The finish checking was done with a blow dryer and can of air duster sprayed upside down to freeze the warmed nitro. What's cool about this is you can heat up the nitro again after freezing and remove any unwanted checking relatively quick.
Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
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uncle_jonk
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Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Was on the fence about refinishing my AVRI 62 Jaguar. The Olympic White was getting boring. Decided to try to age it a bit before committing to stripping paint etc. I achieved this with several coats of kiwi tan and a few light coats of brown polish. Dulled finish with 0000 steel wool before coating and used a little rubbing alcohol after to remove any excess/dull the color.
The finish checking was done with a blow dryer and can of air duster sprayed upside down to freeze the warmed nitro. What's cool about this is you can heat up the nitro again after freezing and remove any unwanted checking relatively quick.
The finish checking was done with a blow dryer and can of air duster sprayed upside down to freeze the warmed nitro. What's cool about this is you can heat up the nitro again after freezing and remove any unwanted checking relatively quick.
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adamrobertt
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Actually looks pretty convincing! Good job.
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Oh wow that actually looks nice! Do you have a "before" picture?
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
I rolled my eyes when I saw the thread title, but that is a pretty great job!
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Thanks for the feedback! Here's a pic from the listing when I bought it. The current pickguard is from Troy Neagle.
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Looks absolutely fantastic!
Maybe I'm over-thinking it... ?
but the thought of rubbing my bare, sweaty forearm against a surface tinted with shoe polish (carcinogens), gives me serious anxiety.
Maybe I'm over-thinking it... ?
but the thought of rubbing my bare, sweaty forearm against a surface tinted with shoe polish (carcinogens), gives me serious anxiety.
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
I had the exact same thought. I'm imagining my shirts and forearms yellow with stain.
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
haha def worth considering. I wore gloves to apply the stuff to a lightly sanded surface, polished it, wiped with a clean cloth using isopropyl alcohol to remove any excess, followed by virtuoso cleaner and polish to minimize what could have been left behind
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Re: Yellowing Olympic White with shoe polish
Hey there, I’m currently working on an Olympic white jazzmaster. I have all the materials listed but I’m having difficulty applying the shoe polish. Would you be able to provide me with a list of specifics as to how you achieved the yellow/cream Jaguar with the tan kiwi shoe polish, the steel wool pads and alcohol?
Thanks
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