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06-15-2009, 01:28 PM
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How to Laquer a tweed amp?
I've just bought an almost new Blues Deluxe Reissue. I really like the look of the older laquered tweed amps. Is this easy to do, or is it a shedload of work? Is the outcome pretty predictable, or is it likely to end up looking awful?
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06-15-2009, 01:47 PM
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Lacquer is generally sprayed, it's explosive and toxic--you need spraying equipment and a ventilated spray booth to do it right. I imagine there are ways to get the same look without using lacquer--I couldn't tell you, butI'm sure someone around here can.
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06-15-2009, 02:15 PM
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Not lacquer......shellac.
Buy some Zinsser Bullseye amber shellac, cut it 50/50 with denatured alcohol & brush it on. Every subsequent coat will make it darker.....you can easily regulate your final color from "golden aged" to "rotten banana". It's remarkablly easy to do, too. Pro results are a snap.
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06-15-2009, 02:15 PM
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1. Go to home depot.
2. Buy a quart of Zinser Bullseye Amber Shellac and two-three foam brushes 3. Take your chassis out of the cab (this may be near impossible with new Fender amps) 4. Paint it with the shellac. 5. After it's dry, do it again. 6. Enjoy
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#5
06-15-2009, 02:18 PM
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Sorry for the "posting collision", but clearly "great minds think alike"!
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06-15-2009, 02:39 PM
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Cool - thanks guys. I'm in the UK so we don't have home depot and I'm concened that the brand names may be different, but I'll try it out.
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Guitars: CP60's Strat with Kinman Trad MKII's, Classic 60's strat with Tex Mex's, C50's strat with BK Irish Tours, Gibson Tribute 60's LP, Kavanagh Tele with BK Brown Sugars. Amps: Handwired AC30, 2 x Pro Jnrs.
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06-15-2009, 02:43 PM
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06-15-2009, 02:57 PM
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Yes, people use that stuff.....I did it once. Never again. The shellac route is so much easier.
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The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began... ++++ As per TGP Rule #8: I wind pickups for profit.
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#10
06-15-2009, 03:05 PM
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I used a combination of Zinsser spray shellac and Zinsser amber shellac.
1) Spray cabinet with clear shellac. 2) Very lightly sand to get the tweed fibers. 3) Coat with 1 to 3 coats of amber shellac, to taste. 4) Finish with a very light sanding and a final coat of clear shellac. Bare tweed  After two coats:  Three coats 
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