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HendrixFan85239 · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject: Hondo Re-finish

As some of you guys may know I own an older Hondo II LP copy and I am pretty much always doing something to it. This time I am thinking of refinishing it, and I wanted to know your opinions on the color to finish it. The choices I've been thinking of are a Heritage cherry like stain with a satin clear over it, the next would be a brown stain like a walnut color with the same satin clear, an the last would be leaving it natural with the satin clear. One thing to note is that the body is plywood, and the plys are two different woods one is mahogany and the other is a maple colored one, but I don't know what the actual wood is.
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Hondo II LP Jr. Copy
80's Fender Acoustic
Kramer Bass
Line 6 Spider III Amp
Peavey Bandit 65 Amp
Gallien-Krueger Bass Amp
DigiTech Grunge Pedal
85' Harmony LP Copy
Derring Banjo

gmzanatta · Playing Club Dates Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431

I say other: go for a desert burst. It's one of the best finishes I've seen:

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HendrixFan85239 · Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

If I could get a hold of a flame maple vener for cheap, I might do that and then tint the clear coat each time I apply a layer. I'll have to see how much money I have by January to do that though, money's real tight right now.
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Gear:
MIM Fender HSS Strat
Squier Affinity Strat
Hondo II LP Jr. Copy
80's Fender Acoustic
Kramer Bass
Line 6 Spider III Amp
Peavey Bandit 65 Amp
Gallien-Krueger Bass Amp
DigiTech Grunge Pedal
85' Harmony LP Copy
Derring Banjo

pratteman · Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

I like the walnut, but that desert burst.....DAMN!!!
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Phantomotaku · Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject:

The striping on the desert burst makes it like a work of art.

I've been looking a lot at pearl and candy color paints or solid colors that are specific to cars.
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pratteman · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

What did you decide on the refinish?
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Guitars- Agile AL3100 CSB, 3100 Root Beer Wide, Schecter PT Fastback 3TS, Schecter C1-XXX
Schecter C1-Classic, Fender Satin Strat, Fender MIM Tele, Fender '72 Tele Deluxe Reissue, Fender Tele Blackout HH, Samick TR-2.

Phantomotaku · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:

I'm curious to know as well.
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HendrixFan85239 · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:

I think I am going to go with the cherry stain, with a satin clearcoat on the neck but with a glossy finsh on the body and headstock. The reason I decided on the cherry is because I love the color on SGs and I think it'll look good on the Hondo too, plus it would be easier than the desert burst and as cool as it looks, I'm new to refinishing guitars so the degree of difficulty is a factor. Now the hard part, saving up the money to make it happen. Laughing

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Gear:
MIM Fender HSS Strat
Squier Affinity Strat
Hondo II LP Jr. Copy
80's Fender Acoustic
Kramer Bass
Line 6 Spider III Amp
Peavey Bandit 65 Amp
Gallien-Krueger Bass Amp
DigiTech Grunge Pedal
85' Harmony LP Copy
Derring Banjo

pratteman · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:02 am Post subject:

Cherry is very nice, but that Desert Burst is pure SEX, lol.
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Guitars- Agile AL3100 CSB, 3100 Root Beer Wide, Schecter PT Fastback 3TS, Schecter C1-XXX
Schecter C1-Classic, Fender Satin Strat, Fender MIM Tele, Fender '72 Tele Deluxe Reissue, Fender Tele Blackout HH, Samick TR-2.

gmzanatta · Playing Club Dates Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431

That desert burst is indeed sexy. I might be doing it to one of Robert's PRS kits...if the woman allows me to buy one.

As for the cherry finish, go for it, I bet it'll look awesome. I'm more of a fan of the aged one vs the new cherry.
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pratteman · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:34 am Post subject:

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pratteman · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:50 am Post subject:

I'm in sell down mode too. Gonna cull out about half of what I own, then upgrade a couple. I would like to get a Desert Burst SG though. We'll see I guess.
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Guitars- Agile AL3100 CSB, 3100 Root Beer Wide, Schecter PT Fastback 3TS, Schecter C1-XXX
Schecter C1-Classic, Fender Satin Strat, Fender MIM Tele, Fender '72 Tele Deluxe Reissue, Fender Tele Blackout HH, Samick TR-2.

HendrixFan85239 · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:39 am Post subject:

I'm hoping to be able to take off the original finish some time this Thanksgiving weekend, but I won't be able to paint it until sometime around Christmas. I have one question though, how do I remove the sleeves for the bridge that are set into the body?
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Gear:
MIM Fender HSS Strat
Squier Affinity Strat
Hondo II LP Jr. Copy
80's Fender Acoustic
Kramer Bass
Line 6 Spider III Amp
Peavey Bandit 65 Amp
Gallien-Krueger Bass Amp
DigiTech Grunge Pedal
85' Harmony LP Copy
Derring Banjo

Craig · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject:

Get a longer bolt of the same size/thread pitch and screw it in. It should begin to pull the insert out of the body as you crank it down. Since it doesn't have a point on it like a screw, it should not drive itself into the body wood.
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