Sunburst Tele refinish

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Sunburst Tele refinish

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Thinking of stripping back my MIM Tele and doing a nitro finish, maybe blue, pitfalls, considerations???
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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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?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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One question.

Blue. Um, why?

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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:One question.

Blue. Um, why?
He wants to sell it to conway?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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I'm planning on doing the same to my Baja. Well, not blue but a refined just the same.

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Guess it depends on the type of blue. Probably caught me off guard as I personally think Jeremy’s Tele looks great in sunburst

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Anything to do with this? :winky:
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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kdawg2a wrote:
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Anything to do with this? :winky:
HA! 100% she's perfection!!!
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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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.
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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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.
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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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!

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kdawg2a wrote:
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Anything to do with this? :winky:
Who's Tele is that and how much do they want for it
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
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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
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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kdawg2a wrote:
robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
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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.
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Re: Sunburst Tele refinish

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kdawg2a wrote:
robthemac wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:
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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.
Jops wrote: Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:46 am Spring is the comic sans of reverbs anyway.

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