Hi,
Who on here in the UK will be willing to refinish my mustang body? ( I know you all said not to, but I'm going to do it)
I was thinking Olympic white, or maybe sonic blue.
Cheers, Ian.
UK Body refinish?
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Honeslty, the paint was in a bad way. Really not my thing as it was, and the value isnt a worry, as it cost me nothing.-
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Vintage guitars have lots of character even if its worn down. Anytime you refinish a vintage guitar, it will lose value because the original finish is gone. It's not something you can put back.
He is asking your age because your lack of appreciation for the original vintage condition of the mustang seems to indicate you are young and don't understand the value of what you have. (my interpretation) Whether it cost you nothing or not, you don't want to devalue a quality instrument unnecessarily.
Do you have any pictures of the guitar? I used to only like new guitars, but used and vintage guitars are so cool though often not worth what collectors price them at.
He is asking your age because your lack of appreciation for the original vintage condition of the mustang seems to indicate you are young and don't understand the value of what you have. (my interpretation) Whether it cost you nothing or not, you don't want to devalue a quality instrument unnecessarily.
Do you have any pictures of the guitar? I used to only like new guitars, but used and vintage guitars are so cool though often not worth what collectors price them at.
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BOOM HEADSHOT!taylornutt wrote:Vintage guitars have lots of character even if its worn down. Anytime you refinish a vintage guitar, it will lose value because the original finish is gone. It's not something you can put back.
He is asking your age because your lack of appreciation for the original vintage condition of the mustang seems to indicate you are young and don't understand the value of what you have. (my interpretation) Whether it cost you nothing or not, you don't want to devalue a quality instrument unnecessarily.
Do you have any pictures of the guitar? I used to only like new guitars, but used and vintage guitars are so cool though often not worth what collectors price them at.
Pushing the money to one side, there's a legacy and history to each instrument like a vintage Fender that should be respected and upheld. I suppose that's also a value, just not monetary.
No, I’m still here, busy with a little work.
Well what can I say, each to their own, would you let a classic car rust away, would you let an old clock's face fade into obscurity? Some would, others wouldn't.
I understand all the comments saying that it's a mistake to refinish the guitar, but I would prefer to see the guitar restored to as new a condition as possible using vintage parts.
This is obviously not to everybody's taste, and for that I can only apologise if it offends.
Well what can I say, each to their own, would you let a classic car rust away, would you let an old clock's face fade into obscurity? Some would, others wouldn't.
I understand all the comments saying that it's a mistake to refinish the guitar, but I would prefer to see the guitar restored to as new a condition as possible using vintage parts.
This is obviously not to everybody's taste, and for that I can only apologise if it offends.
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benecol
I've never used him but this guy seems to know what he is talking about. I thought about sending a body to him but in the end took the job on my self and really enjoyed it.
I too I'm pretty sad to hear of that finish being stripped away. I guess to us the analogy is that of pulling all the cool mechanism out of an antique clock and bunging a battery powered dial, when you could have sold it to a clockwork lover and bought you're self a couple of digital clock radios.
But yeah I'm certainly not going to hold it against you. Was it on shortscale I read (before I was a member and was googling for sanding tips) a threat like this where somebody cut up a Swinger Bass?
I too I'm pretty sad to hear of that finish being stripped away. I guess to us the analogy is that of pulling all the cool mechanism out of an antique clock and bunging a battery powered dial, when you could have sold it to a clockwork lover and bought you're self a couple of digital clock radios.
But yeah I'm certainly not going to hold it against you. Was it on shortscale I read (before I was a member and was googling for sanding tips) a threat like this where somebody cut up a Swinger Bass?
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