Vintage 1966 Fender Precision Bass Restoration 

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Thank you for your comment and thanks for the tip on Minwax. I've used their polyurethane before with limited success. I'll give it a try on something.

@@pinckneycustomshop I have never used the Minwax Poly but have used their clear nitrocellulose lacquer numerous times. Works as well as the expensive stuff and it sprays on the same, and only costs about $7/ rattle can. You can even buy it in quarts and tint it with dye if you have a compressor and a gun

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Thanks! Truth be told, it usually takes a couple of tries to get it right.😁

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Good point. I should probably be more careful 😁 Thanks for your comment!

I’ll be uploading another vintage Fender restoration video of a 71 PBass very soon. Thanks for your support!!

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Working with what I got 🤷🏻

@@pinckneycustomshop much admiration, doesn't the nitro covering everything else bug you though?

@@Fulltilt1973 kinda, but I’m not that anal. I plan on building a booth, it’s just hard to find space when my wife fills every corner with plants. 😆

@@pinckneycustomshop amazing job considering

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Yes, refinishing a vintage instrument does devalue it. But as I said in the video, this bass had been badly refinished in the past, so it had already been devalued. Therefore, doing a "proper" refinish in this case would, most likely, increase the value somewhat. '80s basses don't have nearly the collector value that basses from the '60s do, so a refinish wouldn't affect the current value nearly as much. I suppose it could have an effect on it's future value, although, I'm not an expert on that. I would have to see the bass to see if there's anything I could do to fix it. If you like, you can shoot me some photos of it to jd.pinckney@gmail.com .

The spray can is a wax based waterless car wash. Thanks for your comment!

Yes.

I appreciate your nice comment. I’ll also take note of my audio being “substandard.” Although, I don’t really know what the “standard” for audio is on RU-vid. I suppose an actual suggestion could have possibly pointed me in the right direction in that respect.

@@pinckneycustomshop The biggest problem with audio (on my laptop) when watching youtube is that it's so quiet. Until an advert comes on of course.

I get that. Unfortunately, I am unable to edit the audio of a video once it is uploaded. I'll keep that in mind, though, in subsequent videos.

Thanks so much for your comment. The owner requested a nice new finish. I hope he’ll use it enough for it to naturally relic. Besides, I’m not really confident enough in my relicing skills to attempt it on a vintage instrument. I’m gonna need more practice on non-collectible basses first.

Yes, it is original. Thanks for asking.

@@pinckneycustomshop The tortoise pickguards from the 60s just can't be beat. They look incredible and the bass sounds amazing. Cheers!

@@ghostrider2ificationThanks so much! It had shrunk a little, but thankfully I was able to save it.

No. No idea what you’re seeing, but this body is unmolested.

It works though, right? Since the colors are translucent, when you layer them, the colors get deeper.

@@pinckneycustomshop yes looks great I just always though you spray the darkest color last

I don’t understand the question.

Sorry. Just tryna make it interesting.

@@pinckneycustomshop its already really interesting! I love seeing you work.

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Some do, some don’t.

🤔 Now that just sounds like work 😄

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll get a respirator.

Thanks for your comment! I’ll take it under advisement.

Well, to be fair, I'm only 1/2 white 😆

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