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the green isn’t that deep, it’s on top of a thick coat of sealer, so I have gone through it on the forearm wear and left it at the edge of the wear. Still needs a bit of work to look right but it’s mostly there
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if you see my last goldtop build thread I show various stages of getting the look right. Some go too far and need softening off a bit. It’s a bit of back and forth to get there
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The humbuckers are an early set of dimarzios and will be staying. They may not be the ideal look, but they sound great and suit the guitar. Just a shame they have that pinky cream colour as actual white/ivory would look much better
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others have reported the Colron scratch cover doesn’t take, but it works for me on most things.
you can always make a paste from briwax and stains.
Remember old guitars are not caked in dirt. You need something to gather in the cracks, preferably not too consistently
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Both these are early square foot models that came fitted to my abused John Birch. I think they are from somewhere between 78-82
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This one is a bit more controversial because obviously it has a lot more value than the Epi, and to some it would be considered vintage. Some may even like the dull wine red colour it started as. Never mind all that, the discussion was had before work started. The wear isn't randomly generated on this one, it is a recreation of all the existing wear on the guitar, plus some subtle crazing.
the inspiration
https://historicmakeovers.com/product/rds-791409-jackson/
the current state
harsh light to show the crazing
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Looks great I'm not into les pauls but am always drawn to black ones.
any white you see is either buffing compound or a reflection
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