Ageing plastic and if covers fit pickup

[FernandoDuarte]

Bought these strat covers (white - no pole-pieces) and would like to know how long is cool for letting it age (It's alread emerged in Mustard, if don't work, will put on coffe - want it to look like these cream lace sensor)

Also does anybody know if they work on BKP strat pickups :D

thanks

EDIT: Changed the thread title because of the perverts :P :lol:

[Muttley]

I was expecting another thread about wooden dildos...

[noodleplugerine]

I was expecting another thread about wooden dildos...

Same!

[Philly Q]

On the first question, I don't know - I just buy covers that are already an "aged" colour.

On the second, they should fit BKPs but they won't be a good fit because the polepieces are raised quite high above the bobbin.  Maybe you could make some kind of little cardboard spacer (with 6 holes in it for the polepieces) to sit between the bobbin and the cover?

[FernandoDuarte]

Hummm thanks Phill! I'll figure out more ahead... if you buy strat pickups let me know the height of it :D

For the two perverts: HELL NO! :P

[FernandoDuarte]

Well, the white covers are more than one week on mustard and nothing...

Also nothing the ones on coffe, since wedsnesday, if I'm not wrong... Making a coffe now, lets see if it had to be HOT coffe :lol:

[Philly Q]

Maybe if you lightly sand the covers with some fine wet-or-dry paper, the stains might "stick" better to a rougher surface?

I also read brown shoe polish might work as a stain.  Worth a try?

[FernandoDuarte]

I've been thinking in sanding it too, will give a try if this doesn't work (seems it won't)...

Will give a try too with the shoe polisher :D

[38thBeatle]

What about soaking it in tea? Is that a method or is it just a myth?

[ToneMonkey]

I've heard of the tea method before (but only for scratchpaltes).

I'd cover it in tea and yogurt and bury it in the garden for a bit.

EDIT: Although I don't know if that would work either,

[FernandoDuarte]

I've sanded it with 1200 grit yesterday, lets see if it helps a little...
Will buy tea bags....

[WezV]

it does help but can highlight scratches rather than anything else - 1200 should be good

i havnt found a method i like for doing this

[Philly Q]

I'm sure I've told this one before, but one of the guitarists in Kix used to hang his guitars up in a shed with a row of burning cigarettes under them, so they'd get stained by the smoke/nicotine.

[FernandoDuarte]

I'm sure I've told this one before, but one of the guitarists in Kix used to hang his guitars up in a shed with a row of burning cigarettes under them, so they'd get stained by the smoke/nicotine.

:lol:
If nothing helps, I'll try HUAHAHAHAHAHA

[WezV]

i am not sure i would be able to stay out the shed