Nitrocellulose Lacquer

[Jim]

I'm confused, on most custom guitar paint web sites they offer
Nitrocellulose Lacquer for more money then acrylic lacquers.
Some sites even say it lets the guitar sound better with age.
It sound like hype to me.
Fender stopped the using Nitrocellulose Lacquer because it made the paint
job yellow with age ,so DuPont came up with an acrylic lacquer for fender.
Plus the fact that the guitar is sealed with fullerplast before painting I
don't see how the wood could breath better with Nitrocellulose Lacquer .
Unless the Nitrocellulose Lacquer is not the same as used by fender in the
60,s why in the world would anyone want a paint job with Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
When the guitar will yellow and the paint will crack.

[hugbill]

It does make the guitar sound better: more sustain, sweeter tone because
nitro also shrinks and tightens the grain of the wood. It's great on
mahogany guitars. I wouldn't use anything else personally.

Post by Jim
I'm confused, on most custom guitar paint web sites they offer
Nitrocellulose Lacquer for more money then acrylic lacquers.
Some sites even say it lets the guitar sound better with age.
It sound like hype to me.
Fender stopped the using Nitrocellulose Lacquer because it made the paint
job yellow with age ,so DuPont came up with an acrylic lacquer for fender.
Plus the fact that the guitar is sealed with fullerplast before painting I
don't see how the wood could breath better with Nitrocellulose Lacquer .
Unless the Nitrocellulose Lacquer is not the same as used by fender in the
60,s why in the world would anyone want a paint job with Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
When the guitar will yellow and the paint will crack.

[Jim]

Doesn't it turn yellow?

Post by hugbill
It does make the guitar sound better: more sustain, sweeter tone because
nitro also shrinks and tightens the grain of the wood. It's great on
mahogany guitars. I wouldn't use anything else personally.

Post by Jim
I'm confused, on most custom guitar paint web sites they offer
Nitrocellulose Lacquer for more money then acrylic lacquers.
Some sites even say it lets the guitar sound better with age.
It sound like hype to me.
Fender stopped the using Nitrocellulose Lacquer because it made the paint
job yellow with age ,so DuPont came up with an acrylic lacquer for fender.
Plus the fact that the guitar is sealed with fullerplast before painting I
don't see how the wood could breath better with Nitrocellulose Lacquer .
Unless the Nitrocellulose Lacquer is not the same as used by fender in the
60,s why in the world would anyone want a paint job with Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
When the guitar will yellow and the paint will crack.

[Jim]

I thought fender stopped using it because of the paint cracking and the
yellowing.

Post by hugbill
It does make the guitar sound better: more sustain, sweeter tone because
nitro also shrinks and tightens the grain of the wood. It's great on
mahogany guitars. I wouldn't use anything else personally.

Post by Jim
I'm confused, on most custom guitar paint web sites they offer
Nitrocellulose Lacquer for more money then acrylic lacquers.
Some sites even say it lets the guitar sound better with age.
It sound like hype to me.
Fender stopped the using Nitrocellulose Lacquer because it made the paint
job yellow with age ,so DuPont came up with an acrylic lacquer for fender.
Plus the fact that the guitar is sealed with fullerplast before painting I
don't see how the wood could breath better with Nitrocellulose Lacquer .
Unless the Nitrocellulose Lacquer is not the same as used by fender in the
60,s why in the world would anyone want a paint job with Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
When the guitar will yellow and the paint will crack.

[Sammy B]

Post by Jim
I thought fender stopped using it because of the paint cracking and the
yellowing.

Post by hugbill
It does make the guitar sound better: more sustain, sweeter tone because
nitro also shrinks and tightens the grain of the wood. It's great on
mahogany guitars. I wouldn't use anything else personally.

Post by Jim
I'm confused, on most custom guitar paint web sites they offer
Nitrocellulose Lacquer for more money then acrylic lacquers.
Some sites even say it lets the guitar sound better with age.
It sound like hype to me.
Fender stopped the using Nitrocellulose Lacquer because it made the

paint

Post by hugbill

Post by Jim
job yellow with age ,so DuPont came up with an acrylic lacquer for

fender.

Post by hugbill

Post by Jim
Plus the fact that the guitar is sealed with fullerplast before
painting

I

Post by hugbill

Post by Jim
don't see how the wood could breath better with Nitrocellulose Lacquer .
Unless the Nitrocellulose Lacquer is not the same as used by fender in

the

Post by hugbill

Post by Jim
60,s why in the world would anyone want a paint job with Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
When the guitar will yellow and the paint will crack.

Hi guys,
I think it was Gibson that had more problems with the cracking thing. I
have a '63 Epiphone ( Kalamazoo, Michigan ) that has the Gibson cracking all
over it. Sounds like an absolute dream!
I build one or two electrics a year, now that I'm happily married and sold
my old house with the paint shop out back. I like the way the lacquers work,
and the repairability of these finishes. This said, the older nitrocellulose
models are repairable, as well. Products from reranch.com are hard to beat.
The acrylics may have this option, but I've not heard or seen any mention
of a repairable acrylic finish yet. If it's out there, please bring the info
to our attention.
As for the yellowing ( mostly the Olympic White and Vintage Cream ), I have
a white Am Standard White, and a Cream Tele...LOVE to watch 'em mature !