Rword might be mentioned , 7 years old Mohawk finish review.

Some years ago i built my dream guitar . It was my vision of perfection at the time a 55-56 blonde hardtail strat , with a nocaster type neck . That was back when the idea of a Relic guitar was giving me fever .

I bought some Nitrocellulose lacquer form Mohawk , i could have bought the instrument or piano grade but i opted for a regular standard type hoping it would relic better over time since its more fragile .

Lets see if i made a good choice , 7 years of heavy use later.

 

Sun, sweat and long nails.

 

The black light is quite revealing .

 

Should i do a refinish , i need new frets anyway it would look good in sunburst.

 

First sourcing the supplies is harder in Canada . Check for a Richelieu .

You need E-Z vinyl sealer #m1028000 . If someone want's really authentic Fender finish the sealer could tinted yellow to look like fullerplast .

The clear is #M1020420 and toner #M1010323 . I usually do one or two coats before putting the toner because if anything bad happens its easier to remove or sand especially if you do a busrt .

On a burst i put clear on every color and i keep the orange for last that way you can remove the over spray without touching it by keeping it last and it helps blend everything.

Good luck !

Marc

 

I made a mistake in the toner the color is #M1010323

 

One thing i have noticed is that the cracks are not random , they are all length wise . Is this something only happening on real cracking ?