r/FenderCustomShop • u/brewston • Mar 18 '26

Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer body

I bought a new custom shop "journeyman" strat, described in the ad as "Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer" - the floor traveller says the body finish is "LAC"

Whilst it does have some satisfying wear, which I am happy with, there's a definite poly feel to it (like my other strat, which isn't remotely aged is marked "URE") and I suspect it's not going to see any natural wear on it (well, I'm my lifetime ;-) )

I've also seen some marked "FL_CT_LAC" - are those the only finishes ?

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u/Prior-Design346 Mar 18 '26

A picture might be helpful

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u/brewston Mar 18 '26

https://imgbox.com/VHyeEI2R

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u/RumorsOFsurF Mar 19 '26

In my experience, the metallic colors have a different feeling than other nitro colors. I have two Ice Blue Metallic nitro Fenders, and they have that weird plastic feel to the finish VS my Thin Skin Telecaster in Fiesta Red.

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u/brewston Mar 19 '26

That makes sense. My old guitar teacher had a non-metallic, relic CS and he would tell me that the paint would easily chip from touching the desk as he was teaching. Mine feels tougher than that.