Aging a chome tele neck cover

[achase4u]

Hey guys. Just curious about tips for this.

I marked where the strings go, put tape on, and used some polishing cloth to put the scratches in between, but I dont like the lines made by the tape. I try wrapping the paper around a qtip and such, but it still looks kinda eh. I take the tape off and try to blend the lines, and it doesnt seem to work to well.

Whats your method?

[jonson]

achase youv'e bin here a long time and not using the search. 53 replies here. http://music-electronics-forum.com/t1318/

[achase4u]

True, but I'm looking for more info specific to the lines on a Tele neck cover - not a real beat up look. The ones I see in the blackguard book are still shiny, with scratches between the string areas. So I was curious if anyone has another way to create the lines/spaces than my method...

[Spence]

I rarely see covers with stripes on tele neck covers just some pitting and pick scratches. If you really wanted to, you could set up a jig to replicate this and if you leave the contraption going long enough, you'll get stripes.

[David Schwab]

Put the pickup on a guitar, adjust it too close to the strings, and play it for a few years.

If you make a cover that looks worn now, what is it going to look like in 20 years?

[achase4u]

Yea, the jig part is what Im trying to figure out. I spose it would be easier to just take some sheen off and put light pick scratches and some small dings in it.

Chrome doesnt seem to want to look dull easy, its either scratched to hell or shiny. Gotta figure out how to sand it to make it look right.

David - yea, but thats not really my concern. Just tryin to figure out how to do it to make the customers happy... Im not really into the relic thing but, Id like to know how to do it when they ask.

[David Schwab]

David - yea, but thats not really my concern. Just tryin to figure out how to do it to make the customers happy... Im not really into the relic thing but, Id like to know how to do it when they ask.

Don't get yourself into something you don't want to do. It's OK to say no. I get asked for certain things, but I don't do them, and I say so. Half the time they buy something anyway.

[achase4u]

I suppose your right - but isnt work all about doing things you dont wanna do? :-P

[David Schwab]

but isnt work all about doing things you dont wanna do? :-P

It shouldn't be. I like what I do.

[chevalij]

I don't age a thing and I tell people so. It'll get there, just takes time.

[Possum]

Even vintage tele chrome covers don't look really old after fifty years. I figured out how to age chrome but its not easy and all I'll say is you have to buy some extra gear to do it....
here's pix of unrelic and relic.

[achase4u]

True...

Dave - yea I bet - and chromes covers really do look new after a long time. Only some scratches on top.

All I really want to do is make the scratches from the pick look natural on top. Guess I'll put on tape and use a pick to scratch it!

[David Schwab]

True...

Dave - yea I bet - and chromes covers really do look new after a long time. Only some scratches on top.

All I really want to do is make the scratches from the pick look natural on top. Guess I'll put on tape and use a pick to scratch it!

Stick it in your pocket with some change for a few days. Worked wonders on my phone.

[achase4u]

HA - how true :-)

My damn phones break in my pocket, get worn down...

[fieldwrangler]

Do I recall hearing that one maker leaves some of their parts in the Shop-Vac for a spell??

Bob Palmieri