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Three guitars, red, purple, and green, finished in nitrocellulose.
INSTRUMENT FINISHING

Create Your Signature Look

Whether you're into vintage-inspired styles or a more contemporary aesthetic, our range of finishes were designed to capture a look and feel that'll turn your instrument into your number one player!

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CHOOSE YOUR FINISH

Nitrocellulose Finishes

 Our finishes are crafted to be exceptionally smooth, clean, and rich in color, each designed to uniquely enhance the character of your instrument. Our colors come from the same trusted manufacturers used by leading guitar brands, offering a wide range of options to match your personal style.

Contemporary Finish

Contemporary Finish

Contemporary Finish

Modern "plasticized" lacquer for a factory new finish with excellent touch resistance and less risk of natural finish checking. Great if you want a nitro finish that will look newer, longer!


Available In 

High-Gloss 


Heritage Finish

Contemporary Finish

Contemporary Finish

Traditional "un-plasticized" lacquer for a vintage authentic look and feel. Perfect if you want a finish that will age naturally, or if you want to age and distress it by hand!


Available In 

"NOS" Gloss

"VOS" Dull-Gloss



Grande Satin Finish

Contemporary Finish

Grande Satin Finish

Super-thin satin lacquer finish. A subtly smooth protective layer that sits right on the surface! Best for those who are not a fan of the gloss! Also a great option for "open-grain" finishes.


Available In 

Satin 

CHOOSE YOUR STYLE

Standard Pricing

The prices listed below are base pricing for standard colors. Custom and one-off colors incur an upcharge, and will be discussed during a consultation. Additional options are available for finishes. Some fees may apply. Please contact us for a complete quote!

Body Pricing (Bolt-On)

Prices are listed in order of the following finishes: Contemporary / Heritage / Grande Satin. Prices are for raw-wood "ready-to-paint" bolt-on bodies! Additional options/enhancements are available below. Stripping fees apply for refinishing a body. Add $50 to pore-fill open grain body woods.

Clear (Natural)

$300 / $275 / $225

Transparent Tint

$325 / $300 / $250

Stain (Single Application)

$350 / $325 / $250

Double-Stain

$450 / $425 / $350

Sunburst

$350 / $325 / $250

Semi-Opaque

$350 / $325 / $250

Solid Color

$350 / $325 / $250

Metallic

$350 / $325 / $250

Pearlescent

$350 / $325 / $250

Candy Apple

$400 / $375 / $350

Flake / Sparkle

$425 / $400 / - - - -

Custom Color

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Neck Pricing (Bolt-On)

Prices are listed in order of the following finishes: Contemporary / Heritage / Grande Satin. Prices are for raw-wood "ready-to-paint" bolt-on necks! Additional options/enhancements are available below. Stripping fees apply for refinishing a neck. Add $35 to pore-fill open grain neck woods.

Neck w/ Unfinished Fretboard - Clear/Natural

$150 / $150 / $150

For necks that have a fretboard which does not require finishing.

Example: Maple Neck with Rosewood Fretboard

Neck w/ Unfinished Fretboard - Vintage Tint

$180 / $180 / $180

For necks that have a fretboard which does not require finishing.

Example: Maple Neck with Rosewood Fretboard


Available in "light", "medium", and "heavy" tint.

Neck w/ Finished Fretboard - Clear/Natural

$200 / $200 / $150

For necks that have a fretboard which does require finishing.

Example: Maple Neck with Maple Fretboard

Neck w/ Finished Fretboard - Vintage Tint

$230 / $230 / $180

For necks that have a fretboard which does require finishing.

Example: Maple Neck with Maple Fretboard


Available in "light", "medium", and "heavy" tint.


Set-Neck Pricing

Prices listed below are base prices for each respective body style and/or production level of set-neck guitar in a standard factory finish. Additional finishes and options are available. Some fees may apply based on scope of work and item condition. Please contact us for a complete quote!

LP Junior Style

$1,000

Base price for a raw "ready-to-paint" LP-Jr. style husk, without hardware. Stripping fees apply. Additional options are available.

LP Standard Style

$1,300

Base price for a raw "ready-to-paint" LP-Standard style husk, without hardware. Stripping fees apply. Additional options are available.

LP Custom Style

$1,600

Base price for a raw "ready-to-paint" LP-Custom style husk, without hardware. Stripping fees apply. Additional options are available.

Other

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For any other non-LP style set-neck instruments, a custom quote will need to be generated.

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Finish Enhancements

Want something more unique? We offer a range of additional options that take your finish from standard to distinct. These enhancements are a perfect way to get a completely custom look for your instrument.

Body Enhancements

Amber Top Coat

+$20

Get that "vintage" ambered look to your finish with the application of amber tinted lacquer on your body. Available in "light", "medium", or "heavy" ambering.

Two-Tone Color Combo

+$50

Paint the back and sides of your body with one color and the top of your body with another!

Colored-Grain / Dog-Hair Finish

+$50

Add a pop of color to your finish by filling the pores/grain of your body with a contrasting colored grain-filler! This only works on bodies that have "open" grain, like Ash, Mahogany, and similar body woods.

Polyester Sealer

+$50

Add poly sealer coats to your body to help create a super-smooth base layer for your nitro finish!

Competition Stripe

+$50

Get that classic look with a color stripe on your body!

Natural Binding - Wide / Thin

+$75

Keep a clean band of wood exposed around the top-edge or back-edge of your body to mimic the look of binding. Price is per side.

Simple Grain Enhance (Maple Tops)

+$50

Highlight the grain of your figured Maple top with a grain enhancement process! This works best on clean, bright, figured Maple. This is a single stage staining process to bring out the figuring. Note: Not as deeply colored as a full "double-stain" finish!


Neck Enhancements

Natural Binding - Headstock

+$30

Keep a clean band of wood exposed around the top-edge of your headstock to mimic the look of binding. *Only applicable to colored headstocks.

Colored-Grain

+$35

Add a pop of color to your neck finish by filling the pores/grain with a contrasting colored grain-filler! This only works on necks that have "open" grain, like Mahogany, Limba, and similar neck woods.

Colored / Matching Headstock

+$35

Spray your headstock the same color as your body for a classy, color-coordinated look, or choose another color for a unique vibe!

Colored Neck Shaft

+$45

Spray your neck the same color as your body, or choose another color for a unique look!

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Distressing & Aging

We are known for our distressed and aged finishes! Crafted and refined over years of vintage restoration work, our process delivers the most accurate time-worn look and feel, appropriate for your instrument. So, if new and shiny isn't your thing, we can beat some of that "old soul" right into it! *Heritage Finish Only*

Body Aging

Light

$150

Minor surface scratches and dings, with more focus on edge wear. A mild finish patina reflects the natural aging and de-glossing of nitro. Finish checking mimics the natural cracking of the top coat due to changes in weather.

Medium

$200

Moderate distressing with a worn-in, well-traveled feel. A modest amount of scratches, dings, and dents, with a few wear spots, finish chipping, and naturally produced finish checking.

Heavy

$250+

Highly-played but not over-done distressing, this aging process produces greater amounts of finish wear, larger areas of finish removal, and more pronounced finish checking, dents, and dings.


Neck Aging

Light

$25

Medium

$50

Heavy

$100+

Set-Neck Aging

Light

$250

Medium

$350

Heavy

$450+
INCIDENTALS

Additional Fees & Charges

Some fees and charges are applicable based on the scope of work or additional requests that require us to take extra steps when refinishing your instrument.

Standard Fees

Apply a Headstock Decal

+$15

If you have a custom or replacement decal for your neck, we will apply it to your headstock. We do not apply Fender or Gibson decals to non-factory, aftermarket necks.

Bleach / White-Wash Alder Body (For Sunbursts)

+$30

For a vintage style sunburst on an Alder body, we can bleach/white-wash the wood, like Fender does, to get the correct "vintage" coloring.

Mask & Scrape Inlay Logo

+$40

If your headstock has an inlaid logo, we will mask it off and scrape back the new finish to create a clean edge around it before clearing the headstock.

Tape & Scrape Plastic Binding - Neck

+$40

If your neck has plastic binding on the fretboard or headstock, we have to protect it during the refinish process and scrape the new finish back to reveal the binding again.

Tape & Scrape Plastic Binding - Body

+$50

If your body has plastic binding, we have to protect it during the refinish process and scrape the new finish back to reveal the binding again. The price is per side (front / back).

Pore Filler

+$50

If you have an open-grain wood on your body or neck that needs to be filled to acheive a smooth, uniform, surface finish.


Stripping

Body w/ Nitro Finish

$150

Body with Poly / Urethane Finish

$200

Neck with Nitro Finish

$100

Neck with Poly / Urethane Finish

$150

Set-Neck with Nitro Finish

$350

Set-Neck with Poly / Urethane Finish

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TRUST US

We're The Nitro Experts

 We take pride in delivering the best finish, every time, for everyone. Committed to quality and excellent service, we use high-grade materials, fine craftsmanship, and our shared passion for music to produce a finish that not only enhances the character of your instrument, but inspires you to play and be creative!

Premier Quality

Premier Quality

Premier Quality

For nearly twenty years, we've been the industry's top choice for world-class instrument finishing. Our time-tested processes were refined over thousands of instruments to produce the highest quality nitrocellulose finishes available. 

Unique Look

Premier Quality

Premier Quality

The distinct warmth, vibrancy, and charisma of a nitro finish makes colors come alive with a natural, lifelike quality, imparting a unique, authentically vintage look to your instrument. Our finishing techniques embrace these qualities to deliver a truly distinct look and feel.

Reliable Value

Premier Quality

Reliable Value

We offer a straightforward, hassle-free, and cost-effective path to a stunning and lasting finish. Our expertise, specialized tools, and experience remove the complexities of the finishing process, allowing you to prioritize what truly matters—playing your instrument!

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