Finish advice for 4003
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Re: Finish advice for 4003
We DO NOT overspray, ever! If we refinish an instrument, we use a combination of sanding and scraping to remove the finish to bare wood and start the refinishing process from the sealer up.
As such, this instrument was refinished by someone outside of our factory, period.
As such, this instrument was refinished by someone outside of our factory, period.
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I'm frankly surprised anyone would even suggest that. No refinisher worth his salt would just paint over an existing finish without at least removing it first.johnhall wrote:We DO NOT overspray, ever!
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Well, someone has done mighty impressive job of EXACTLY removing any clear coat and ONLY the clear coat of the fireglo underneath then to respray over the top, 'cos its bare colour coat fire glo there.
Ill also add, the black colour coat is ultra thin, as is the clear over the black... Thinner than my fender custom shop nitro reissue basses! Must have been a top dollar refinish done by musicians friend on this, as the bass was virginal and unplayed (zero fret wear). Love to know who they used!
Ill also add, the black colour coat is ultra thin, as is the clear over the black... Thinner than my fender custom shop nitro reissue basses! Must have been a top dollar refinish done by musicians friend on this, as the bass was virginal and unplayed (zero fret wear). Love to know who they used!
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Thanks for the clarification, John. Now we know the answer for sure...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Ok, I've not peeked inside many Rics..
This is the control cavity. This is just a matter of curiosity now.
(Jammed the bass at rehearsals last night, good god it slays.. Ric->fairfield overdrive->GK RB->2xGK212. It was beyond brutally viscous!)
This is the control cavity. This is just a matter of curiosity now.
(Jammed the bass at rehearsals last night, good god it slays.. Ric->fairfield overdrive->GK RB->2xGK212. It was beyond brutally viscous!)
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Alright.. Answer me this one..
Curiosity got the best of me.. I dampened a piece of tissue.. Red starts coming off, it faded it considerably.
Curiosity got the best of me.. I dampened a piece of tissue.. Red starts coming off, it faded it considerably.
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Umm... it was abducted by space aliens???
Weird...
Weird...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Yes.. Aliens who fastidiously stripped it to bare wood, carefully dyed it with a fireglo finish, then half arsedly finished it in jet glo!!cjj wrote:Umm... it was abducted by space aliens???
Weird...
Damn lazy aliens!!
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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I just found this thread, "Finish advice for 4003", but I can't locate the "Start advice for 4003" thread ...
On a serious (and chemical) note, some of the experiences sound like the color coat isn't cross-linking with the primer coat. Maybe the dark finishes don't allow the UV to penetrate far enough?
On a serious (and chemical) note, some of the experiences sound like the color coat isn't cross-linking with the primer coat. Maybe the dark finishes don't allow the UV to penetrate far enough?
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. - Seneca
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Hmm.. I hate to be the bearer of bad news in regards to 'we never over spray'..
Just happened to see the top of the box.. Serial number matches.. colour matches, ship date would be correct.
Sorry guys, this HAS to be a factory repaint.. It left the factory as JG.
Ill just add, I'm not after anything. I'm not looking for warranty support (Its out of warranty), I did come here to get info on the finish and how to correct it.
Just happened to see the top of the box.. Serial number matches.. colour matches, ship date would be correct.
Sorry guys, this HAS to be a factory repaint.. It left the factory as JG.
Ill just add, I'm not after anything. I'm not looking for warranty support (Its out of warranty), I did come here to get info on the finish and how to correct it.
Last edited by AlexM on Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
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The plot thickens ...AlexM wrote:Hmm.. I hate to be the bearer of bad news in regards to 'we never over spray'..
Just happened to see the top of the box.. Serial number matches.. colour matches, ship date would be correct.
Sorry guys, this HAS to be a factory repaint.. It left the factory as JG.
It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. - Seneca
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You moistened the towel with water and rubbed off the red stuff? So it's water soluble ? That's really odd.
All I wanna do is rock!
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I'm wondering if this is some kind of water soluble primer. Alex, start sanding and I'll get the popcorn....