Custom colour nitrocellulose lacquer in aerosols

Clear Blue

Shown sprayed thinly but more coats result in a deep blue. It has a greenish hue here due to the yellow of the wood showing through. Looks great over figured maple.

Clear Red

Shown sprayed quite thinly. Builds with more coats to a deep cherry. Also can be used for cherry sunburst or 3-colour sunbursts.

White Blond see example

Gives a typical 60s and 70s blond look. This lacquer is translucent white and the colour in the picture is the colour of the ash wood showing through. For a 50s style butterscotch just overcoat with tinted gloss to your desired depth of colour.

Clear Amber Yellow

Great for transparent amber on wood and also for sunbursting. Sprayed thickly it gives a deep orange colour.

Clear Medium Brown

A reddish brown, useful for sunbursting giving a honeyburst effect when used with Clear Amber. This, like the Clear Tobacco Brown has quite a low stain loading which makes sunbursts easier but means that quite a few coats may be needed to get the colour depth required.

Clear Tobacco Brown

A darker brown, useful for sunbursting giving a vintage sunburst effect when used with Clear Amber. This, like the Clear Medium Brown has quite a low stain loading which makes sunbursts easier but means that quite a few coats may be needed to get the colour depth required.

Clear Gloss Lacquer

Crystal clear and water white for natural finishes. Contains no colour and shown here on maple but also essential for clearcoating your lacquer before flatting and buffing.

Clear Satin Lacquer

Also crystal clear and water white, but a softer sheen than the gloss. Contains no colour. Use for necks or when you want a softer finish. Can be used to give an aged appearance.

Tinted Gloss see example

An amber tinted gloss for giving a vintage tone to guitar necks. Needs to be used with clear gloss so that you can control the colour depth. The more you spray the darker the tint. Great for butterscotch telecasters!

Light Tint Gloss Lacquer

A light tint, useful for taking the edge of the custom colours. The low dye loading makes getting an even colour much easier.

Olympic White see example

What can I say? It's white. Looks best with the edge taken off by using a slight tinted clearcoat and a mint-green pickguard.

Black see example

None more black. The first Fender Esquire launched at the 1950 NAMM exhibition was black and black has been available on Fender guitars ever since.

Fiesta Red see example

This is one of my favourite colours and was originally found on 1956 Ford Thunderbirds. It is one of the earliest custom colours available from the late 1950s through the whole of the 1960s. A white pickguard is a must for Fiesta Red to look its best and all Fiesta Red guitars left the factory with a white 'guard. A tinted clearcoat changes the shade from pinkish red to orange-red.

Daphne Blue see example

Daphne Blue was only available for a few years in the early 1960s before being superseded by Blue Ice metallic.

Surf Green see example

Surf Green was originally used on 1957 Chevrolets. It is one of the classic colours of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Shell Pink see example

Shell Pink is not just for girls! Only available for a few years to 1962 I think it looks great on a rosewood-board Telecaster. A slighly yellowed clearcoat will give that flesh-tone that the aged examples have become.

Sonic Blue see example

One of the most popular Fender custom colours, this chalky blue looks superb on Stratocasters and Mustangs - in fact any Fender!

Vintage White see example

The quintissential 70s and 80s colour, this is matched to my own early 80s Stratocaster.

Dakota Red

Originally found on 1958 Cadillacs, Fender offered this colour from 1960 to 1969. As you can see, a yellowed clear coat makes very little difference to this colour.

Foam Green see example

Foam Green was used by Fender throughout the sixties. I think it looks super-cool with a tortoise pickguard.

Best undercoated with White Primer.

Lake Placid Blue Metallic see example

My most popular metallic colour by far. This colour is true to the original, and shimmers from dark to light blue, but is quite unlike the pale blue that passes for LPB on some modern Fender guitars.

Burgundy Mist Metallic

This is a 1959 Oldsmobile colour and one of my favourites, especially for Jaguars and Jazzmasters. Available on Fender guitars from 1960 to 1965.

Inca Silver Metallic

Fender used Inca Silver metallic from 1960 until 1965. I recommend that a white primer is used and that you always clearcoat. Inca Silver can also be used to make a great Candy Apple Red by combining it with my Clear Red Lacquer above.

Charcoal Frost Metallic

Because I like it. I think it looks superb on Jaguars and Jazzmasters but great on anything really. Needs a white or cream guard I think! Introduced in limited quantities it could be here to stay if it sells as well as it should.

White Primer

White nitrocellulose primer for under the solid colours above.

Pelham Blue

Great for an SG, Melody maker or Firebird. Use a tinted clearcoat for an aged appearance.

Goldtop

The original gold-top lacquer wass made by dispersing bronze powder in clear lacquer Unfortunately bronze quickly oxidises quickly in air, or in an aerosol and it must be made fresh every time and therefore isn't suitable for aerosols.

This lacquer however is a very close match which doesn't use bronze and I'm very pleased with the results.

Bright Red

Bright red, good for striped custom paint jobs.

Bright Yellow

Bright yellow, also good for striped custom paint jobs.

Medium Blue

Medium blue - union jack perhaps?