How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

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How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:11 am

It's looking a bit too green.. :jacked:

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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by sal paradise » Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:25 am

I would recommend taking it back to the 90s so you know what luminous green really looks like.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Nevets » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:44 am

Soak it overnight in coffee to give it a good "aged" look.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:48 am

I got it thinking the colours were going to look good... Now im not so sure... :jacked:
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Emanuel » Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:13 pm

Flip it around and sell it as a LH pickguard ;D
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Larry Mal » Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:20 pm

Fire, I think, will work.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:43 pm

I may have to.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by smjenkins » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:04 pm

I'd put it out in the sun. Should only take 75 years assuming you live at or near the equator.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by marqueemoon » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:23 pm

Use it for a while. In short order it will be near mint, then excellent, and before long VG+.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by OffYourFace » Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:18 am

yeah no
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Fri Jan 27, 2023 8:32 pm

Sorry, this should have been posted in the mods section ... :fp: and/or maybe even on my other thread for it about the swatch tele :fp: :fp:

I got a parchment pickguard. Can't go wrong with the classics.

But, so, are there two sizes of tele control plates? I had to file this green awful thing, and the clear guard i had before to get them to fit. They are both vintage 5 hole tele guards..

The new one i got is 8 holes.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:55 pm

Better? Or back to the original clear guard?

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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Larry Mal » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:02 pm

Much better.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Embenny » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:16 pm

I think that's the best look yet, by a wide margin.
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Re: How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

Post by Fiddy » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:31 pm

I got some white witch hats and also a switch tip.. :whistle:
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