Southpa Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 http://www.finishing.com/122/76.shtml http://www.jindalstainless.com/stainlessso...teel/faq.html#3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yes, but that wouldn't be real rust, would it? Unless I really rubbed iron in to the stainless steel...hmm, it's definitely worth experimenting. The secret to the rust I have here is that I'd started on this pickguard idea a few months back, set the metal aside to rust...then got involved with another idea (leather pickguard) then stumbed on the wood pickguard (mistake, it was really uncomfortable to play with...besides, I could have made one myself). In the meantime, the rust took off quite nicely. Then I sprinkled some sea salt on there and my son and I took turns urinating on it....that got the rust going right quick! Anyway, I like the guard so much, I just decided to ditch the P90....luckily I have an old broken pickup from the 60s here, the pole pieces on that match the holes exactly...so I can keep the cool look of those. I have to figure out what to do with the mini-switch I installed. In the meantime, I'm getting started on a P90 guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I'm sorry, I misunderstood - you're doing the stealth thing with the P90! Yeah, that'll never work - you've got a magnetic shield between the pickup and the strings! If you cut a hole for the P90, your problems will probably disappear magically, but the field runs the length of the coil/magnet, so cutting holes for the polepieces is useless. I'm assuming you're going for a Trussart look on that pickguard - FWIW, bronze patinates very nicely when exposed to the elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I'm sorry, I misunderstood - you're doing the stealth thing with the P90! Yeah, that'll never work - you've got a magnetic shield between the pickup and the strings! If you cut a hole for the P90, your problems will probably disappear magically, but the field runs the length of the coil/magnet, so cutting holes for the polepieces is useless. I'm assuming you're going for a Trussart look on that pickguard - FWIW, bronze patinates very nicely when exposed to the elements. ← The nice thing about Tele pickguards is you can make a million of them, they're easy to change...I have an old stainless steel sink lying around here, I'm going to cut that up next...and I'm going to look around for some copper and bronze sheets, see what I can come up with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I say get some thick copper stock, cut out your pickguard, hit the edges with a blow torch to chang the color, then throw a rag soaked in vinegar on it(for a few days) to oxidize the whole thing. It'll give you a greenish sunburst look. I love copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Oh wow, I didn't even THINK about a blowtorch...very cool...I had to use one of those big tank jobs to cut some holes in a boat in Alaska once...I don't know what they were thinking, putting one of those things in my hands... way cool idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Well, I wouldn't use a cutting torch, just a simple propane torch to "discolor" it. The oxidated look is really cool on copper too. You have patches that aren't oxidated, parts that are white, parts that are green, parts that are blue. If you do oxidize it, lay paper towels moistened with vinegar on it. That allows air to get to it, but still puts the basic vinegar in constant contact with it. I say combine both the heating and oxidizing; it could turn out really unique. peace, russ Edit: Also, once you get it looking the way you want it to, I'd spray the whole thing with flat laquer or something simular to make sure it stays the way you want it to look. Edited October 17, 2005 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stageleft Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 If its rust you are after you may want to look into some model railroad products. Something like this: Rustall With something like that you could even use a plastic pickguard. I've used it on trains, and it looks great, but I'm not sure how it would look on a large area. george Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) I realize this P-90 cancellation story is over, but no one mentioned that if the middle P-90 was reverse polarity from either of the other two pickups, then the pickguard could have been magnetized "north" while the P-90 was magnetized "south". With the pole pieces coming through like that, you had a south magnet poles with north magnetism all around them. You may have been simply cancelling out your magnetic field. Even if the neck and bridge were RP from eachother, they are far enough away, and protruding enough to be far less affected. And the large holes took the magnetic guard over 1/4" away from the magnet source on all sides. While the P-90 was in almost direct contact with the guard. Or it's posible that the whole guard was sucking the magnetic power from the P-90, weakening it and spreading it out so far that it would give you almost nothing due to phase cancellations and the overall reduction in pull. Edited October 18, 2005 by frank falbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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