weeeddy Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 I was wondering if any kind soul has a tutorial on againg guitar parts, eg, pickguard and chrome hardware?, I want it to look rusted for my SRVish body that I have just finished, I know stevie used gold, but I want silver!! . Thanks Eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemleggat Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Just cover the hardware in vinegar and let it dry out, i dont know what it does to chrome but it sure ages gold and nickel! As for the plastic parts just roll them in the dirt and kick them about, rub steel wool over them and spill a lot of tea everywhere!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 I do some metal sculptures. I built a very abstract looking tree from sheet metal and I turned the copper leaves I made for it green with vinegar. Just remember that when you use vinegar, you need to wash it off with water afterwards so it doesn't stink to high heaven forever. And just to save you some trouble...don't submerge whatever you coat in vinegar in the vinegar itself. It requires air to oxidize(that's why they call it oxidation, actually), so you just want a light coat of the vinegar. The best way(I found) is to moisten a paper towel in vinegar(just so it's damp) and then loosely wrap the part to be oxidized in the paper towel. This supplies the part with a constant supply of both oxygen and vinegar. Good luck with this; I've always contemplated building a guitar that's pre-aged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 You should check out the website by one of the Project Guitar members His PG name is AlexVDL He has his own website AlexVDL Maybe this will help He aged a stratocaster Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 For plastic parts, try rubbing them down with naphtha or alcohol, coat them with Kiwi brown shoe polish, let 'em sit for a minute and rub it back off. It may take a few coats, but you can get a nice "nicotinized" color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeeddy Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 The vinegar worked on all the metal parts, as for the pickguard etc, I have had a brainstorm, I wll stick it in the smoking room at work, a few days in there will sort it!!. Thanks for all replys Eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Go to any big airport and find the smoking room in there. Hide it under a seat cusion and come back a month later. Have you ever seen those rooms? You have better visability when you're flying through a rain cloud; it's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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