ReRanch? + finishing questions

[MikeS]

Anyone dealt with ReRanch? I have a Warmoth SG that I'm looking to paint Fender Coppertone Metallic. I'll be finishing it myself since I haven't found a quote that I like (one of the quotes I got to finish the body was $450!!!! That's outrageous!)

ReRanch offers all the materials I need, just wondering if anyone around here has used their products.

Also, what are my clearcoat options, other than nitro? I like a good nitro finish, but the laquer I used on my Ibanez was "soft" for so long that you could leave fingernail indentations for the entire first two months after the refinish was done. In that time the finish really took a beating, which says a lot because I really baby my guitars. Any other clearcoat options (other than polyurethane, I don't want a yellow-sih tint to the clear right off the bat)?

Also, are there issues with sticking if the color is a laquer product and teh clear is not?

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: ReRanch? + finishing questions

Reranch is GREAT !! Bill is a real cool guy to deal with. As far as soft
lacquer. Not all lacquer's are created equil. You need to use a
Insturment grade Nitro like Belen's or Macfadened's or reranch.
furnature grade lacquer that you get in your local hardware store
like Parks brand will be to soft for a guitar.

 

[FretFire]

Re: ReRanch? + finishing questions

I used Reranch's aerosol satin nitro to finish the neck on my strat, and I got some fine grit sandpaper too. Dealing with them was hassle free, and the product is great. There's a forum on the site full of people that use Bill's products and other brands as well, and having nothing but the best to say about them. There are a few guys there with pretty big paint shop operations, it's a pretty knowledgable group there.