Any tips of ageing cloth wire to match original?

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Any tips of ageing cloth wire to match original?

Post by Marc » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:05 am

just need to replace a couple of wires on a project.... any tips on ageing the wire to look the same as original?
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Re: Any tips of ageing cloth wire to match original?

Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:15 am

dipping it in some dirty water perhaps..?

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Re: Any tips of ageing cloth wire to match original?

Post by jetset » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:05 am

Add a little soft wax to the cloth (some cloth wire is already waxed) and rub it with some dirty dust from your basement.  Worked great for me.
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