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Comment by Rob Bennett on August 7, 2014 at 7:32am

dont get tit on working parts unless you have stripped them down

Yes I saw this in my ramblings below...ooops

Comment by Rob Bennett on August 7, 2014 at 7:30am

Rub down parts with wire wool...to get ant varnish off ...Im waiting for some gold-ish machine heads...want to see wht this stuff does to them...dont get tit on working parts unless you have stripped them down and maek sure theres no corrosion when you re assemble...only leave it in for 30 seconds or a minute or 2....make sure metal has no oil or grease on

Comment by Seth Kent on August 7, 2014 at 7:23am

US. But that is a good tip. I am buil,ding these real cool guitars with a lot of patina right now, but then I put tuners and frets on and they don't look the part... Thanks for the tip!

Comment by Rob Bennett on August 7, 2014 at 7:19am

Where are you Seth...US or UK...I get mine in the UK from a shop in Ludlow up the road from me...it blackens brass copper..you dilute some in water and dunk your bits in!!...you take them out when they go the shade you want...rinse and dry...its a mild acid so wear rubber gloves and dont get it on anything that belongs to your wife or mother!!!!...Ive found it on US ebay....heres the link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Blackener-For-Brass-Copper-And-Br...

Comment by Seth Kent on August 7, 2014 at 7:08am

What did you do to get that patina?