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tosh · September 18th, 2006, 11:33 AM

How does one go about ageing pickup covers and white pickguards (esp. pearloid ones)?
Any ideas?

aznrambo481 · September 18th, 2006, 09:06 PM

I've heard of dunking them in coffee or tea for a long time.

3StringGuitar · September 18th, 2006, 09:13 PM

Yeah, some really strong coffee worked like a charme for me. I first went over the pickguard with a very light steel wool, then left it in the coffee over night, I suppose you could leave it in longer though for a darker look too.

charlie chitlin · September 18th, 2006, 10:04 PM

+1 for coffee grounds.

tosh · September 19th, 2006, 03:49 PM

Ok thanks guys

Big Steve · September 19th, 2006, 06:51 PM

I used coffee and tea and they didn't do anything. I then used Kiwi brown shoe polish. That did the trick.

Vince a · September 20th, 2006, 02:30 PM

save yourself the grief . . .

Buy the set . . . pup covers, rear cover, knobs, and two tips . . . $15

You can be totally swapped out in 30 minutes or less . . . the soaking in coffee or tea doesn't work, and though the shoepolish will work - at best, it's temporary!

September 18th, 2006, 11:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
tosh Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK Posts: 146	White plastic parts How does one go about ageing pickup covers and white pickguards (esp. pearloid ones)? Any ideas? __________________ Raw Power

September 18th, 2006, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 18 Posts: 2,902 6 Photos	I've heard of dunking them in coffee or tea for a long time. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

September 18th, 2006, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
3StringGuitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 623	Yeah, some really strong coffee worked like a charme for me. I first went over the pickguard with a very light steel wool, then left it in the coffee over night, I suppose you could leave it in longer though for a darker look too. __________________ "I've got a beat up Silvertone amp I plug it in and it sounds like a champ It's not a Fender Tweed Deluxe It only cost me a couple o' bucks"

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charlie chitlin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucktown, Pa Age: 48 Posts: 3,503	+1 for coffee grounds. __________________ Dig yo'self http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-bf3537901a07

September 19th, 2006, 03:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
tosh Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK Posts: 146	Ok thanks guys __________________ Raw Power

September 19th, 2006, 06:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Big Steve Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 473	I used coffee and tea and they didn't do anything. I then used Kiwi brown shoe polish. That did the trick.

September 20th, 2006, 02:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vince a Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 808	save yourself the grief . . . Buy the set . . . pup covers, rear cover, knobs, and two tips . . . $15 You can be totally swapped out in 30 minutes or less . . . the soaking in coffee or tea doesn't work, and though the shoepolish will work - at best, it's temporary!

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