Kiwi shoe polish trick

[peskypesky]

I just tried the Kiwi shoe polish trick on my new Bullet...and so far, so good. The wood definitely absorbed the tint, and I've only done one coat. I used some paper towels to buff it and it's actually shinier now than it was before.

I'll do a few more coats and then buff it nicely and take some photos.

Hopefully, it won't wear off with time....

[Kazz]

uh....can you enlighten us about this shoe shine trick?

[Kodiak3D]

uh....can you enlighten us about this shoe shine trick?

OK, good. I'm not the only one who doesn't know what he's talking about.

[msteeln]

He's tinting his guitar neck, the cheap and easy way. I may also do it this way on a forthcoming fretless bass neck. Seem's it works well, and as long as it lasts and doesn't come off on your hands or whatever..., it's probably the way to go.

Keep us confused on your effort, pesky!

[peskypesky]

here's some threads:

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=1890063

http://www.guitarnoise.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=21658


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[Tig]

I got it... Kiwi Brown shoe polish to darken the tint. Kinda cool.

Then again, you could always just dump the guitar in a coal mine for a few years:
http://www.gbase.com/files/store_images/gear/771870/p1_uzdwm4m4a_so.jpg

Check out how someone made these early Tele's into basses.
Oh, the humanity! :cry:

[peskypesky]

I got it... Kiwi Brown shoe polish to darken the tint. Kinda cool.

Then again, you could always just dump the guitar in a coal mine for a few years:
http://www.gbase.com/files/store_images/gear/771870/p1_uzdwm4m4a_so.jpg

Check out how someone made these early Tele's into basses.
Oh, the humanity! :cry:

OMG!!!

[peskypesky]

here's some photos of my guitar before during and after the Kiwi Shoe Polish trick.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/peskypesky1/Paul_Escamilla_Squier_Bullet.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/peskypesky1/bulletneckwithKiwi01sm.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/peskypesky1/SeafoamGreenwithkiwitint00.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/peskypesky1/SANY0045lomocrossblur.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/peskypesky1/SeafoamGreenwithkiwitint07lomocross.jpg

[deeaa]

That's interesting...gotta remember that trick. Although I prefer very blonde wood on necks over old-looking myself, seems like an easy and working way to darken 'em if need be sometime.

[peskypesky]

That's interesting...gotta remember that trick. Although I prefer very blonde wood on necks over old-looking myself, seems like an easy and working way to darken 'em if need be sometime.

it's definitely cheap and easy and quick. but i think it should only be done on necks with a satin finish...and i would only do it on very inexpensive guitars with no real resale value.

i am very happy with the results, even though i discovered that i probably should have sanded the neck a little before staining.