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Aged Hipshots for vintage / relic basses


therealting
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So I'm lucky enough to have a couple pre-CBS Precisions, and I'd quite like to have Hipshot Xtenders put on them if at all possible.

Does anyone know of anyone who is able to age these D-tuners sympathetically so they still work well but don't look completely out of place?

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[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1494949218' post='3299889']
How do you tell if it's chrome or nickel?
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Nickel has a duller, greyer finish. Sometimes it's hard to tell, but easier if you put them side by side.

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1494962661' post='3300051']
Try a mixture of vinegar, green toilet duck and a little salt-don't be tempted to put it near a metal container-it will burn its way through aluminium - Tupperware works well
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I actually tried this on a chrome Fender BBOT bridge, all that I got was a couple of blemishes where the chrome gave way to show a brass/copper colour underneath. It didn't look very reliced at all, then I read that this trick only works well on nickel!

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[quote name='Burrito' timestamp='1494927951' post='3299587']
If it gets desperate, I've found chrome looks very well aged with a gentle rub of a dry brillo cloth. I've done that with replacement hardware on my old vintage basses in days gone by.
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Is that just to scratch it up, or to remove the chrome plating?

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