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Best way to tarnish gold hardware
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:12 am
by Thomas
Well Shortscale, looking for some info. I recently picked up an old 65 trem unit for my Jazzmaster build. It was well cheap because the lock button is missing. It ws gonna be a placeholder part until i sourced a replacement. Thing is I never really use the trem lock so I could just keep this unit if i found a gold bridge unit to match it, or find out some way to tarnish the gold to look more silvery. I think Dave might've had a tip about this before... Pics when I get home.
Halp me Shortscale. You're my only hope....
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:45 am
by jamba72
when you disassemble it and sand most parts with 1000 paper, it will look more silverish. it depends what metal it actually is. too.
after that you can relic it..
http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/luthier ... negar.html
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:48 am
by Pens
If I were in your position, I'd just start dipping it in all kinds of random solvents to see what happens.
Or sand it with 1000 grit like the guy up there said.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:04 am
by h8mtv
I'd try an oily brillo pad. Gold finish comes off easily generally.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:45 am
by Gabriel
h8mtv wrote:Gold finish comes off easily generally.
This, I've managed to wear off most of the gold on the hardware of one of my guitars - just through regular playing. Its only a year or 2 old as well.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:05 pm
by Dave
Thomas I've only ever 'silvered' moder parts and have done so with light polishing with:
A) a jewellers cloth
or
B) a cotton shirt and a little brasso ... probably just the shirt would do i,- it's laughable how easily it comes off. Id avoid and sanding unless you want super aged look
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:33 pm
by George
Do heroin off it
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:51 pm
by wwrrss
POUR BEER ON IT
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:48 pm
by Thomas
haha Thanks guys. I'll give the Brasso a go
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:56 pm
by Dave
Oh wait, no, it was cum. My bad.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:15 pm
by Justin J
scotch-brite pads work really well for this.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:39 pm
by gaybear
Pass it thorugh your digestive tract
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:43 pm
by Pens
gaybear wrote:Pass it thorugh your digestive tract
In reverse.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:26 pm
by h8mtv
If you know anyone who reloads ammunition you could drop it in the tumbler with brass polishing media.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:42 pm
by paul_
Tumblers are a good way to get that rolling stones sound.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:10 am
by laterallateral
Tie it to the end of an extension cord and flail some bigots with it.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:09 am
by BillClay
Take it to the guitar shop where I took my vintage grestch country club for a setup so the dude working there can decide to "do you a favor" and sand off the gold plating because it had a few tarnish marks that "made it look old"
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:14 am
by jamba72
pour some fish oil on it and let your cat lick it.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:10 am
by stewart
BillClay wrote:Take it to the guitar shop where I took my vintage grestch country club for a setup so the dude working there can decide to "do you a favor" and sand off the gold plating because it had a few tarnish marks that "made it look old"
haha