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Post subject: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:19 pm
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Can't decide exactly what color I want, I have a Torino Red, a Metallic Blue and a a Candy Apple red one, this one is currently a dark metallic green/gray, maple fretboard, and I'd like a less serious color.

I've thought of Graffitti yellow but I may not like it after some time, maybe white with black polka dots, or 7up green, or white with anodized pickguard? Now taking suggestions...

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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:40 pm
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Classic white, basically a faded eggshell white or cream. Different shade of blue would balance your Strat world, two reds and two blues. If it's a decent chunk o' wood go natural or light stain maybe. I'm presently painting my MIM "old ford blue" engine enamel since the MIM fiddles are seveal pieces of wood with veneer tops and back. What sayeth ye lad?
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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:41 pm
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I have a candy green Clapton Strat (seven up green) and it looks great with a maple neck.

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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:50 pm
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seafoam green.

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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:19 am
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how about Antigua
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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:30 am
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i like the Antigua, i would like to see the pickguard better blended in with the paint.

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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:49 am
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way cool jr wrote:
i like the Antigua, i would like to see the pickguard better blended in with the paint.


how bout silver burst? or orange?


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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 10:27 am
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Are you planning to strip the old finish off, or going to paint over it?

If you have never stripped a Fender finish off, get ready for a bit of work.

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Post subject: Re: What color should I paint my strat?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 11:00 am
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Thanks for all the suggestions, Antigua looks cool! I'll be stripping the old finish, but it's not poly though, so I expect a little bit of less work

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