First stages of aging my R8 - Page 4

alexvdl · 01-11-2011, 05:38 PM

Jesus, i had to look a couple of times if that wasn't yours!! I thought you changed the inlays and brushed on some shoe polish hahaha... damn, those two could be grandma and grand daughter!

EDIT: Holy cow, it is yours!!!! Damn dude, that is impressive... that pic looks like a real old burst!! All i can say is wow...

nicolasrivera · 01-11-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by alexvdl

Jesus, i had to look a couple of times if that wasn't yours!! I thought you changed the inlays and brushed on some shoe polish hahaha... damn, those two could be grandma and grand daughter!

EDIT: Holy cow, it is yours!!!! Damn dude, that is impressive... that pic looks like a real old burst!! All i can say is wow...

Tanks you very much, yes its my baby!!!

Marcus71 · 01-11-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Oranjeaap

I like the patterns on the sides. The pattern on the back looks a bit too artificial. I think it needs more random figures, more chaosy. It shows the same pattern a bit too often, and makes it look a bit fake. Thats just my opinion.
The sides look very good

Same.

nicolasrivera · 01-11-2011, 11:29 PM

This is the official ( better lightning) photos of the final aged Historic 1958 reissue.

5F6-A · 01-12-2011, 01:31 AM

cool!

LPaddicted · 01-12-2011, 02:12 AM

aidb · 01-12-2011, 04:00 AM

Great job Nick.

harrie 0492 · 01-12-2011, 04:41 AM

This is Super****ing beautiful, looks like the real thing.

Mildperv · 01-12-2011, 06:51 AM

Looks nice. You might take the opportunity to roll the fingerboard a bit since you've gone this far with it (it doesn't look like you done it from the photos I've seen). A rolled board is really comfy. The fresh crisp edges kinda look out of place, too.

planks · 01-12-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

This is the official ( better lightning) photos of the final aged Historic 1958 reissue.

STUNNING!!

dave27 · 01-12-2011, 09:46 AM

wow looks great!

Can you explain you technique and materials for:

1. What did you use for the gritty rust gunk around the screws on pups, pickguard and other places?

2. What did you use to color the neck inlays and gibson logo.

Thanks

nicolasrivera · 01-12-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dave27

wow looks great!

Can you explain you technique and materials for:

1. What did you use for the gritty rust gunk around the screws on pups, pickguard and other places?

2. What did you use to color the neck inlays and gibson logo.

Thanks

Thank you!!!

I tell you what, you get my the Coca Cola formula and i will tell you the process.

767400 · 01-12-2011, 09:52 AM

We need to know...how did you get that patina???

LPaddicted · 01-12-2011, 01:51 PM

he used smegma

nicolasrivera · 01-12-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LPaddicted

he used smegma

"Smegma (Greek smēgma, "soap"[1]), sometimes described as a "cheesy substance", is a combination of exfoliated (shed) epithelial cells, transudated skin oils, and moisture. It occurs in both female and male mammalian genitalia."

LPaddicted, you nasty bastard.......

nicolasrivera · 01-12-2011, 03:21 PM

Here is the headstock.

Curlymaple · 01-12-2011, 04:15 PM

Nico, can you post a front-before after shot?? Also, can you tell us how many hours it took you to get to that final front view shot or still an ongoing process?!

Thanks and congrats!

alexvdl · 01-12-2011, 06:05 PM

Are those DMC tunerbuttons?

The headstock is a bit too dirty and matte, like you damped a sponge with shoe polish all over it. But all in all awesome look!

dave27 · 01-12-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

Thank you!!!

I tell you what, you get my the Coca Cola formula and i will tell you the process.

O Brother, please don't tell me your one of those guys that thinks this stuff is all secret stuff...

There are many different ways to do this stuff and it's all over the web, It's not Rocket Science.
I thought you would like to share it with us, like most do since you went to the trouble of showing it.
I guess I was wrong.

nicolasrivera · 01-12-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dave27

O Brother, please don't tell me your one of those guys that thinks this stuff is all secret stuff...

There are many different ways to do this stuff and it's all over the web, It's not Rocket Science.
I thought you would like to share it with us, like most do since you went to the trouble of showing it.
I guess I was wrong.

You are a bit desperate don't you???

Yes, but the way i did it i have not seen it or read about it any where on the web, i will share, eventually.

I always tell my secrets, but when i see fit.

nicolasrivera · 01-12-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alexvdl

Are those DMC tunerbuttons?

The headstock is a bit too dirty and matte, like you damped a sponge with shoe polish all over it. But all in all awesome look!

Yeah, o know what you mean but after i gave it a day of thinking i like it as is, it goes very well with the over all look and many old guitars have a similar dull look, but with more checking, besides i am not done with the headstock, it has to look more beat up, but i will do it another time, cant rush this kind of things and the mind has to be relaxed.

This guitar has never seen any shoe polish.

yeah those are DMC´s.

Thanks.

LPCollector · 01-12-2011, 07:02 PM

That is beautiful work Nicolas!
You have hit on a really cool patina for the finish, plastics and the hardware!
You should be proud.........and ready to start your own makeover company.

1981 LPC · 01-13-2011, 02:49 AM

Nicolas, I'm not a fan of reliced guitars but I do admire your craftsmanship. That thing looks nasty in a good way!

LPaddicted · 01-13-2011, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

"Smegma (Greek smēgma, "soap"[1]), sometimes described as a "cheesy substance", is a combination of exfoliated (shed) epithelial cells, transudated skin oils, and moisture. It occurs in both female and male mammalian genitalia."

LPaddicted, you nasty bastard.......

nice job dude.

Sterling # Sound · 01-13-2011, 09:40 AM

Beautiful Nicolas, just beautiful

Kølabrennern · 01-13-2011, 01:47 PM

If I was a guitar thief with OCDs and I came across this one without a case to keep it in, I think I'd be scared of contracting terminal diseases from the grunge on it. I mean that as a compliment, it looks absolutely fabulous now - old!

Nils · 01-13-2011, 01:54 PM

Very nice job! Love it!

You are really into details.

Now: one question! I was wondering... What happens when an artificially aged guitar starts to age for real? Will the finish come off? Or will there be no more real checking?

Just wondering..

5F6-A · 01-13-2011, 02:01 PM

fantastic.... BTW, you've got a pm!

nicolasrivera · 01-13-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 5F6-A

cool!

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Originally Posted by LPaddicted

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Originally Posted by aidb

Great job Nick.

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Originally Posted by harrie 0492

This is Super****ing beautiful, looks like the real thing.

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Originally Posted by Mildperv

Looks nice. You might take the opportunity to roll the fingerboard a bit since you've gone this far with it (it doesn't look like you done it from the photos I've seen). A rolled board is really comfy. The fresh crisp edges kinda look out of place, too.

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Originally Posted by planks

STUNNING!!

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Originally Posted by LPCollector

That is beautiful work Nicolas!
You have hit on a really cool patina for the finish, plastics and the hardware!
You should be proud.........and ready to start your own makeover company.

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Originally Posted by 1981 LPC

Nicolas, I'm not a fan of reliced guitars but I do admire your craftsmanship. That thing looks nasty in a good way!

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Originally Posted by Sterling # Sound

Beautiful Nicolas, just beautiful

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Originally Posted by Nils

Very nice job! Love it!

You are really into details.

Now: one question! I was wondering... What happens when an artificially aged guitar starts to age for real? Will the finish come off? Or will there be no more real checking?

Just wondering..

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Originally Posted by 5F6-A

fantastic.... BTW, you've got a pm!

Really much appreciated guys, i really thought this was going to have the opposite reaction.

Here is another angle and i like it because it shows more details.

nicolasrivera · 01-13-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nils

Very nice job! Love it!

You are really into details.

Now: one question! I was wondering... What happens when an artificially aged guitar starts to age for real?
Will the finish come off? Or will there be no more real checking?

Just wondering..

Thanks for asking and i do question this my self, so i´ll try to answer as honest as possible.

What i am doing, and this is in my own particular way, is faking the look of many years of
careless playing from bar to bar etc. this is the look i want.

But what will happen in the future, well i really don't know, but what i know is that if you find
a 50yo guitar that looks all dirty and stuff, you can always to a certain extent restore it to a
clean, shiny old guitar. So my guitar can always be cleaned and restored.

Even Tom Murphy does not know what will happen to all his relic guitars in the future. I have
not painted or repainted the guitar so it will age in the same way as others from 2001.

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alexvdl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vlissingen, Netherlands Posts: 775 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Jesus, i had to look a couple of times if that wasn't yours!! I thought you changed the inlays and brushed on some shoe polish hahaha... damn, those two could be grandma and grand daughter! EDIT: Holy cow, it is yours!!!! Damn dude, that is impressive... that pic looks like a real old burst!! All i can say is wow... __________________ I know I'm fat, but I just need to have somewhere to store all my awesomeness

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nicolasrivera Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honduras Posts: 16,586 Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 900 Times in 238 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 This is the official ( better lightning) photos of the final aged Historic 1958 reissue. Silverfox likes this.

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aidb Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 416 Thanks: 47 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Great job Nick.

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01-12-2011, 04:41 AM	#98 (permalink)
harrie 0492 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 394 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: First stages of aging my R8 This is Super****ing beautiful, looks like the real thing.

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Mildperv Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DC Area Posts: 599 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Looks nice. You might take the opportunity to roll the fingerboard a bit since you've gone this far with it (it doesn't look like you done it from the photos I've seen). A rolled board is really comfy. The fresh crisp edges kinda look out of place, too. __________________ ____________________ I stayed for the flush but got the straight instead

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dave27 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 89 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 wow looks great! Can you explain you technique and materials for: 1. What did you use for the gritty rust gunk around the screws on pups, pickguard and other places? 2. What did you use to color the neck inlays and gibson logo. Thanks

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767400 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 828 Thanks: 45 Thanked 61 Times in 12 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 We need to know...how did you get that patina???

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LPaddicted Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 779 Thanks: 36 Thanked 47 Times in 6 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 he used smegma __________________ Proud Luddite player. "Firebird X... Firebird X.... This is new... This is different... This is revolution..."

01-12-2011, 03:21 PM	#106 (permalink)
nicolasrivera Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honduras Posts: 16,586 Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 900 Times in 238 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Here is the headstock.

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Curlymaple Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 882 Thanks: 82 Thanked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Nico, can you post a front-before after shot?? Also, can you tell us how many hours it took you to get to that final front view shot or still an ongoing process?! Thanks and congrats!

01-12-2011, 06:05 PM	#108 (permalink)
alexvdl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vlissingen, Netherlands Posts: 775 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Are those DMC tunerbuttons? The headstock is a bit too dirty and matte, like you damped a sponge with shoe polish all over it. But all in all awesome look! __________________ I know I'm fat, but I just need to have somewhere to store all my awesomeness

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LPCollector V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where the Universe is conspiring in my favor. Posts: 4,893 Thanks: 33 Thanked 332 Times in 55 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 That is beautiful work Nicolas! You have hit on a really cool patina for the finish, plastics and the hardware! You should be proud.........and ready to start your own makeover company. __________________ http://soundcloud.com/MarkDarby33/tracks

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1981 LPC Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 695 Thanks: 24 Thanked 63 Times in 9 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Nicolas, I'm not a fan of reliced guitars but I do admire your craftsmanship. That thing looks nasty in a good way!

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Sterling # Sound Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 904 Thanks: 41 Thanked 45 Times in 7 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Beautiful Nicolas, just beautiful __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSterlingSound I've crossed the ocean, turned every bend I found the crossing near a golden rainbow's end I've been through magic and through life's reality I've lived a thousand years and it never bothered me

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Kølabrennern Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ringerike, Norway Posts: 1,873 Thanks: 18 Thanked 55 Times in 13 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 If I was a guitar thief with OCDs and I came across this one without a case to keep it in, I think I'd be scared of contracting terminal diseases from the grunge on it. I mean that as a compliment, it looks absolutely fabulous now - old! snaredrum likes this. __________________ Myrkgrav - Norwegian folk metal Obligatory list: - ExNihilo thin-body LP - Nick Morgan LP - '07 Edwards E-LP98LTS - '07 MIJ Epiphone Les Paul Junior lacquer series

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Nils Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,265 Thanks: 6 Thanked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: First stages of aging my R8 Very nice job! Love it! You are really into details. Now: one question! I was wondering... What happens when an artificially aged guitar starts to age for real? Will the finish come off? Or will there be no more real checking? Just wondering.. __________________ 2007 Epiphone Les Paul Std HCS 2011 Epiphone Casino 'Inspired by John Lennon' 2009 Fender CD-60CE BLK 2005 Behringer Strat Starter pack 70's MIJ Columbus SG 70's MIJ Ibanez 2350 Les Paul Custom Epiphone Blues Custom 30, JJ Tubes All electric guitars (except Casino) are loaded with IronGear pickups!

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