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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: rain_dog on June 14, 2007, 01:01:28 AM

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: rain_dog on June 14, 2007, 01:01:28 AM

I have a vintage guitar that was once white, but now its pretty much in the cream / yellowish realm. And I bought some cream knobs for it however they are still much whiter than the rest of the guitar, and I was wondering if there were any tricks to getting the knobs to be a little dingier and yellower.  I thought of maybe submerging them in a coffee can for a week or wrapping them in wet coffee grinds. But that might make them brown or just look weird.  Theres gotta be some easy way to do it though.

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: Afghan Dave on June 14, 2007, 01:31:54 AM

I think the preferred method is soaking in tea - just don't add milk!  :wink:

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: Kilby on June 14, 2007, 09:03:41 AM

Thers an interesting bit about aging pickup covers over on the kinman pickups website

Rob...

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: rain_dog on June 14, 2007, 11:46:49 AM

http://guitritus.bumlasers.com/


Tea it is!  :D

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: rain_dog on June 20, 2007, 10:58:13 AM

Well 2 days in a cup of hot water with 4 tea bags didnt do a thing. So I tried coffee grinds and that seems to be working slowly but surely

Title: Ageing plastic parts
Post by: Dennis on June 20, 2007, 05:03:22 PM

You can try to put a cup of salt and a cup of vinegar together, boil it, and put the plastic parts in that mixture!