Vintage Amber Nitro Demo

[@MrSmoothasf]

i just bought a strat neck from these guys, I've been playing guitar 25 years and I'm a right fussy sod, this neck however is amazing! I'm blown away how it can be so well made at this price point. i don't know if they are.made in-house or imported but the fret work is top notch even better than my deluxe USA strat. the nut has been filed with lots of care (though E string needs to go in deeper, the only thing that's off). keep doing whatever it is your doing guys, great work.

[@powerhouse1981]

Perfect amber neck

[@jeremytowne]

How about a video showing how to get the lacquer off the frets? Great videos!

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

Jeremy Towne i agree with you, i think that its not a great idea to not cover the fret, as removing lacquer is a nightmare.

[@kommi1974]

@@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes Acetone and a rag. Easy peasy. Nitro is the easiest finish to remove.

[@antonix_81]

You always need to check the level of the frets on a new neck or after a refret, so using sanding blocks and some sand paper doing the crown on the frets and all the paint will go away.

[@bikeman1x11]

there are fret polishing guard with a cutou=t for fret steel wool or fine sanparer

[@andymogg3888]

The vintage amber is perfect thanks for this video and thanks for a great product. PS i did not spray my heck my wife did it for me because she is great at arts and crafts. You will be very happy with this amber finish because like in the video he says the more coats you put on the darker the finish is.

[@chucknorrismustache]

I have a new nitro fender tele neck. It is a a bit light colored for my taste with a rosewood fretboard. Can I apply a vintage amber spray nitro directly to it to darken it up without sanding it down to bare wood? Thanks for the video.... I'll need to check the decal. I don't think it is buried in nitro.

[@NathanSink]

Do you need a sand & sealer first??

[@darthjarjarbinks8953]

I would if I were you.

[@NathanSink]

Dr Creepypasta you're three years too late, haha. But thanks!

[@bilalnachabeh]

@@NathanSink So you watched this video before doing your series, Nice

[@NathanSink]

Bilal Nachabeh I did! Haha.

[@patrickthomas8890]

Looks great! Think it would match a classic vibe neck?

[@rogermunro]

Please- you need to take more care with your mask setup- that's way inadequate for nitro.

[@mattier3030]

Christ almighty man, if your doing that a lot just get a darth Vader style respirator, shit this was 6 years ago....hopefully your still around

[@headholio]

Were all 7 coats applied with only 20 minutes between each? And how long of a dry time before you picked it up and called it "touch dry" to clean the frets?

[@TheForce_Productions]

Your channel is great. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge! Cheers!

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

HELLO, i got the amber and dakota red from your shop, they are really nice. thanks

[@Firestalker]

Hi. When you do the sand and polish 2 weeks later, what grit sandpaper do you use? And is it just a very light sanding?

[@paulievee8830]

Okay well I went to the website and I cannot find this product? All they have is paint and sprays for the bodies nothing for necks! Help

[@stupot7281]

Hi Kevin, The neck you have in this clip that your spraying ,has a walnut truss rod plug do the necks in your shop have these also. Thanks Stuart.

[@Matan2222222]

Hello! Do i need to spray sanding sealer before the clear?

[@MattHamann89]

If you want it less orange what would you do? Could you spray less coats of the tinted lacquer and then a few coats of clear lacquer over the tinted?

[@MrBrooxy]

Thats exactly what you do. Only spray amber coats til you get the colour you desire then clear and sand clear maybe 7 times then sand and polish

[@iantomlinson8873]

Hi There, I love your Videos. They are so helpful to people like me who love Playing around with Guitars. Thanks Tommo (Little Lever)

[@bassintexas6706]

Where do you get thos product ? Is it still available?

[@montydaniels1054]

+Northwest Guitars UK. I can get Vintage Amber from ReRanch but it says to spray lacquer clear coat over it because it's not an actual lacquer. Also, I seen a nice Tan Strat that I want to use for the Body. I found Dessert Tan but some say it has a slight green tint to it. Off hand, do you know where I can get Tan/Tans at? On ReRanch, they have Custom Fender Colors but like I said, they don't carry all colors made for Fender. Perhaps you can point me in a direction for the Body color. What I'm doing is building a 3-Bolt w/Micro-Tilt Strat to give it that 70's look...Thanks, Dan

[@northwestguitarsUK]

Daniel Jenn we would recommend adding a clear coat over the top of all our colours, even the vintage Amber. Transparent colours like amber will darken with each coat. So if you don’t add a clear coat you’ll be sanding off the amber that you’ve applied, and it’s hard to sand evenly. The result is a patchy finish where the colour doesn’t look uniform. Adding 5-6 coats of clear over the top prevents this from happening. Hope that helps.... Kevin

[@montydaniels1054]

So I can spray the fret board & lacquer it, as long as i sand the frets that has the satin finish? I was concerned about the fret board because I bought a fender neck cheap & the seller said the original owner put the heavy gloss coat on the fret board & I'm concerned about the truss rod with all that poly on it....

[@anthonyroach7974]

Very interesting learnt something great

[@joebubbit]

Hi Northwest Guitars. Can you tell me what grit to sand with after a couple weeks and what to polish with? Thanks for the video. I enjoy the tips on do it yerself for guitars.

[@kpgpwi64]

Hey I live in the USA I'm assuming shipping a can of aerosol spray would be an issue. Would this be similar to the stewmac brand spray?

[@ananda5880]

Would it be better to spray before fretting the guitar, If I filled the Frets slots with some masking tape to prevent the nitro from going in the slots? Thanks

[@bootsycollins0815]

Hi, I understood how to take off the Nitro from the frets afterwards, but what about the side dots if you have sprayed over them?

[@liljuanito123]

I applied 1 coat of tru oil, if i spray vintage amber over how will it look, too dark?

[@Adam-tz8vg]

Is there any import tax when shipping to Denmark?

[@jarovit57]

I bought a guitar neck that already had a clear finish, can I spray this over it?

[@GiulioImparato]

just rough it up slighlty with some light sandpaper or wiremesh

[@bradsparks6008]

Hello guys i dont know weather you lot will reply but i want to refinish my acoustic top to get a vintage brown amber colour is it possible to use this as the top laqur

[@MrScorpionscar]

What do you do with the paint in the frets?

[@nickhutchinson9068]

When should i apply the decal?

[@northwestguitarsUK]

Nick Hutchinson if you’re applying a decal onto the vintage amber you’ll want to apply the decal after you’ve got the shade of amber you’re looking for. Then apply the decal and then apply coats of clear gloss over the top of the decal and the rest of the headstock. I Hope that helps, but if there’s anything else you need please let me know.

[@StratocastRS]

can you do a demo like this for a t body

[@kevinkuhn5102]

would you put a coat o clear Lacquer on before putting the head stock water slide on or strait to the vintage amber coat?

[@callevi1791]

What did you coat the raw wood with? I thought it was nitrocellulose gloss, and then you said you needed some clear coats. We’re they not all clear coats?

[@kevinkuhn5102]

I put on the vintage amber then one layer of clear coat I did my water slide then I would put on three coats 1 every two hours. The next day I sanded it down unti l the clear coat was even over the water slide. Then I cut down with 1000x 1500 and 3000 grit. I wanted a vintage look so I could took graphite shavings and rubbed it in. It turned out pretty good.

[@misaelramirezhernandez35]

Dónde puedo comprarlo ?

[@northwestguitarsUK]

You can purchase it here - www.northwestguitars.co.uk/vintage-amber-nitrocellulose-guitar-paint-lacquer-aerosol-400ml/

[@xangai87]

Which product did you use? I mean, what kind?

[@CloudInfluence]

Daniel Lopes he is using his own brand, check their website it's pretty cheap and the sprays are decent

[@Karma-kr5dd]

What if the neck has a rosewood fretboard?

[@kevinkuhn5102]

I went to Autozone and got 1/4" fine line masking tape then regular masking tape on the fret board. You can clean any tape residue off with lemon oil. That is basically what I did turned out great.

[@bikeman1x11]

you tape it off!

[@Retro.Studio]

Some question came up..If you spray the body first with this amber coat before applying "new olympic white", should it does take another kind of affect in yellowness in the end result over time than you spray directly "vintage olympic white"(the yellow one)

[@alannguyen9617]

early color

[@ramos.nitrorc]

Does this affect the playability?

[@northwestguitarsUK]

Hi Alexander. This is down to personal preference. Some people like a high gloss, lacquered neck whereas some people like a smooth neck. This can be achieved with either a satin lacquer over the top of just by simply sanding the neck back slightly. Either way, playability isn't affected. I hope that helps, but if there is anything else I can do for you please let me know.

[@Aidenmaiden75]

Thanks for your tutorial i buy all products of you and all are 100%

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

ok cool !

[@rgv2006tx]

Can anyone let me know if he's standing between costs? Thanks

[@Goldeneraguitars]

rgv2006tx no mate you don't sand between coats with nitro. It's solvent based so each coat dissolves into the last one

[@rgv2006tx]

Lone Star thank you my friend!

[@Goldeneraguitars]

rgv2006tx no worries pal

[@gunkanjima3408]

Meh. I'd rather use a towel to apply like a standard stain. I'm guessing you could spray into a towel

[@johnpaniccia3802]

why would you need a clear coat on top? isn't this product a tinted clear or a stain?....why not just stain the wood then clear, it would be the same effect? a tinted clear then a clear clear seems like a waste of money to me.

[@northwestguitarsUK]

Hi John. You don't necessarily have to apply a clear lacquer over the top of your amber coat. Doing so will add further protection however and you will achieve a deeper shine when you come to sand and polish. The clear has a very very slight tint to it but not like the amber where the tint is very prominent. I hope that helps, but if there is anything else I can do for you please let me know.

[@mathewdavies6472]

So using your shower cubicle as a spray booth is a no no.