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New Refinish Day! Antique Olive Nitro

Discussion in 'Finely Finished' started by AfroBill, Feb 21, 2019.

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  1. Feb 21, 2019 #1
    AfroBill

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    Hello all. I’m pretty excited about this one. It’s my second nitro refinish. This started life as a Black Classic Series 70’s Strat. I bought it for a great price on Reverb a few months ago because the black paint was chipping very badly. By the way, the neck grain on this guitar is amazing.

    I based this color off the Antique Olive Strat Professionals. I’ve loved that color since Fender released it. I mixed the lacquer myself using clear gloss nitro lacquer and a variety of Mixol pigments. It’s not exactly the Antique Olive I was going for, but I think it is pretty close, and very nice looking in its own right. There are some small spots that I had sand throughs in the final sanding, but I’m okay with that because I want to relic this guitar naturally over the years and those blemishes are just a jump start.

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    Flaneur

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    i like those Olive drab hues, too. Looks great! :cool:
     
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    Looks great, the world needs more green guitars as far as I'm concerned.
     
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    Very nice!

    I envy your ability to mix and spray your own Nitro.

    My Strat build has stalled because I had my mind set on Cadillac Green like I saw on current model Gretch's. Then I realized the Reranch Cadillac Green is not the same color as what I was looking at.

    Apparently there are a few types. I would love to find a very dark slightly metallic green in Nitro in an aerosol can. Don't think it's going to happen.
     
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    Thanks! Perhaps you could email Reranch and ask them if they could custom make that color for you. If not, maybe you could contact MJT and see if they can spray a body in that color for you.
     
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    Thanks I hadn't though of asking Reranch if they make custom colors. I did think about having MJT spray it but after recently finishing my first body I am sort of looking forward to doing another one.

    I have realized that part of my desire for that color is because I remember seeing I guy in a bar playing a dark green Ibanez when I was very young...and I was very moved an envious of his playing. Funny how that works.
     
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    The local Advance Auto Parts store has a paint department in the back of it, with a pretty good stock of stuff. Many moons ago, I had them mix up a color in a rattle can I wanted for an old Honda SL350 I was restoring. They pretty much nailed matching the color from an old side panel I brought to them. I can't recall if it was lacquer paint or not. I'd bet they could mix you up a lacquer. If so, it'd be a good idea to shoot a chunk of wood with your paint you already have on your guitar, then the "new stuff" to make certain of compatibility issues. Or you could just leave it alone; it looks good already....... ;)

    I get the connection on having seen a player using a guitar with a sound you liked. That's why I'm building white Strat now. Or, I was, until a tiny a$$ housefly came outta nowhere and landed in my second coat of paint. For cryin' out loud, it was 28 degs. here when I woke up. I warmed up my guitar and my basement, and the paint. After it got close to 40 degs.,I went outside & got the first light coat on, with no runs or problems. It began to get a little over 40 when I went to shoot a second coat, and evidently, the bugs are beginning to dig it..... :mad::confused:
     
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    Love that color!
     
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    Nice color! More pix, please!
     
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    great job!
     
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    The sun finally came out after a week hiding. I’m going to try to get some pictures in some good outdoor lighting tomorrow.
     
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    That color needs to be all over my project bass body and hybrid strat body
     
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    Looks great:D
     
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    Very military. I like it.
     
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    My bass body is on the way down to you!
     

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