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Unread 12-21-2010, 03:52 AM   #213 (permalink)
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Re: Hardware Plastic Comparision Thread

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Originally Posted by BrianH View Post
Got a set of Fatboy aged knobs from Decoy205 (thanks man!) and decided to do some aging on them. They are probably from before Fatboy started adding ambering.

Before they looked like stock Allparts knobs with some greening added. I am currently refinishing a Tele neck so I thought to hit them with some tinted clear nitro followed by nitro and then some high speed buffing to eliminate the orange peel and create a rolled top edge.

I chucked a pot shaft in my drill press, put the spurs to 'er, and lightly pressed on a rag with swirl remover. Came out glass smooth and look way better, I think.

Aged on left, stock Allparts on right (Fatboy was identical aside from the greening):



Thanks for the tip!
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