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however, you can chip the edge wear by scraping with something hard and relatively blunt, like the edge of a chisel. You will want to wear it down a bit after though
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I play guitar and take photos of stuff. I also like beans on toast.
Then he put it in a freezer for a few hours and then brought it out into a warm room, this checked the nitro finish. You can repeat this process to get varying degrees of checking.
Then he roughed it up a bit and rubbed stain into parts of the bare wood. It looked incredible when it was done.
I think the trick is to let the nitro completely harden before you start doing any of the above, which might take a few weeks.
Rob.
let the nitro cure for 6 months.
Take a hair dryer and heat the shit out of section you wish to check. (if nitro isn't cured sufficiently enough, the nitro will bubble - not good)
Then immediately spray with freezer spray to make it cold. If you hold the can up side down so the valve only lets cold air out is better.
The sudden temperature change makes the nitro check, which you can flake off at will.
It looked ok, I completely overdid it though
The other issue is, an authentic cracked nitro finish will crack with the grain of the wood, whereas the sudden hot/cold treatment I did made it check in all directions, so to me, didn't look good.
Extreme hot and cold is the basic answer.
this one has never been near a freezer or freeze spray
I showed all the warts and all stages on that one
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/55672/build-thread-pancake-body-les-paul-deluxe/p8
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Lake placid blue strat forearm wear is almost always worn rather than chipped, but a les paul gold top more often chips in the same area (actually wears and chips) fairly sure its down to the squarer edge and different types of paint etc..
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I've only got one reliced guitar and I discovered the technique after it had been painted so missed the opportunity. The chip edges flake naturally if the finish is thick enough so no issues with their character. Apparently vaseline can also be used.
I've found the following pinterest that shows examples on furniture:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/35677022023605463/
I'm sure there must be more out there
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