daveq Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I'm looking for a copper plated or copper colored floyd bridge and hardware (locking nut, tuners, knobs, ...). Any idea if something like that exists? If not, can I have it done similar to the way people get hardware chrome plated (copper plated instead)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Did you want it to tarnish, or did you just want the copper color? You can get a copper plate, and often that is an undercoating in the plating process. Its soft and it will tarnish quickly. But to achieve a copper color you might go for a powder coating, or spray an antique brown tinted lacquer over gold hardware. Lots of gold hardware is done that way. The gold plating is thin and more yellowish, and then the protective lacquer has orange/amber in it to really enhance the color. So you could start with gold or chrome and mix a tint that gives you the color you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 wouldn't it oxidize?? and turn all green like the parlement buildings in canada? have you asked davek?? he does powder coating and chroming right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Definitely goes green...like the awning over my bay window. Could give it a cool antiquey-moldy vibe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted February 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 I don't need actual copper - just the color. I thought I saw a copper floyd bridge recently but I can't turn it up on any of my searches. Does anyone remember anything like that being posted here? I think it was somewhere else, oh well - if anyone knows of one, please let me know. Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 you probably just saw a picture of an old gold of chrome floyd with the splating warm off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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