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Post by mr_sooty on Apr 15, 2007 22:16:20 GMT -5
Dunno if this is the right place to put this, but I just though I'd share my experience. I just put an american standard trem block and plate into my American Deluxe Strat as I hated the push in tremelo arm (swung around if I did any jumping on stage). The only thing was that the arm I got had a white tip, and all the other plastic on the gat was 'aged' cream. Instead of buying another tip, I tried soaking the tip in coffee.
I screwed it off, and made a cup with two big teaspoons of freeze dried instant coffee. I put a little boiling water in the bottom of the cup to disolve the coffee, and filled the rest with cold water so as not to melt the part.
I left the tip in there for 2 and a half hours (I just made sure the hole filled up with water so it sunk to the bottom). All I can say is that it looks perfect, just the right shade. Dunno if it'll last, if the stain comes off, I'll just try leaving it in longer, but this method works well if anybody wants to age their parts.
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 15, 2007 23:14:30 GMT -5
Most rock musicians have been "aging their parts for years", and some even drink coffee.
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Post by mr_sooty on Apr 16, 2007 1:04:30 GMT -5
Not sure exactly what you mean by that. Either a comment that this isn't an original idea, or some kind of innuendo about rock stars getting action.
Anyway, I kind of figued I wasn't the first person ever to do this, but I thought I's share anyway.
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Post by sumgai on Apr 16, 2007 2:44:27 GMT -5
mr_sooty, Good tip, and especially since it's now tried and tested by one of our own.  +1 for you.  As for Chris's remarks, yes, you've read him correctly, he's making a reasonably clean joke with a double entendre. But from him that's expected, so no plus anything. ;D sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 16, 2007 9:30:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just being me.  Over on the FDP Forum they have a couple of threads (search is) pertaining to the use of coffee for aging plastic parts and Kiwi shoe polish for "aging" maple necks. It's still a good idea tho. If I'm aiming for a creme finish, I use Carnation coffee creamer. The results are perfect, but it does take forever. |
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Post by sumgai on Apr 16, 2007 12:47:59 GMT -5
Chris, I'm not so sure about using shoe polish, that just sounds so wrong!  I'd like more detailed info beyond the sentiment that "it works", which is all I found with the FDP's search function. (Although there were a couple of 'not worth the effort' comments, but they were in the minority.) Got any links on what the expected results are, how the polish accomplishes its intended function, how the job is done, etc.? A pictorial tutorial would be nice.  sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 16, 2007 14:45:23 GMT -5
Wrong is.
Nope3.
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Post by momo on Apr 21, 2007 10:14:49 GMT -5
I tried the coffee trick on my tremolo bar knob, left it in there all night, the next morning...well the thing was as ugly perfect white as before...and I used expresso!
Maybe its the plastic composition but it definetly did not work!
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Post by mr_sooty on Apr 21, 2007 22:35:58 GMT -5
Hmm, interesting, well it totally worked for me. I wonder what was different. I used freeze dried instant coffee. I put 2 teaspoons in half a mug full of water (so it would have been a pretty strong coffee). I disloved the coffee in a touch of hot water, and filled the cup to half way with cold. I made sure the know sunk (made sure the hole filled with water). That's it, like I said, 2 and a half hours was all it took. Tis perfect.
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 21, 2007 23:02:05 GMT -5
Well, apparently there's coffee and there's COFFEE!
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Post by momo on Apr 22, 2007 10:20:14 GMT -5
And I thought I had the best coffee!, well thats maybe it!.....Mr_ Sooty, I dont want to imply that you have cheap coffee!, but thats what ill try!, maybe a no name brand or something like that...
Honestly, I think the plastic composition is the key to this.
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Post by mr_sooty on Apr 22, 2007 17:18:05 GMT -5
Mr_ Sooty, I dont want to imply that you have cheap coffee! I have more than one type of coffee. The freeze dried stuff is for when I don't have time to put the espresso machine on, or for when there's too many guests and I can't be bothered. You could be right about the plastic, I guess it needs to be softish and absorbant? |
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+1 for you. 
