Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

[dominus]

Refinished this one. Scroll down for new look.




Strat #27 is done.



Krylon Fusion Blonde Metallic Shimmer









Dimarzio Air Zone (with gold screws) installed.

[CTN]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

this one I like too.

What kinda bridges are you using? those saddles look really nice.

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

I think you might have a problem.

[dominus]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

I think they are stock squier

Nope.

I think you might have a problem.

Yup.

[jmh151]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Are you using clear coat over that paint? I had a problem with Krylon clear coat developing spider web cracks over time

[dominus]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Are you using clear coat over that paint? I had a problem with Krylon clear coat developing spider web cracks over time

Clearcoat type depends on the type of paint that I'm using. Typically I'm using either Minwax Polyurethane or lacquer.

[j9fd3s]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

hey i like that! i've been playing with the kieske's and for some reason gold/silver works really well with the big headstocks

mike

[Bass_Medic_05]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Not bad, I would like to see that natural blonde!

[dominus]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Wasn't bonding with the Blonde shimmer or the Air Zone in it.. decided I wanted to try for Fender's Shoreline Gold. Duplicolor's Mocha Frost Metallic got me close.
















Replaced the Dimarzio Air Zone with a GFS Crunchy PAT. I'll move the Air Zone to something else soon enough I'm sure.

[astrozombie]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

I thought this was a Tele thread. Curses! That strat looks great though. I have to ask, would you feel as confident refinishing a guitar if it was a $2,000 one?

[dominus]

Re: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

I thought this was a Tele thread. Curses! That strat looks great though. I have to ask, would you feel as confident refinishing a guitar if it was a $2,000 one?

Nope. I do make mistakes occasionally and have to fix them... and if I totally screw something up, a Squier body is only worth about $35 or so.

(I have one body in the garage where the paint reacted badly, and then the stripper I used didn't work that well, so it needs to be completely sanded down to the wood, sealed, primed, painted, etc. I can spend 5 hours of prepwork alone on that P.O.S. or I can move on to another body.)