Argh, I had a blacked out strat up until a week ago when I went a little nuts and swapped a bunch of parts around, making new guitars out of old ones. That strat is now sporting the classc black/tortoise/white/chrome/maple look and it's a beauty but is no help. If only I'd taken a 'before' pic (I never ever remember to take before pix).
I have a blacked out MIJ Jackson dinky that rules and looks awesome but that.....is also no help. Sorry!