MOP Pickguard

fndtele24 · May 11th, 2006, 09:16 PM

I have a white MOP pickguard that I am trying to darken. I've been soaking it in tea for a little while now with little to no effect. Do I need to sand the finish off before i soak it or try a different method? What methods can be used?

Johnny Caster · May 11th, 2006, 09:41 PM

Soak it in the MOP bucket.

Maybe try burying it for a week.

Pete Galati · May 11th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Personally. I would just buy a pickguard made of aged MOP pickguard material.

But if someone has a good way of artificially aging pickguards, without making them shrink, I'd love to hear about it!

Is there an Ole' Fuzzy MOP aging method?

Otherwise, the amount of time and effort you're going to put into this, with questionable results, will make the idea of just buying a new pickguard seem pretty attractive.

Pete

elgorgon · May 12th, 2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fndtele24

What methods can be used?

If you have sunlight put it on a windowsill. A few weeks in direct sunlight and it will start to darken.

johnspierce · May 12th, 2006, 01:33 PM

You could send it to Fuzzy and he could get his dog to pee on it

seriously, wdmusic.com has 2 different varieties of aged MOP pickguards; yellowed or grayish. I bought the grayish aged guard for my strat and it was exactly what I wanted.

JP

May 11th, 2006, 09:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
fndtele24 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 27 Posts: 162 4 Photos	MOP Pickguard I have a white MOP pickguard that I am trying to darken. I've been soaking it in tea for a little while now with little to no effect. Do I need to sand the finish off before i soak it or try a different method? What methods can be used?

May 11th, 2006, 09:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 22 Posts: 1,081	Soak it in the MOP bucket. Maybe try burying it for a week. __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

May 11th, 2006, 10:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	Personally. I would just buy a pickguard made of aged MOP pickguard material. But if someone has a good way of artificially aging pickguards, without making them shrink, I'd love to hear about it! Is there an Ole' Fuzzy MOP aging method? Otherwise, the amount of time and effort you're going to put into this, with questionable results, will make the idea of just buying a new pickguard seem pretty attractive. Pete

May 12th, 2006, 01:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnspierce Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 467 16 Photos	You could send it to Fuzzy and he could get his dog to pee on it seriously, wdmusic.com has 2 different varieties of aged MOP pickguards; yellowed or grayish. I bought the grayish aged guard for my strat and it was exactly what I wanted. JP