Finish stripping Gibson Nitro / Sparkling Burgundy Refinish 335

skippy76

Hi @Jez6345789 it’s now had a coat of MGT first tinted clear and 2 coats of MGT clear. You can see from the bindings in this pic that they are looking nice and aged.

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Hattigol

Looks good - you're a braver man than me....

skippy76

A couple of pictures now I’ve managed to figure out embedding 

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skippy76

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some light lacquer checking starting after a slow cool in the deep freeze (no upside down air spray spider webs for this one)

skippy76

All done now,

Fitted with 57 classics and aged nickel covers, new CTS pots and Russian POI caps.

Hinest thoughts on appraisals would be apprectiated 

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skippy76

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Adam_MD

First time I’ve seen this thread and it looks great.  From the progress pics it’s a million times better than what you started with.  

skippy76

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skippy76

Thanks @Adam_MD   I’ve gone for the aged look. Also comes with the original Gibson hard case and COA

Jimbro66

That looks a treat. The very dark rosewood board helps set off the red very nicely. Did you treat that or was the rosewood originally that dark? - almost like ebony.

skippy76

Cheers @Jimbro66  it is naturally dark, I cleaned it up and finished it with some lemon oil.

SteveRobinson

Great job, well done!

west

The wood looked so good underneath i would have left it like that ....