got one if you want to borrow it.
A bunch of us around Chch have spray gear. I've got a compressor and hose but I think my gun has clogged up. You're more than welcome to borrow that stuff too. Talk to Reg and (lostininverness) Grant.
Mirotone in Bromley makes nitro paint. If I recall correctly, it's about $50 for a litre. That's more than enough for a guitar. You need to take a colour sample so they can match it.
Soaking your gun parts in spray gun cleaner or graffiti remover should clean it. Place the clogged bits in a jar with the cleaner and leave it for a few days/weeks, the clog will be soft and easily scrapped/pushed out.

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:13 am
by Reg18
The last time I stripped it got a bit messy tbh!
Heat gun, paint scrapper and quite a lot of elbow grease.
Once I polished her up though it was a very satisfying experience!

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:30 am
by robthemac
kdawg2a wrote:
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
Anything to do with this? :winky:
Who's Tele is that and how much do they want for it

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:04 am
by kdawg2a
robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
Anything to do with this? :winky:
Who's Tele is that and how much do they want for it
A) mine
B) your first born

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:05 am
by Terexgeek
kdawg2a wrote:
robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
Anything to do with this? :winky:
Who's Tele is that and how much do they want for it
A) mine
B) your first born
Having heard it, that seems fair.

Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:18 am
by robthemac
kdawg2a wrote:
robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
received_2964319323638823.jpeg
Anything to do with this? :winky:
Who's Tele is that and how much do they want for it
A) mine
B) your first born
Yeah that seems about right.

Where can we meet? I'll get everything packaged up.