My New 1965 - How many coats of paint for vintage correct refinish (LPB)?
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:17 pm
Howdie
still in a state of shock that I own a '65 Tele (picking up tommorrow!)
Here's a pic
it was originally Lake Placid Blue but as you can see it got the "seventies" treatment - and was also routed for a neck humbucker (it's an early patent sticker Gibson so tasty!).... that is a real nitrate guard that was hacked up too
The good news is the neck is totally original finish and the double line klusons work great. The guitar plays and sounds great - pearl dot neck is slim!
ANYWAY.... I am restoring as follows (by Jonathan Kinkade in Bristol) : -
1. Route repair at neck pickup with alder plug then re-route for correct pickup.
2. I Have sourced a genuine celluloid nitrate replica guard (it's the real stuff smells like menthol when cut the guy sent a sample - only available in parchment though) £90.
3. Fit Seymour Duncan Antiquity II neck aged Tele pickup
4.Vintage wire refret
5. Get replica mid 60's black/orange no logo case
5. Refin body back to original Lake Placid Blue - nitro of course
My questions are: -
1. By Feb 65 would the body have been dipped in yellow stain even for custom colours? If yes what should I use to replicate this?
2. how many sealer coats and color coats would have been used back in the day?
I'm guessing the following....
2 x white sealer
2 or 3 x LP blue color coat
2 coats of clear nitro on top
Anyone know if this is about correct? Help much appreciated!
Finally I will getting the reraunch paints to do it BUT was wondering if the original Dupont acrylic would be available still as I understand ths is what was used.
Anyway- thrilled to own this I will keep you all posted on the progress!
still in a state of shock that I own a '65 Tele (picking up tommorrow!)
Here's a pic
it was originally Lake Placid Blue but as you can see it got the "seventies" treatment - and was also routed for a neck humbucker (it's an early patent sticker Gibson so tasty!).... that is a real nitrate guard that was hacked up too
The good news is the neck is totally original finish and the double line klusons work great. The guitar plays and sounds great - pearl dot neck is slim!
ANYWAY.... I am restoring as follows (by Jonathan Kinkade in Bristol) : -
1. Route repair at neck pickup with alder plug then re-route for correct pickup.
2. I Have sourced a genuine celluloid nitrate replica guard (it's the real stuff smells like menthol when cut the guy sent a sample - only available in parchment though) £90.
3. Fit Seymour Duncan Antiquity II neck aged Tele pickup
4.Vintage wire refret
5. Get replica mid 60's black/orange no logo case
5. Refin body back to original Lake Placid Blue - nitro of course
My questions are: -
1. By Feb 65 would the body have been dipped in yellow stain even for custom colours? If yes what should I use to replicate this?
2. how many sealer coats and color coats would have been used back in the day?
I'm guessing the following....
2 x white sealer
2 or 3 x LP blue color coat
2 coats of clear nitro on top
Anyone know if this is about correct? Help much appreciated!
Finally I will getting the reraunch paints to do it BUT was wondering if the original Dupont acrylic would be available still as I understand ths is what was used.
Anyway- thrilled to own this I will keep you all posted on the progress!