Stripping Nitro

[BellBottomBlues]

I'm looking to strip select pieces of a nitro neck to make it look broken in. Any tips on how to do this and make it look realistic? A friendly TBer recommended Painter Remover Cloths, but they don't make them anymore.

Any suggestions?

 

[SDB Guitars]

There is a thread here about "relic'ing" a bass... I'd take a look there, as this is basically what you are taling about when you say "making it look broken in".

 

[BellBottomBlues]

The PDF is broken, which is why I'm asking

 

[SDB Guitars]

The PDF isn't broken, I just opened it...

Right-click on Link Removed and select "save target as", and save the PDF file to your desktop, My Documents folder, etc.

My only issue with the walkthrough is that he takes *all* the finish off the back of the neck from the nut to the heel, and most vintage guitars I've seen only had the finish worn off in patches. Everything else is just amazing.

 

[Greenman]

Nitro is easy to strip. Remove what you want with 800 grit then play it for a while so it gets dirty and looks worn in then apply a couple of coats of satin nitro.