New Nitro Colors

[DGNR8]

A third company has emerged, selling nitro lacquer in aerosol cans. This seems like a strange move, since Reranch has such a loyal customer base, lacquers are highly controlled, and guitar refinishing is a niche market. Yet Ohio Valley started producing last year, and now there is Gracey's. At first I thought they were an auto shop with a line on cans, but they seem to be associated with a music store.

I bought a few cans from Ohio Valley because they offered Pelham Blue before Reranch came out with it. I also wanted to see if the paint was any good. They seem comparable, and priced the same, so I don't know why I would switch, given my long history with Reranch. OV's only advantage is that they also carry Gibson Cherry, opaque and trans Orange, trans green, and Canary Yellow.

When I saw the Gracey colors on ebay, I was dismayed to see the same colors as everyone else. But then I saw the list of other colors, which include these (with some spelling corrections). You can be GODDAMN sure I will be placing an order for Firemist gold. Their big mistake is that they are $20 a can. Somebody may yet give Reranch a run for their money, but it won't be like that.

Antigua Burst
Desert Sand
Firemist Gold
Polaris White
Silverburst
Inca Silver
Firemist Silver
Tahiti Coral
Taos Turquoise
Cardinal Red
Ember Red
Frost Blue
Kerry Green
Inverness Green

and
Golden Mist Poly
Silver Mist Poly
Heather Poly

[Grant]

Why'd you leave out so many colors?

2 Tone Sunburst
3 Tone Sunburst
Antigua Burst
Silverburst
Lake Placid Blue
Mary Kaye
Blonde
Daphne Blue
Olympic White
Burgundy Mist
Fiesta Red
Dakota Red
Shoreline Gold
Inca Silver
Firemist Silver
Firemist Gold
Ice Blue Mettalic
Charcoal Frost
Ocean Turquoise
Teal Grean
Sonic Blue
Sherwood Green
Foam Green
Surf Green
Shell Pink
Butterscotch
Tahiti Coral
Desert Sand
Taos Turquoise
Butterscotch Blonde
Pellham Blue
Cardnal Red
Ember Red
Polaris White
Golden Mist Poly
Silver Mist Poly
Heather Poly
Frost Blue
Kerry Green
Inverness Green
Neck Amber
Cherry Red
T.V. Yellow

[Mages]

he edited out the colors that are already available elsewhere.

[Phil O'Keefe]

Tahitian Coral and Taos Turquoise are cool... plus the Gibson colors... but I'm disappointed that there's no Cimarron Red.

Still, it's nice to see another nitro vendor.

[Phil O'Keefe]

BTW, how's the color realism on the Ohio Valley stuff? Their color pics on their site look a little "off".

[Grant]

he edited out the colors that are already available elsewhere.

I suspected that but had already clicked the reply, and damn the torpedoes I was gonna POST.

[DGNR8]

I haven't used the Ohio Valley stuff yet. I bought the Pelham for an old SG. It may not matter how close it is, because I will probably be tinting it slightly. I wish I knew Reranch was going to come out with it. Still, worth trying. I am guessing their paints are better than their web skills. Colors are hard to get right online.

Example color


I may be refinishing a few I already painted. We'll see. I am not happy with a few that I did. The Gibson ES-125TC is going from bright red to goldtop. Soon. I am going to use the whole freaking can on the top. I patched a hole and the paint has settled around it so that it is more visible than when I first painted. But I don't love the red like I thought I would. In the end I always go back to traditional colors. I am unconvinced about the coppertone Jag as well.