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10-30-2015, 03:45 PM
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Distressing existing finish
I'm not sure if this is the proper sub-forum for this question or not, but I have this Recording King parlor guitar that has a sunburst finish, flat, not glossy, and I'm wondering if it would be possible/feasible/a good idea to try to make it look more 'antique' by distressing it. The light part of the sunburst is fine, but the black is just a thick paint that no wood grain shows through at all. I've never distressed anything, so I wouldn't even be sure where to start, or if I should even attempt it myself (if at all), or have someone else do it. It's basically my beater guitar, I'm just not particularly fond of the black paint preventing any wood grain from showing through, especially since it's an acoustic. Thoughts, ideas, experiences?
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10-31-2015, 03:59 PM
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I "distressed" my 00-15m couch guitar to make it look like a 50s mahogany with very dark, old polished look. Not glossy so much. I like it a lot now, the satin , not so much. The only problem I see is that I've thought of selling it a few times, but figure explaining the way it's finished will cost me a few hundred bucks from the usual used price. At that, I'll just keep it for when I want a nice hog sound.
There are a bunch of threads here about glossing a satin finish. If you modify the technique, you might get what you are looking for.
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11-02-2015, 08:54 AM
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I find deliberately "distressing" a finish to be as equally silly as "relic-ing" a guitar to give it "mojo"
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11-02-2015, 10:18 AM
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If I have something made of wood, I prefer to be able to see the wood grain. Thick/dark coats of wood that prevent the grain from showing through make me think of things that aren't actually wood, which isn't a guitar that I would want.
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11-02-2015, 11:06 AM
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11-02-2015, 11:25 AM
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It is usually best not to fart around with finishes unless necessary.
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11-06-2015, 02:32 PM
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Rather than distressing it, just use some polishing compound and lots of elbow grease. Gives a vintage (think French polish not nitro) kind of look.
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11-06-2015, 03:18 PM
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11-14-2015, 04:00 PM
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Put it in the deep freeze overnight. Turn up the thermostat the next morning and take it out. I bet it will be pretty well distressed.
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11-26-2015, 08:58 PM
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I've done refinishing and done it well when I HAD to. Much better to leave the factory finish as is and sacrifice your aesthetic aspirations.
Finish is part of the tonal and projection properties of guitars, altering the finish on an acoustic will change the tone but you don't know if you'll like it or not or even be able to tell the difference.
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11-27-2015, 12:47 PM
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Making a new finish look like a worn old finish is an art, and almost no one has gotten it right on an acoustic guitar--even people with a lot of experience. Huss & Dalton tried a few years back. IMO they looked awful.
You would be best off trading your guitar in on one with looks you like.
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just a question......why?
