vintage color binding ?

[SMellmo]

hi everyone!

i'm new to this forum ! i'm currently refinishing an old les paul copy. This is my first project! I want to give my bindings the relic/vintage look. How can i achieve this??

I had to sand them down so they went from dark cream/yellow to light cream, almost white.

does anyone know somekind of varnish/clear coat i could spray on them to get the relic/vintage look again ??

thanks everyone!

[Morben Guitars]

I assume you are refinishing the entire guitar and not just the binding?

If that's the case, you can tint your lacquer, which you can mix yourself and get the right "age" to it. If you don't have spray equipment, reranch sells tinted lacquer in rattle cans.

You could also apply a washcoat of shellac, which come in varity of tints, before applying the top coat.

[Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars]

I hear Kiwi shoe polish works

[Morben Guitars]

I hear Kiwi shoe polish works

I've seen that used to age parts as well, but I'd be concerned if he was finishing on top of it...wax doesn't promote the best adhesion for a finish. But for other parts like Tuner Knobs and pick-up rings it would work well.