Who here is good with paints?

lokalfuz

Hello all,

I'm wondering if there's anyone here on the boards who is really good at finishing/refinishing guitars. I've got two bodies that need a refin, I could do it myself, but I'd rather have someone who has it down to a fine art do it. Any takers?

Oh, and of course I'm talking about nitro lacquer finish

robertoriginal

what colors?

what bodies?

somms

What about shell pink and a Fender Jaguar?

lokalfuz

I've got a 1960 Jazzmaster body I need refined in Burgandy Mist, and possibly a lefty tele body, although that one is undecided. And to somms, oddly enough, I own a Shell Pink Jag

somms

Awesome...any pictures? Where'd you get it? Are you looking to sell?

robertoriginal

supposedly augustus is REALLY good at painting, but i have never seen any of them in person.

and there is a guy on the telecaster forum(tdpri.com) named ron kirn, i have seen some pics of his finishes and he is REALLY good.

i have never worked with a metallic finish so...... im not sure what the protocal would be for it.

(sometimes you gottsa sand the color, sometimes not)

cross may be of some help.....

lokalfuz

To somms: The Jag is a late '62 Shell Pink refin I bought from Willies Vintage Guitars in St. Paul, MN. I probably would sell for the right price. All orig electronics, I think the body had a Fender Factory refin at one point, due to a "SB" stamp under the pickguard. It has the OHSC, here's a link to the thread the pic is in, scroll to the bottom, you'll see it: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5565&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=220

To robert: Thanks for the advice, maybe I'll contact one of those two.

robertoriginal

woah, that jag is hot, strung lefty so.... the nut?

is it a repro?

lets figure this thing out.

everything is original to that guitar except the paint job, and you might sell it for the right price......

whats the right price?

im in no condition to buy another jaguar but it would be nice to know, just incase my situation changes.

nirvana23freak

that would look soooo much better with a white guard

lokalfuz

I put a replacement nut in there for the stringing of it lefty, as well as a reissue mustang bridge, but I have since put the original nut and bridge back on. I beg to differ on the white pickguard idea, this has one of the nicest tortoise shell pickguards I've ever seen. When you see it in person, it almost looks like a mushroom cloud of fire, in my opinion, haha 😁

nirvana23freak

nice description, haha. in the photo i think the pink and tortoise clash. But hey, what ever floats your boat man

lokalfuz

Yeah, it's way cooler in person. I guess I've just never been much of a white pickguard kind of guy. I dig the mint green though, I could see that on there.