Didn't realise how easy Poly was to strip ... also colour choice advice needed :)

4114Effects

In a moment of madness I decided to strip the poly finish from my new strat ... it was a lovely colour, just a bit shiny and plastic-y looking. Anyway, turns out it only takes an hour tops with a heat gun and scraper. Just peels right off - almost as if the guitar has been dipped in plastic or something. I was surprised, there seems to be zero adhesion between the wood and the finish. 

I'll be re-finishing in nitro - likely daphne blue again, but maybe shoreline gold or candy apple red instead? Any other suggestions?

Bridgehouse

70's natural!!!!!!!


Do it! Do it!!!

4114Effects

Bridgehouse said:

70's natural!!!!!!!


Do it! Do it!!!

Nah - definitely going to be a colour - not a fan of natural wood guitars

Bridgehouse

4114Effects said:

Bridgehouse said:

70's natural!!!!!!!


Do it! Do it!!!

Nah - definitely going to be a colour - not a fan of natural wood guitars

Surf Green Satin then....

Sporky

Candy apple green.

dindude

I'd go gold but I prefer Firemist to shoreline.

GavRichList

Aztec gold. 

Moss

Shell Pink

underdog

I seen a lovely fender orange colour on something the other day.

Gagaryn

I'm a bit obsessed with Roman Bronze at the moment...

GavRichList

The fender pewter colour is pretty great 

axisus

Just to add - not all poly is easy. I had one guitar that was easy, one that was a major pain in the ass, and one that I gave up on!

axisus

Daphne blue is my fave strat colour, especially aged looking

lysander

axisus said:

Daphne blue is my fave strat colour, especially aged looking

+1 I would do the original colour again and agreed it looks amazing slightly aged or dare I say a bit relic-ed.... I actually like the way it looked half stripped

scalino65

How about Burgandy Mist? I'm just doing a JV strat in that colour at the moment. Its unbelievable how it changes in the light from burgandy to silver to blue...
These pics are next to a window so the colour differences are purely down to the light (rather than me mucking up the paint!)

4114Effects

Decided to keep it 50s correct - so it's going to be re-sprayed by @lamf68 in Daphne blue - albeit with a tinted clear coat to age the colour. I'll also be asking him to lacquer check and lightly relic it - i.e. not full on sanded-off arm wear, but a few light dings and edge scrapes.

JezWynd

 just a bit shiny and plastic-y looking... almost as if the guitar has been dipped in plastic or something

Good description of Fender's poly finishes, that's exactly how they feel to me. The new colour looks great, good choice.

GSPBASSES

4114Effects said:

In a moment of madness I decided to strip the poly finish from my new strat ... it was a lovely colour, just a bit shiny and plastic-y looking. Anyway, turns out it only takes an hour tops with a heat gun and scraper. Just peels right off - almost as if the guitar has been dipped in plastic or something. I was surprised, there seems to be zero adhesion between the wood and the finish. 

I'll be re-finishing in nitro - likely daphne blue again, but maybe shoreline gold or candy apple red instead? Any other suggestions?

 Not sure if that's a polyester finish looks  too thin, a lot more like 2K,  polyester tends to  look very waxy and very lumpy in the pick up routs.  

 Unless of course you meant 2K Poly  and not polyester .

markblack

Shell Pink + Gold anodised! (just no relic non-sense)

bandmaster188

4114Effects said:

In a moment of madness I decided to strip the poly finish from my new strat ... it was a lovely colour, just a bit shiny and plastic-y looking. Anyway, turns out it only takes an hour tops with a heat gun and scraper. Just peels right off - almost as if the guitar has been dipped in plastic or something. I was surprised, there seems to be zero adhesion between the wood and the finish. 

I'll be re-finishing in nitro - likely daphne blue again, but maybe shoreline gold or candy apple red instead? Any other suggestions?

What's the circular route for in between the neck and middle routes? I noticed I had this on my deluxe tele when I changed the scratch plate a while ago.

Funkfingers

Fender cuts "crop circle" dimples into MIM guitar bodies to prevent anybody passing them off as MIA.