What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Thin CA is available in model shops, its fucking great stuff!
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Route out the cracks even more and turn it into one of those epoxy filled table top things?!??!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Like it's made of 400 trillion year old swamp Kauri like a Langcaster!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Working on 3 amps at the same time. Will most likely finish it mid April.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I believe the original pink that Fender used in the 60s was quite bright. You only see yellowed/faded versions of it around now of course. So NOS might be a bit more vivid, if that is what you want.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Yeah I'm leaning on the more vivid side of things. Pleasing Pink is the closest that I can find to the 1960s Dupont colour Shell Pink.olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:00 amI believe the original pink that Fender used in the 60s was quite bright. You only see yellowed/faded versions of it around now of course. So NOS might be a bit more vivid, if that is what you want.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I like it.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:04 amYeah I'm leaning on the more vivid side of things. Pleasing Pink is the closest that I can find to the 1960s Dupont colour Shell Pink.olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:00 amI believe the original pink that Fender used in the 60s was quite bright. You only see yellowed/faded versions of it around now of course. So NOS might be a bit more vivid, if that is what you want.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Same. Unfortunately my paint supplier has a more limited selection. The vivid pinks are reeeeally vivid. Have gone for a more pale option, close to what Fender Custom Shop are using at the moment for their reliced instruments.olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:22 amI like it.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:04 amYeah I'm leaning on the more vivid side of things. Pleasing Pink is the closest that I can find to the 1960s Dupont colour Shell Pink.olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:00 am
I believe the original pink that Fender used in the 60s was quite bright. You only see yellowed/faded versions of it around now of course. So NOS might be a bit more vivid, if that is what you want.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
They all look like calamine lotion to me.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Could just apply a thin layer of calamine lotion and then spray clear nitro over top?Slowy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:26 amThey all look like calamine lotion to me.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I have an mjt Strat body that I got off the forum. Finished in a pink closer to the original DuPont. I’ve been aging it in the sun for the last two years to tone it down. Almost there...
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Yeah my recent blue Tele Partscaster has spent many summer afternoon lounging in the sun. No change yet...olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:33 am I have an mjt Strat body that I got off the forum. Finished in a pink closer to the original DuPont. I’ve been aging it in the sun for the last two years to tone it down. Almost there...
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Should get nicely crusty really quick.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:30 amCould just apply a thin layer of calamine lotion and then spray clear nitro over top?Slowy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:26 amThey all look like calamine lotion to me.robthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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Both of these are entirely suitable for a Tele Swiftrobthemac wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:56 am Quick poll: which pink for a Shell Pink Strat? I'm going for a NOS look rather than faded / aged / yellowing. I think Pleasing Pink. Or maybe Cradle Pink. Or is it Kendall Rose?
https://www.ppgpaints.com/color/color-families/pinks
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