Aged Hipshots for vintage / relic basses

[therealting]

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?

[Cat Burrito]

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.

[dannybuoy]

As I understand, chrome is a lot harder to get a nice aged look than nickel. If you can get those tuners in nickel, do so!

[therealting]

How do you tell if it's chrome or nickel?

[Geek99]

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

[NancyJohnson]

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Try a mixture of vinegar, green toilet duck and a little salt.
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I'm sure this is how my wife does her roast potatoes.

[therealting]

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I'm sure this is how my wife does her roast potatoes.
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Roasted maple neck with roasted potato tubers

[Geek99]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1495022002' post='3300499']
I'm sure this is how my wife does her roast potatoes.
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in tupperware ?

[ahpook]

I know of a few aged hipsters, if that's any help

[dannybuoy]

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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!

Edited May 17, 2017 by dannybuoy

[Geek99]

Doesn't the crime flake off with real use ?
Certainly gave a good enough result for my purposes

Edited May 17, 2017 by Geek99

[therealting]

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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?