I refinished my Les Paul

[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!!!:master:


Would love a authentic vintage aged set:beer:

 

[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!!!:thwap: ...... 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!!

 

[Ch0jin]

Thats a nice looking guitar and a job that would never have attempted for fear of messing it up, so mad props to you for that.

Just a question though, in one of the images on the first page, the one in the case, it looks like the binding is badly damaged, was this a result of the paint stripper you mentioned? I'm curious as to how you fixed that up?

I also note it sports a set of duncans now I have the SH1 and SH4 in my Maton MS2000DLX and love them. What'd you go for?

Oh and the photographer in me loved the shot of it up against the brick wall. You know, you could make the picture even cooler if that guitar was leaning up against, oh i dunno, say a vintage Marshall stack? hahahaha.

 

[mainestratman]

Well done on the refinishing job... the macro photography is incredible as well.

I would LOVE to refinish guitars.

 

[Coco]

Very very nice.

 

[kidsmoke]

I'd take that over any other Les Paul finish I've seen. Beautiful. :applause

 

[DrumBob]

Very nice. Had it been mine, I would have left the top with a less glossy finish to keep the relic look, but if you like it, that's what matters.

 

[phup]

Old post. Beatuiful job on that guitar! I wondered if you noticed any difference in "playability" after refinishing the neck. Some folks have noticed the neck being a bit "sticky" after refinishing. I actually prefer the slick feel of a lightly sanded neck. How do you like the way it plays now?