Off White Vs. Vintage White

[metallicaforlife]

Is there a difference between off white and vintage white?

[anderekel]

As far as a technical sense would be, off white would be the paint is tinted like that. The vintage white on an actual vintage instrument would be white paint and the clear has tinted over time. Otherwise I don't know.

[metallicaforlife]

So you cant just buy the color vintage white but you can with off white and they look pretty identical?

[Keegan]

Off-white might be a little lighter. You probably want aged white or parchment.

Here's aged white by Lindy Fralin:

Here's vintage white from a Duncan Antiquity:

Here's cream from Warmoth:

I particularly like coffee-dyed white, but it only works on pickup covers. Here's what it looked like on my strat:

As you can see, aged white and coffee-dyed are the closest. Coffee-dying makes them look dirtier and old though.

Edited May 10, 2009 by Keegan

[metallicaforlife]

i mean like this color of off white

http://www.colourlovers.com/wallPaper/1600..._perfection.png

[Keegan]

Yeah, vintage white is definitely darker than that.

[anderekel]

If you're goin' by color alone, vintage white seems to be more of a green tint as well, instead of the cream color of what you showed.

[metallicaforlife]

well what is the closest color to this

http://www.kurosawagakki.com/sh_dr/pix/03_...250ii_89_hd.jpg

and

http://www.kurosawagakki.com/sh_dr/pix/03_...250ii_89_bd.jpg

[Keegan]

Oh, you're talking about finishing.

Probably this http://reranchstore.stores.yahoo.net/vintagecream.html

[metallicaforlife]

ya i should have been more specific. And does that come in a spray can?

[Keegan]

Yes.

[metallicaforlife]

ok ill get that.

[anderekel]

Just as a warning I've heard ReRanch can be slow because it's only one guy and he does it as a side business.

[metallicaforlife]

thanks for the tip

[anderekel]

Oh, and just to make sure, I've heard the stuff is great, so I wasn't saying don't get it, just be patient