Touch up paint for this brown Stringmaster?
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Touch up paint for this brown Stringmaster?
Anyone know of suitable brushable touchup paint for this 1960s guitar?
Thanks.
Jim.
Thanks.
Jim.
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Trial and error since the cap color is hardly ever the actual color of the paint. Go to WalMart in the crafts section. They have little bottles for not much money. Try it on a test surface and if the brown is too dark, keep stirring in tiny amounts of white till it suits you.
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Don’t do it! Not only will you devalue the instrument but you’re dealing with nitro cellulose lacquer. Walmart doesn’t carry nitro lacquer! I can’t believe someone on here even recommends that… .You’ll definitely lose money on that guitar putting Walmart paint on it. Leave it alone, the next person that owns it, in the future, will appreciate that. And patching up those spots even with the proper lacquer will take an expert to blend it in.
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You can get nitro at allot of places. Sherwin Williams carry’s it. That’s where gibson gets their lacquer. there’s also Stew Mac they have nitro touch up pens that are awesome! But only come in a few colors. Behlen is the best right now and has a website you can order from direct or they have an eBay page too. Erv’s giving you a good place to go too but like I said, you gotta be real good at spraying and sanding nitro to blend that in good. It ain’t easy. Trust me, not worth your time. Spend that time practicing instead. In fact, we should all spend this time practicing instead of looking at this shit. I get sucked in every time I look at this forum. I just wasted 8 minutes of my life I’ll never get back now. Hahaha
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ReRanch has (had?) good stuff. However, they seem to have gone kaput. When is the last time you ordered from ReRanch, Erv? For more than a year, I keep getting the following message every time I try to order:
We are closed to build inventory and try to stay safe. We will be back when things start moving back to "normal". Check back and Thanks, Bill and Glenda...
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Take a look at these lacquer touch up pens from stewmac. I know it's hard to make a comparison from a photo, but these work really well for minor scratches and dings provided the color works for you.
They also sell a variety of stains in larger quantities.
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-a ... up-marker/
They also sell a variety of stains in larger quantities.
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-a ... up-marker/
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Excuse me for assuming (and I still think what the OP wanted) was to touch up a small ding in the quickest, least expensive way. I assure you I have finished and refinished dozens of instruments, using stain, sealer and nitrocellulose lacquer.
I don't think what he wanted was to have to take an apprenticeship with Furniture Finishers of America or Broyhill.
I don't think what he wanted was to have to take an apprenticeship with Furniture Finishers of America or Broyhill.
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Don't bother with lacquer... that is a poly finish. I'd just find the right color of walnut or 'dark' furniture crayon. Probably a '69 guitar judging by the bean keys.
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