[mrkenny]

I'm a finisher by trade, 40 years. It's best to purchase your clears and colors from your local supplier but you'll need some sort of spray equipment. Spray can Lacquer is fine but it's reduced quite a bit in order to flow thru the small nozzle and a little touchy with runs and spits etc. I refinished the Goldtop in my Avatar using the ReRanch spray can for Goldtops and then my regular gloss Lacquer as a clearcoat. Gibson uses mica powders and not bronze powders for there Goldtop color and I believe they use additives in their clear. The original finish had a particular look and feel that acted sort of different when I stripped it off, although it could have been just Gibson's brand of clearcoat. I did the refin mainly because I wanted real metal bronze powder for the color. The mica powders will not green with age. My finish is much thinner than the original factory finish and it feels good to the touch.