Fender Re-Issue Parts

DougieLove · September 5th, 2005, 08:03 AM

Here's a quick question for all you:

A while back (few years) Fender offered replacement bodies, and one of them was a 50-ish Tele in Butterscotch. Was the paint Nitro or Poly?

Twang Tone · September 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM

I believe it was Nitro finished, but the photo looked like a poly clear coat!

I've heard too that Fender are no longer supplying re-issue replacement parts (it's been debated at length on this very forum), and that includes the AV52RI body.

Did Fender really stop these replacement reissue parts due to it being (alledgedly) cheaper to build an AV52RI in kit form?

Or was it to stop fuelling homebrews?

red57strat · September 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM

Poly under a nitro clearcoat like the American made vintage re-issues.
Very thick and shiny.

maestrovert · September 5th, 2005, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twang Tone

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Did Fender really stop these replacement reissue parts due to it being (alledgedly) cheaper to build an AV52RI in kit form?

Or was it to stop fuelling homebrews?

yes indeedy ! too bad 'n so sad too....i think they've hurt themselves in the long run.....

b.t.w., the finish on my '52 replacement body/partscaster is indeterminate....i think it's poly under, nitro top coat.....if'n that makes any sense to ya....i don't know how else to describe it......it's definitely something different from my vintage/nitro Teles, yet it also differs from later Teles with poly...

DougieLove · September 5th, 2005, 10:50 AM

ok...if it is poly/under nitro/top, what does that mean, in terms of natural wear & tear?

will the paint keep longer than a straight nitro body? will it never look "old" or "relic'd"?

lewis · September 5th, 2005, 12:11 PM

I'm no expert but, you can't put nitro on top of poly. The nitro doesn't stick to the polyester finish and will crack and eventually flake off.
Polyester can go on top of nitrocellulose. The only reason Fender puts nitro on reissues and then covers them in poly is so they can say that their guitars are "nitro finished". The poly on top keeps the nitro from wearing prematurely.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

GUITARmole · September 5th, 2005, 10:10 PM

Lewis,

You're wrong...nitro can cover poly...poly can't cover nitro. All the new US vintage reissues have a nitro clear over a poly color coat.

September 5th, 2005, 08:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
DougieLove Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Elmendorf AFB, AK Age: 37 Posts: 698 3 Photos	Fender Re-Issue Parts Here's a quick question for all you: A while back (few years) Fender offered replacement bodies, and one of them was a 50-ish Tele in Butterscotch. Was the paint Nitro or Poly?

September 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Twang Tone Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Age: 36 Posts: 849	Re: Fender Re-Issue Parts I believe it was Nitro finished, but the photo looked like a poly clear coat! I've heard too that Fender are no longer supplying re-issue replacement parts (it's been debated at length on this very forum), and that includes the AV52RI body. Did Fender really stop these replacement reissue parts due to it being (alledgedly) cheaper to build an AV52RI in kit form? Or was it to stop fuelling homebrews? __________________ TT Ridicule is nothing to be scared of!

September 5th, 2005, 12:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
lewis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,881 28 Photos	I'm no expert but, you can't put nitro on top of poly. The nitro doesn't stick to the polyester finish and will crack and eventually flake off. Polyester can go on top of nitrocellulose. The only reason Fender puts nitro on reissues and then covers them in poly is so they can say that their guitars are "nitro finished". The poly on top keeps the nitro from wearing prematurely. Please correct me if I'm wrong. __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

September 5th, 2005, 08:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
red57strat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,222	Poly under a nitro clearcoat like the American made vintage re-issues. Very thick and shiny.

September 5th, 2005, 10:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
DougieLove Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Elmendorf AFB, AK Age: 37 Posts: 698 3 Photos	ok...if it is poly/under nitro/top, what does that mean, in terms of natural wear & tear? will the paint keep longer than a straight nitro body? will it never look "old" or "relic'd"?

September 5th, 2005, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
GUITARmole Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,117 50 Photos	Lewis, You're wrong...nitro can cover poly...poly can't cover nitro. All the new US vintage reissues have a nitro clear over a poly color coat.