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What color should I paint my Orville Thunderbird?

Black
1 (4.3%)
White
6 (26.1%)
Pelham Blue
8 (34.8%)
Sunburst
1 (4.3%)
Seafoam Green
6 (26.1%)
Golden Mist Poly
1 (4.3%)

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dc10bass

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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #30 on: March 21, 2008, 07:55:38 PM »
I have noticed another possible color that would look awesome on a Thunderbird...

"Gold Mist Poly" (I added it to the poll options)

...of course with gold knobs!!!

What do you guys think?!



For the record: I will not be the one painting it... I'm having it professionally done.

Thanks for all the input, very informative!!!
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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #31 on: March 21, 2008, 08:36:31 PM »
Gold Mist Poly is a great colour, I don't remember if I've ever seen a reverse model in that colour, but here's a Firebird.........

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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #32 on: March 22, 2008, 09:05:06 AM »
Oh yeah, that gold mist is pretty!
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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2008, 10:15:30 AM »
That firebird inspired me to do my Tbird HO in pontiac gold


 It lays down nice. Ill look for the can if u like.I bet Uwe would approve on the contrast!!!


I do love the Pelham blue(Isuzu Inca ..) with a coat of tinted clear and the kerry green pastel. Is the darker green called sheffield?
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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2008, 10:48:07 AM »
Golden Mist Poly is an excellent color, and according to the Vintage Guitar Info guy, it's identical to Fender's Shoreline gold.
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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2008, 02:34:53 PM »
I'm a bit partial to "vintage white" like this Orville named Doom:



To be different and purty, the gold also has my vote.
A color not mentioned is the metallic red that my EpiBird came with. In person it looks better than the pics below(pics from dealer page I got it from):






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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2008, 06:01:46 PM »
Inverness Green-Great seldom seen color. The only problem with the Poly colors is that they are hard to touch up if you get a nick in it. The NR Heather Poly Bird on the last page is my '67 clone that I ended up re-doing in Frost blue (the one in my avatar) Frost blue and Kerry green are also nice on both styles of Birds. BTW, your bridge is in the mail! 
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Re: Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird
« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2008, 11:51:37 PM »
There was no option for "NATURAL" but that's what I'd do! I always dug the look.

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