Possible to change color from wine color to butterscotch?

Tsuekasa · June 5th, 2008, 12:53 PM

I have a midnight wine tele. I was wondering if its possible to change it to a butterscotch color like the 52ri

mellecaster · June 5th, 2008, 02:03 PM

To be brutally Honest...way more trouble than it's worth....there was a reason it was painted a solid color...might be quite a surprise when you strip it...

Tommy Tourbus · June 5th, 2008, 02:23 PM

just buy a replacement body and dump the other on the bay

pgrace245 · June 5th, 2008, 04:21 PM

Ditto...Figure you could get $150 for your current body on ebay...buy an unfinished body for $100 (ebay) plus $15 for Butterscotch Blonde Nitro, $15 for Tinted Nitro for top coats and $10 for grain filler (reranch)....$140 out the door and it's easy to do.

e-merlin · June 5th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Or, buy the $150 MIM 50s Butterscotch body on eBay and avoid the finishing hassle.

hekawi · June 5th, 2008, 05:33 PM

heck, you can get a new squire butterscotch tele for $170:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ial?sku=515115

Scott V · June 5th, 2008, 06:33 PM

I agree with the others, swap the body. Midnight Wine was only done as a poly finish (that I'm aware), you couldn't pay me what the bodies worth to strip one of those, did it once, never again.

ajgus · June 5th, 2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mellecaster

To be brutally Honest...way more trouble than it's worth....there was a reason it was painted a solid color...might be quite a surprise when you strip it...

+1000! I know that many of us here have learned this the hard way.

Also, without getting all pseudo-religious on you...it has been said that at least one individual throughout history has changed water into wine. So how hard could it be to turn wine into butterscotch?

Don't do it. Buy a replacement body or just by a new guitar...free advice.

June 5th, 2008, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tsuekasa TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: michigan Age: 26 Posts: 54	Possible to change color from wine color to butterscotch? I have a midnight wine tele. I was wondering if its possible to change it to a butterscotch color like the 52ri

June 5th, 2008, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,480 17 Photos	To be brutally Honest...way more trouble than it's worth....there was a reason it was painted a solid color...might be quite a surprise when you strip it... __________________ Let's Not Forget the Other 75% of The Tone Equation...It's Called an AMP

June 5th, 2008, 05:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
hekawi Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 1,968	heck, you can get a new squire butterscotch tele for $170: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ial?sku=515115 __________________ ____________________________________________ "Rule Number One: Obey All Rules" - Barney Fife

June 5th, 2008, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tommy Tourbus TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 63	just buy a replacement body and dump the other on the bay

June 5th, 2008, 04:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
pgrace245 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 249	Ditto...Figure you could get $150 for your current body on ebay...buy an unfinished body for $100 (ebay) plus $15 for Butterscotch Blonde Nitro, $15 for Tinted Nitro for top coats and $10 for grain filler (reranch)....$140 out the door and it's easy to do.

June 5th, 2008, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Scott V Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle Age: 42 Posts: 460	I agree with the others, swap the body. Midnight Wine was only done as a poly finish (that I'm aware), you couldn't pay me what the bodies worth to strip one of those, did it once, never again.