So, how many coats of nitro is considered thin skin?
So, how many coats of nitro is considered thin skin?
I dunno. But from what I've seen, the CS is much thinner. Usually. I've seem some relics that are paper thin. The US "nitro" stuff seems thicker when looking in the cavities and neck pocket.
I don't know the exact mil thickness specs but I do know that I have a Martin HD-28 and 2 Les Paul's and the coat of nitro on my 62 RI thin skin strat is paper thin in comparison to my above mentioned nitro finish guitars; and I do mean much thinner. As I began to look at it more closely I remember thinking to myself that this guitar is going to age quickly compared to my others. I don't own any custom shop strats or teles for that matter, so I can't comment on them, but I have owned many guitars over the past 44 years of playing, and not one comes close to being as thin a coat of nitro as the TS's. I know these don't have any urethane base coat, and maybe that makes the difference as well.
John Sr.
The reason for the thin skins is before that Fender was using poly undercoats and nitro top coats the thinskins are all nitro. Thats the only difference just no poly underneath.Originally Posted by martinman
My 60' Relic has a super thin nitro finish, and certainly no poly underneath.
So how many coats? 2 maybe 3? I'm trying to replicate on a warmoth neck.
I'd like it thick enough to protect the neck, but thin enough that it ages fast.
Last edited by martinman; 04-18-2007 at 06:33 AM.
Your 60 Relic is a Custom Shop Time Machine so its all nitro.
Its the USA production reissues that are poly/nitro.
ON a neck I wouldnt use much finish at all. Just enough to seal it so it doesnt warp.
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