Refinishing an Orville Thunderbird

[dc10bass]

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!!!

[Bass VI]

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.........

[drbassman]

Oh yeah, that gold mist is pretty!

[shadowcastaz]

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?

[Dave W]

Golden Mist Poly is an excellent color, and according to the Vintage Guitar Info guy, it's identical to Fender's Shoreline gold.

[Johnny Crab]

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):

[OVERDRIVEN66]

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! 

[n!k]

There was no option for "NATURAL" but that's what I'd do! I always dug the look.