Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ok lm Thinking About Using A Home Made Chemical Concoction To Give My Poly Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat Arm Wear And A Clean Subtle Warn Look On The Back Of The Body Would Using This Be A Bad Idea-Lemon Juice- Baking Soda- Salt- Alcohol- Balsamic Vinegar - Drop Or Two Of Olive Oil Would This Work(lm New Too Doing My Own Relic's) l Am Goanna Use Wood Stain Or Teabags To Stain The Bare Wood A Bit And Was Thinking Of Fine Grit Sanding The Top Of Pickguard Then Using Sharp Blades And Keys To Get That Nitro Chipped Away Paint Look Any Advice/ Opinions For First Time Relic'er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I believe this is a poly finish? Not much will touch that stuff. Give it a try and let us know. If it doesn't work at least you'll have a decent salad dressing.:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lincoln40 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 One way you could relic it is just to not put it in its case. Leave that guitar around like its a dirty piece of clothing. In time it will be all dinged up and scratched. leave it on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 LOL True About The Salad Dressing, lve Also Herd OFF Bug Spray Eats Away And Melts Guitar Finish But Not Sure lf lt Works On Poly, What ln The World Would Strip The Poly, Besides Sulphuric Acid Of Course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 what about nail polish remover, does anyone have any relic experiance, l dont want to do a bad fake looking relic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 None of that stuff will have much of an effect. Poly is pretty non reactive. The bug spray thing you heard applys to nitro finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C-4 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 One possible sure way to relic it is to remove the hardware and electronics, take the neck off and string it to a bicycle and ride down a paved street, checking it often until you are happy with the relic being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 lol That Would Look Fake As Hell lm Taking About A Light Relic http://www.3rguitars.co.uk/sb1.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotrod Lincoln Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I want a relic'd tele, so my plan is to buy a tele I like and strip it down to the wood and refin the whole thing in nitro from Reranch. $50 and some sweat is worth it to me for a real nitro finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shiny_Surface Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Sand the body down and re-finish in a reliced fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 None of that stuff will have much of an effect. Poly is pretty non reactive. The bug spray thing you heard applys to nitro finishes. +1 None of the original list will touch Poly, neither will big spray nor nail polish remover. Though salt can be used as an abrasive, all it'll do is dull the finish. Serious chemical strippers work, but they turn the finish into goo, they aren't for relicing. The OP's only option is sandpaper and elbow grease...lots of it...and great eye for detail. But it's real hard to make poly look like naturally worn nitro. I suppose it I were going to relic poly "on the cheap", I would spray it with a top coat of tinted clear nitro, wetsand and buff; then, after it cures, I would hit it with compressed air (upside down) to check it and finally careful sand a few wear area down to the wood, not just until you can see it, but until there is sawdust (there is a clear sealer coat under the color coat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 -Lemon Juice- Baking Soda- Salt- Alcohol- Balsamic Vinegar - Drop Or Two Of Olive Oil Hmm, alcohol and acid together. I'm no chemist, but I've heard that could lead trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 so spray a nitro coat on top the Poly, l never even thought of that, l love the 2 tone sunburst as ls but would love less gloss and more of the satin matte nitro look on lt like a real 50s already got mint pickguard and aged knobs/pup covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Just leave it around like a jacket you like over a chair or whatever, or leaning against a wall and play it all of the time. Sooner or later it will look like SRV's #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Just leave it around like a jacket you like over a chair or whatever, or leaning against a wall and play it all of the time. Sooner or later it will look like SRV's #1. No it won't. Poly doesn't wear through like the nitro in #1. It will get dented and maybe paint will chip off, but it doesn't wear though well. Especially since the Squire is probably polyester and not polyurethane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members logie-strat23 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 lts polyester finish, gues lm sanding lt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lachupakabra361 Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Step 1: Obtain guitarStep 2: learn to play said guitarStep 3: play said guitar as much as possible for many years until proper reliced finish is acquired.Step 4: return to step 1.:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildWill Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ok lm Thinking About Using A Home Made Chemical Concoction To Give My Poly Squier Classic Vibe 50s Strat Arm Wear And A Clean Subtle Warn Look On The Back Of The Body Would Using This Be A Bad Idea -Lemon Juice - Baking Soda - Salt - Alcohol - Balsamic Vinegar - Drop Or Two Of Olive Oil Would This Work(lm New Too Doing My Own Relic's) l Am Goanna Use Wood Stain Or Teabags To Stain The Bare Wood A Bit And Was Thinking Of Fine Grit Sanding The Top Of Pickguard Then Using Sharp Blades And Keys To Get That Nitro Chipped Away Paint Look Any Advice/ Opinions For First Time Relic'er Remove neck and hardware from Squier. Order one of these. Finish to taste. Install Squier neck/hardware on super-cool newly finished relic. Sell Squier body to offset cost of new relic body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 None of those things will even phase a poly finish, complete waste of time. About the only thing you can do to remove part of a poly finish is to sand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotrod Lincoln Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 None of those things will even phase a poly finish, complete waste of time. About the only thing you can do to remove part of a poly finish is to sand it. This is true. I sanded an affinity strat down to bare wood so it can be done, it just takes effort. Electric sanders are great for the front and back but the cutaways are harder to deal with (dremels can eat in way to easy and cause dents) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Fiasco Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Heat gun and metal spatula did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yavin Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I did a poly finished tele. I used steel wool on the body to dull the paint. Looks OK and it doesn't show a bunch of random scratches because it was such a fine steel wool. Edges and such if you want exposed wood or primer will need sanding. Poly is nearly impossible to remove apart from heat guns or sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikecheckstudio Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 What about wrapping some sand paper around your forearm and play the guitar for a few hours?:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hubert Stumblin Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 At the risk of hijacking the OP's thread....I just have to ask. Does Fender make any guitars other the custom shop jobs that are just a regular old-fashioned nitro finish anymore? Given the amount of interest in that finish I'd think they'd be offering that on some of their issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 What about wrapping some sand paper around your forearm and play the guitar for a few hours?:poke: This is probably the first comment that I heard that sounds like it would be the most natural looking. I just find it funny that they finally come up with something that is durable for the long term and people are angry because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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