Has anyone here successfully aged a poly finish? I want to tone down a white SE but absolutely dont want to relic it. I've thought about leaving it in the sunlight but that'll take forever.
I had this Epiphone that faded nicely into a cream color. I think all you have to do is put it in a hot room in the sunlight for like ten years and smoke at least a pack of cigarettes a day in that same room. Should look great after that!
The beauty of those white rhino SE's IS the starker white, and non off-white or cream color.... I'd trade for another body....
You may have to re-paint and finish to get the look you want. Poly finishes don't age very well. I did an "heirloom white" on an SE. Cheers, Barrie.
Tie your guitar to the back of your car and drag it around the block, some say that's the secret technique Fender Custom Shop uses...
I've refinished a few SEs in the past and really don't want to go that route. I'd rather leave it as is than do a refinish.
I think it does. My SQ Strat has a lot of discoloring from something, probably sweat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
What? ... someone can actually sweat that much to age a polyurethane guitar body finish? Cheers, Barrie.
Not really... I just said I'd rather leave it like it is than refinish it. I still want to age it just not a refinish.
This thing has been played hard and put away wet. The poly feels more like nitro. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Fine. Let it sit on a guitar stand for 20 years at a sunny window or refinish. So ya … really! Cheers, Barrie.
Ok so here's the original question in the first post in the thread. Nothing to do what your trying to get at.. "Has anyone here successfully aged a poly finish? "
Well you have all kinds of answers from … a tanning booth, dragging it behind a truck, soaking it in black coffee, lots of sweat, or just simply time or refinishing. Take your pick or wait for a miracle answer. I'd love to hear a solution from someone, to a question that's eluded hobbyists since ploy finishes where offered. Cheers, Barrie.
