I refinished my Les Paul

[bigG]

Absolutely gorgeous, 8d! Man, that's a real work of art! :

[8d2studios]

Here is one that shows almost the exact color of the back and sides, i try to make it a really fade red mahogany finish.

[8d2studios]

Absolutely gorgeous, 8d! Man, that's a real work of art! :

Thank you BigG

[deeaa*]

Yep it sure looks much better now, excellent job!

[mrmudcat]

Looking good brother

[pes_laul]

You did an excellent job dude :

[msteeln]

This is essentially what I'd do to every relic'd guitar out there!

That said, a friend just came back from Japan with a relic'd Edwards Les Paul that look's pretty sweet because it was done smartly (one ding and a disstressed finish) and look's real. Plus it sounds like a very good vintage LP with the light weight and Bareknuckle's in it. But I'd still prefer it as new.

[8d2studios]

Another new image.

Thank you all for the great compliments.

[Robert****]

Sweet looking axe, dude! Can I have it?

[otaypanky***]

Lookin' Good

[8d2studios]

Here is the back of the headstock with the serial applied by hand and first hand of varnish.

[8d2studios]

Here a preview images of my guitar naturally aged.


















Nico.

[deeaa*]

I remember the old cellulose lacquer at least used to be prone to cracking in quick temperature changes.

When I bought mine I wondered about the extra cloth layer on the case, which remained over the guitar when you opened the case, and the salesperson said that one function is to slow down the temperature change when you open the box.

I never had any problems, but whenever my guitar was riding to a gig in a cold trailer at minus -25 celsius and I took it in to room temp at a gig, I always made sure I waited at least 15 minutes before opening the case, then cracked it open but still left the cloth on for a while.

A buddy of mine swore that when his goldtop was relatively new in the 70's, he had walked to practice in -30 weather and when he had gotten to the practice late and promptly taken the guitar out to play it, its lacquer had simply cracked in a hundred small hairline cracks like snap crackle pop...and it remained that way ever since. The cracks looked a little like those on the last picture, around the edges mostly.

[8d2studios]

Mode details of the aging parts.

[mrmudcat]

Them tophats sure are tasty looking!!!:


Would love a authentic vintage aged set

[8d2studios]

[Kazz]

Is this the same guitar that you just recently refinished? Were the very first pictures that you posted, pictures of this actual guitar or stock photos?

[8d2studios]

Is this the same guitar that you just recently refinished? Were the very first pictures that you posted, pictures of this actual guitar or stock photos?

This last images are of the recently refinish guitar that i just aged!!!: ...... i know i should have left her alone, but whats the point of having an UNBURST finish if the guitar is going to look like new, it just doesn't match.

[8d2studios]

New photo!!