White fading to yellow

[[]RhOdEs[]]

Anyone have this problem with their white guitars? I have a 1986 (aprox) Fender Squire Katana. It's white, but seems to be fading to a yellow. I don't know what to use to bring it back to life. Any suggestions?:confused:

[nlsstar]

sorry rhodes i'm no help but i'll watch for answers to...when i bought my flying V back in 1981 it was pure bright white...it's now a cream color...the pick guard however is still as white as it was when i bought it...i doubt if you can restore the color without striping it down...but i'd be curious to see what people say to do.
Mitch

[henderson]

Instruments finished in nitrocellulose lacquer not only tend to craze with greater ease than the newest catalyzed finishes but they also yellow with age. Instruments normally consist of a color coat and clear coat, with the exception of a natural finish which is just clear coated. This top clear coat will yellow with age. This can turn a white guitar yellow and, since blue and yellow make green...older blue instruments can eventually take on a much more green appearance. This phenomenon is a simple fact of life. While it's true that UV rays may accelerate the process (just peak under a pickguard), nothing can be done to stop nitrocellulose from yellowing. In fact, like crazing, it is a common and expected occurrence.

[[]RhOdEs[]]

So buffing it out is probably not going to work then I guess.

[vaxwell]

Dip it in a vat of bleach?

No don't!!! But would you be interested in stripping off the top coat and refinishing it?

[nlsstar]

i was going to strip mine down at one time...i wasn't playing at the time and was doing airbrush art for people so i thought it would be cool to do my guitar and use it as a show piece...but in the end i figured i'd mess it up tearing it apart and putting it back together...i was going to use amerflin paint like they use on aircraft...i used it on goalie helmets i airbrushed and it is extremely chip resisitant....but in the end i figured i'd let it age gracefully like it's owner....lol....NOT
Mitch

[Chet Ubetcha]

Wow, I think you are the only person who actually *doesn't* want their finish to age! :p