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Agreed Stuart, I was surprised to hear that the Highway 1s are nitro finished since they are one of the lowest price point American strats. Apparently it has something to do with the reduction in labor needed to just do a satin finish instead of buffing it out to a gloss. Obviously the electronics are a factor too.
Just FYI in case anyone else decides to do this, I think I made two small mistakes in the process. First I should not have taken off the neck unless it was absolutely necessary. My action is fine so I lucked out but apparently you can screw up your guitar this way. I didn't know that when I started. Second, I was talking to Wolfe yesterday and he pointed out that the carnauba wax will tend to build up over time and can deaden the tone on the wood. I just put a single light coat on so it shouldn't make a difference, but he cautioned against putting on multiple coats of wax over time.
Anyhow, those are the lessons I learned during this project and I am still very very happy with the results!
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Rick
1984 911 coupe
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