Fender Stratocaster Nitro Refin - Sonic Blue

[TheCelestialTeacup]

white>mint

[theshamannik]

How ya doin? You in England?

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@theshamannik Oz

[lisannhodges67]

Nice!! Did you clearcoat or just put a shine on the colorcoat??

-Tyler

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@lisannhodges67 Hi Tyler, no clearcoat - just wetsanding the color coat. The owner wanted a vintage/NOS/satin look and a thin finish.

[lisannhodges67]

@EVHGUITARS4LESS Wow!! Looks great. Nice shine, especially without clear, impressive actually! Ive never tried to wetsand the colorcoat itself before. Great looking finish! :)

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@lisannhodges67 Thanks very much. My friend ordered the paint - it's actually a satin (semi gloss) finish. Full gloss with a clearcoat and wetsand would have come out like glass.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@pinotman01 you're the man - the pinotman. Just say the word and the green guard is history.

[DougFCKNSteele]

What does wet sanding achieve that dry sanding doesn't?

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@DougFCKNSteele In brief: Mega smoothness. The water acts as a lubricant and also prevents the paper from clogging up and causing swirl marks.

[EJG5150]

how did that 5150 turn out?

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@EJG5150 The '84 Kramer? Pretty good - I uploaded a clip of it a while back.

[EJG5150]

@EVHGUITARS4LESS yea I saw it but it wasn't quite done as you said.

nice job on the strats

[evhfrankie]

White looks better

[Yowzow]

white one looks better i think

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

@Yowzow I think you are right.