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ryanrobinson · July 4th, 2009, 09:10 AM

Hi,
I also have a Highway One strat body that I used for my partscaster (which sounds amazing btw, fitted with Peter Florance Voodoo ST-60 pickups). I love and play the guitar to death, but I too am very annoyed with the "orange-peel" finish. In my case it is extremely severe, over the entire body and very noticeable close up. Otherwise it is a fairly glossy finish, but I would really like to remove the orange peel. I asked a company how much they could do it for, but to add another coat of clear and then buff it to a shine was going to cost me £200. After spotting that others had experienced the same problem as me with Highway one bodies and fixed it themselves with auto products then I decided to go down the DIY route and save myself a lot of money. I am terrified of taking sand paper to it though, as Fender advertise the finish as "thin-skin", and I'm worried of sanding through to the paint and ruining the body I already love. Could anyone please give me advice on how to get rid of it with detailed descriptions of each step? If so it would be much appreciated. Thanks
RR
(I'll attach some pics of the finish as it stands at the moment)

July 4th, 2009, 09:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
ryanrobinson NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oxford Posts: 1	Hi, I also have a Highway One strat body that I used for my partscaster (which sounds amazing btw, fitted with Peter Florance Voodoo ST-60 pickups). I love and play the guitar to death, but I too am very annoyed with the "orange-peel" finish. In my case it is extremely severe, over the entire body and very noticeable close up. Otherwise it is a fairly glossy finish, but I would really like to remove the orange peel. I asked a company how much they could do it for, but to add another coat of clear and then buff it to a shine was going to cost me £200. After spotting that others had experienced the same problem as me with Highway one bodies and fixed it themselves with auto products then I decided to go down the DIY route and save myself a lot of money. I am terrified of taking sand paper to it though, as Fender advertise the finish as "thin-skin", and I'm worried of sanding through to the paint and ruining the body I already love. Could anyone please give me advice on how to get rid of it with detailed descriptions of each step? If so it would be much appreciated. Thanks RR (I'll attach some pics of the finish as it stands at the moment)