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Permalink Reply by RL Mott on November 27, 2009 at 5:40am

Scroll down a bit to "aging tuners" .....Stewmac's trade secrets newsletter

Permalink Reply by Paul Thorley on November 29, 2009 at 2:07am

Hey Roosterman,
I age bone colored volume knobs with a butane torch, the edges go tobacco, it's quick, like an air brush but do your sanding/distressing first.

Permalink Reply by Roosterman on November 29, 2009 at 10:16pm

Interesting stuff - thanks chaps :o)

Permalink Reply by David Alan Stevens on December 7, 2009 at 2:35pm

You can dye plastic using RIT dye. It is available in grocery stores. I might try using some brown and yellow diluted. After that you can diminish the effect with steel wool on the corners and edges for a "worn off" effect. This in combo with a very quick pass with a butane torch should have those shiny plastic bits looking like age old celluloid. I have never done this before but I am in the prop and set building business and artificially aging things is part of my trade. Just an idea on the approach I would take. Good luck my friend!

Permalink Reply by howling on October 3, 2012 at 1:02am

Give it to anyone under the age of 5 for 2 to 3 minutes any longer and theres a chance it will come back with teeth marks.

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