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Thread: Ageing New Parts?

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    Overlord of Music keloooe's Avatar
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    hey guys, I am looking to relic / wear the parts on the StratoPester, but how might I SAFELY go about doing this?

    Also looking for a solution to ageing the pickguard fast.

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    https://books.jbhifi.com.au/Book/how...FceUvQodvS8A1Q

    Find, buy, borrow this book. He gives a fairly extensive run through on the relic-ing process. (My local library has it and I've read it a number of times.)
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    Wishing:
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    Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck

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    If you are looking to age any wood parts, acetic acid + steel wool does a good job

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    If youre looking to age a neck, a little fine sandpaper followed by a rub of graphite dust on the fretboard does it really nicely and also slightly increases the playability of the neck (in my opinion). And then a bit of sanding on the back of the neck to expose a little raw wood and playing will let your skin oils do the rest.

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    Overlord of Music keloooe's Avatar
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    @ihasmario I'm not looking at wood parts, I need ageing advice on chrome / nickel parts
    @ultpanzi yeah, I am going to try that tomorrow

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    Tie them to a length of string and drag them around the block behind your pushbike... Then soak them in a solution of salt water and vinegar for a week then hang em up to dry.
    When dry, give them a buff with steel wool and presto! Aged hardware!
    Note: this wont work on the pickguard

    There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....

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    HAHA Love that technique DB, have you tried this method ?
    With the hills around your place might come back with 3 saddles on the bridge missing !
    Can I get a 1 hour leave pass from the NR to try this DB?
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    GAStronomist wokkaboy's Avatar
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    actually DB you might want to try this technique with pickguards but tie the string to the back of the car. We all know how much of a pickguard fan DB is !
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    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    For hardware try getting some coarse-ish sandpaper and putting in a few light scratches into the hardware in places that usually get banged up and arent vital to intonation, tuning, etc, then rub a little graphite powder in.

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    For the pickguard, tape off the section that will be under the strings and rub it on some carpet to to scuff it up a teensy bit. Take the tape off and rub on some brown shoe polish (the hard old school stuff) or really strong coffee. This should lightly build up a 'used' look.
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