DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

I've got a Gordon-Smith hardtail Strat-style body I need to touch up some knocks on, and will probably spray the edges dark brown to help cover up a mixture of damage and a really bad factory spray job. There were big blobs of sunburst paint on teh edged that hadn't been smoothed down under the clear coat and you could see visible lumps! Rubbing back worked in some areas but in others the blobs came away revealing the under-finish. So plan to use a darker solid colour scray to cover them up with - plus it will increase the sunburst effect, which is a bit weak as it stands.

But I need to find out what it was finished with. It could be nitro as the finish isn't that hard. So will be testing for any reaction with nitro paint a bit later with the paint in the control cavity. If it does, then it's probably polyurethane, so will have to try and find some suitable sprays.

Sounds like an interesting project, I seem to remember hearing some good things about those Gordon-Smith Strats, I think Fender used Nitro finishes on some of the Strats they built in their factory, but I could be wrong.


Can't wait to hear what my Gold strat will sound like with the new white Kent Armstrong Dual-Blade pickups, particularly the Bridge position sound, I know that they do sound good in the neck and middle positions.