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Topic: Fender/sho-bud refinishing question |
Yann Obergfell
From:
Gottenhouse, France - Soon in Bloomington, Indiana
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Posted 17 Jun 2005 6:23 am |
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Hi,
Yesterday, my steel had an accident.It is a black fender/sho bud S10 3+1. Someone (my dad actually) managed to make it fall over and it fell on my stratocaster. the strat is ok, but the finish on my steel is severly damaged.
Here's what I intend to do: remove the plastic black finish and apply instead a blonde lacquer. Funny thing is you can peel the black covering off with your fingers.
The front pannel of the cabinet has a nice birdseye figuring so I thought I might take advantage of this.
Do you think it is a good idea? Thank you. |
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Fred Bova
From:
Connecticut, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2006 9:48 pm
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| Hi, I have the same guitar, mine is in great shape, but I have toyed with the Idea of doing this also. For me, this is my one and only Steel, my "player" if you will, I have no intention of selling it, so I do not worry about collector, resale value. I do believe these guitars are often dismissed a bit too hastily though, they are a very well designed, and built guitar for the money. But,the finish is a bit ugly considering the nice wood that is under the Fender Tolex. |
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Fred Bova
From:
Connecticut, USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2006 10:05 pm
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| Well, I did it, I removed the "Imitation Tolex". It was so easy, just pull it off. It is like "Contact Paper" or "Shelf Paper", very, very thin, leaves no glue residue at all. No heat was needed, just pick a corner and pull. It came off in 3-5 inch pieces, leaving a nice Birdseye Maple finish that feels like it may have been sealed somehow. It is not bare wood. A light finish sanding and it should be ready for the top coat. "Much, Much, better than new." Any and All info on these Fender/Sho-bud PSG would be helpful. |
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