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I found this article about Fender and Automotive paints Fender Custom Colors in the 1960s

Thanks for taking the time for such a detailed post. I was thinking to use the Nitrocellulose paint. There is a Daphne Blue available here in Australia by Wicked Witch Paints (Nashville origin I believe). I have already stripped the guitar. Used a heat gun and scraper. Came off really easy. I...

Thanks for your replies. Appreciate it, I had a feeling 517 was the correct one. Unfortunately, I hadn't started looking into this until after I had stripped the paint so I can't paint match.

Hi, I'm new here! I recently got a Red 1973 Fender Musicmaster. It was pretty beat up, but mostly complete with a few non standard things. I'd like to make it as original as possible and after I took it apart I found it was actually an Aqua/Light Blue Colour. So I have stripped it back and am...