fortcon Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I showed went and showed my Explorer to my Uncle today, he's a professional car painter and plays/collects guitars. He noticed, in about the first 10 seconds, that she's been painted. There's paint on the side of the nut, and upon closer inspection some of the dings and paint chips reveal small portions of the original paint, an Arctic White. Just something interesting I learned today. I'm naming the new color "Tobacco Stain Yellow." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rock Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 We want pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 The paint underneath was probably originally white, and still is. The reason white Gibsons turn yellow is because it's the nitro lacquer on top of the paint that yellows. Knock off a chunk of lacquer, and you see the fresh white paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortcon Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 My Uncle thought it was the nitro-lacquer, until he noticed that there was paint on the sides of the nut, where a factory standard Gibson would not have paint. And after that, he noticed that the paint line up and down the neck, where it meets the fretboard was a little choppy. I'll post some pictures of the details here in a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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