How do I acheive this color?

Re: How do I acheive this color?

proxy said:
Well as I'm sure you all know I'm building a telecaster. I want to make the body vintage white but I can't find the color anywhere. I can find vintage cream (but looks gross) and blonde and olympic white, but no vintage white. Anyone know where I can go or if a clear coat over olympic white will do this etc..?

Color is like this...
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Where Olympic White is much more white. It even has a slight blue component to make it look even more so.
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proxy, off-white colors are typically easily mixed with a solid white base and 1 or 2 drops of brown or vintage amber stain per ounce. Start with the amber.
 
Re: How do I acheive this color?

mammoth guitars said:
proxy, off-white colors are typically easily mixed with a solid white base and 1 or 2 drops of brown or vintage amber stain per ounce. Start with the amber.
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Would the one light coat of amber be good? I plan on spraying it with the reranch cans, so I can't really mix em, before spraying.
 
Re: How do I acheive this color?

proxy said:
Would the one light coat of amber be good? I plan on spraying it with the reranch cans, so I can't really mix em, before spraying.
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proxy, you could mix colors on top of each other, however this may require trial and error. I sugguest if you cannot mix it use a test piece and note your spray mix. The test piece should be as close as possible to the same color of wood as your guitar body.
 
Re: How do I acheive this color?

mammoth guitars said:
proxy, you could mix colors on top of each other, however this may require trial and error. I sugguest if you cannot mix it use a test piece and note your spray mix. The test piece should be as close as possible to the same color of wood as your guitar body.
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Assuming I use a solid white primer, how important is the exact wood then? The end product I don't intend on having any grain visible.
 
Re: How do I acheive this color?

proxy said:
Assuming I use a solid white primer, how important is the exact wood then? The end product I don't intend on having any grain visible.
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Being unsure of your steps, starting with a white base is better. However this type of color matching is difficult with spray cans. Wish I could be of more help. If your clear coat is somewhat yellow, then get your base color close and then start adding the clear. It will yellow it some more getting closer to your desired color.

The best tip I can give you is spray a bit then back away from it and see how you like it. Its very easy to keep spraying and go to far.
 
Re: How do I acheive this color?

From my reading. My plan is roughly this...

Obviously sand it smooth, but not too smoth.
Spraying some sand and sealer, may skip as they say not always necessary for alder.
Spraying white primer, probably 2 coats.
Spraying Olympic White, probably 4 coats.
Light pass with the Fender Neck Amber.
Spraying 3 coats of clear coat.

Everything nitrocelulose. And sanding as called for between every coat.
 
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