Members valentsgrif Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 The Fender site says that the Texas Highway 1 tele is finsihed in "satin acrylic lacquer". The regular Highway 1's are finished in "satin nitrocellulose lacquer".......? Is there some sort of difference? or are they both nitro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 From what I can find. A semi-gloss nitro body and satin poly neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Some one can correct me but I believe Hwy 1's are nitro on top but poly undercoat. And from what I've read Acrylic is different than Nitro http://www.radtech.org/Industry/Collision/refinish/html/030.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valentsgrif Posted January 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 And from what I've read Acrylic is different than Nitrohttp://www.radtech.org/Industry/Collision/refinish/html/030.html THATS what I'm trying to figure out. I know the standard Highway 1's are nitro bodied. But what the hell is "acrylic lacquer" on the Texas Highway 1's? Something other than poly? and other than nitro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Some one can correct me but I believe Hwy 1's are nitro on top but poly undercoat.And from what I've read Acrylic is different than Nitrohttp://www.radtech.org/Industry/Collision/refinish/html/030.html Yep, I believe this is right. Over a THIN poly undercoat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valentsgrif Posted January 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yep, I believe this is right. Over a THIN poly undercoat though. Read carefully guys, standard everday Highway 1's are nitro over poly. I know. I'm asking about the Texas Highway 1. The fender website states the bodies are "acrylic lacquer" which is not nitro from what I can figure out so far (thanks Soundcreation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 acrylic lacquer is made from a synthetic resin. Nitrocellulose is made from nitric acid and starch Notro is made from Jim Gillette and MAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valentsgrif Posted January 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 So Fender makes three types of finishes on their guitar bodies now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 The Fender site says that the Texas Highway 1 tele is finsihed in "satin acrylic lacquer". The regular Highway 1's are finished in "satin nitrocellulose lacquer".......? Is there some sort of difference? or are they both nitro? No acrylic lacquer is on the opposite end of the spectrum than nitro.So they come with a dull super hard candy coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Read carefully guys, standard everday Highway 1's are nitro over poly. I know. I'm asking about the Texas Highway 1. The fender website states the bodies are "acrylic lacquer" which is not nitro from what I can figure out so far (thanks Soundcreation). Well, I was reading, and I used to own a Texas Hwy i Tele. Though I don't have an engineering degree, it had the exact same look and feel as my Hwy 1 Strat. If they are now finished differently, then that is a recent change and would be inapplicable on older models, in case you weren't planning to buy new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valentsgrif Posted January 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah, I'm looking for a nitro ash tele and don't want to spend $1400 on the 52 reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kasper Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yeah, I'm looking for a nitro ash tele and don't want to spend $1400 on the 52 reissue. I've read a review recently on HC on an American Vintage 57 Strat, and it said that it too was finished in nitro over poly, which I doubt, but if true, there won't be much difference with the Am Vintage 52Does anyone have more info on the American Vintage ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted January 6, 2009 Members Share Posted January 6, 2009 I was always under the impression the Vintage USA models were all nitro but Dupont has stopped making some Fender colors in lacquer so poly may be the only option with a nitro clear coat - again - not sure if this is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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