My 1971 Telecaster project

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My 1971 Telecaster project

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Bought this on eBay. Alder body stripped and refinished natural with one replaced saddle, knobs, pickguard, switch tip and tone cap.

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So I refinished it using my "Home Depot Daphne Blue" method using the following:

Flat White
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Harbor Blue
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Nitrocellulose Clear
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After spraying white and the color, here's what it looked like:
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Next I wet sanded using 2000 grit, then 0000 steel wool and Kiwi brown shoe polish, followed by more steel wool after which I sanded and dinged some corners. Add a Dakaware "Top Hat" switch tip, re-issue flat knobs, Guitar Fetish Mint Green pickguard that received the steel wool/Kiwi treatment and that I notched for the truss rod nut. The Clay Smith Cams sticker was my final touch.

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Wow. Just wow. I love it.
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Nice.
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Seriously hot shit compared to the hardwoodfloorcaster it previously was.
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Seriously hot shit compared to the hardwoodfloorcaster it previously was.
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Post by More Cowbell »

Great Job!
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Post by Billy3000 »

Great job! that looks awesome!
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Post by DGNR8 »

Very fine. Real 71? Hadda be spendy.
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DGNR8 wrote:Very fine. Real 71? Hadda be spendy.
Real. I received a bonus at work and sold my Jaguar to buy it... spendy indeed.
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Bookmarked for future refin reference.
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Really well done, fantastic job.
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Nice work. Looks really great. How's it sound?
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<3 Deft. I use that for my finishing also.
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cooterfinger wrote:Nice work. Looks really great. How's it sound?
Like butter. I'll have to post some clips at some point.
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Post by robert(original) »

that looks amazing.
post more pics, post sounds.
post everything!
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Post by Nick »

I've played two 71 Teles, one was fantastic, the other was even better.

Congrats on the guitar. I don't know how I feel about "re-relicing" but all in all it looks nice and that's what matters.
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