neck aging with concentrated UV light

somebizarredude · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:11 pm

somebizarredude wrote:

after bombarding the neck with extremely high levels of uv radiation on a rotation platform for a solid week. I see absolutely no change. :roll:

it is ever so slightly darker but that it is probably just the wood burning under the clear :lol:

i guess this natural process cannot be accelerated in this manner :cry:

I am trying to locate a cheap beat up nitro finished neck to see how it reacts, so I will update the thread when I find one.

as I stated before I am finished with the polly neck and got no results. I am now trying to find a nitro neck to see how it reacts.

ORCRiST · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:18 am **Posts:** 176

Buxom wrote:

buy a cheap Squier or Warmoth and go to town!

Yeah, except a Warmoth neck costs more than a entire Squire.

somebizarredude wrote:

I don't think they come in nitro do they? And I would never pay what it cost to have a warmoth finished just for an experiment lol

Of course they do. Clear satin, and a vintage tint satin nitro (which would solve your "problem" in one fell swoop I might add!).

somebizarredude · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:18 pm

tbazzone wrote:

How much power was waisted on this experiment. And who paid for it?

I am sure it used quite a bit because I ran it for 14 days strait :lol:

and the company I work for paid me to waste their electricity :wink:

shimmilou · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:35 pm

Sorry somebizarredude, I missed that in your post, my fault. :oops:

somebizarredude · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:41 pm

shimmilou wrote:

Sorry somebizarredude, I missed that in your post, my fault. :oops:

Its cool knee grow :wink:

shimmilou · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:53 pm

I think that is what I will call my Blacktop Strat, very cool.

BTW, I have never named a guitar, amp, car, or body part, this will be a first.

Blertles · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:14 pm

somebizarredude wrote:

:roll:

somebizarredude wrote:

after bombarding the neck with extremely high levels of uv radiation on a rotation platform for a solid week. I see absolutely no change. :roll:

it is ever so slightly darker but that it is probably just the wood burning under the clear :lol:

i guess this natural process cannot be accelerated in this manner :cry:

I am trying to locate a cheap beat up nitro finished neck to see how it reacts, so I will update the thread when I find one.

as I stated before I am finished with the polly neck and got no results. I am now trying to find a nitro neck to see how it reacts.

What about leaving your neck on a window sill in the sun for a few weeks? Even still down here- our UV index gets very high over the summer due to there being little ozone protection. I have allways wondered what would happen to a pickguard assembly doing this

somebizarredude · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:58 pm

Blertles wrote:

somebizarredude wrote:

:roll:

somebizarredude wrote:

after bombarding the neck with extremely high levels of uv radiation on a rotation platform for a solid week. I see absolutely no change. :roll:

it is ever so slightly darker but that it is probably just the wood burning under the clear :lol:

i guess this natural process cannot be accelerated in this manner :cry:

I am trying to locate a cheap beat up nitro finished neck to see how it reacts, so I will update the thread when I find one.

as I stated before I am finished with the polly neck and got no results. I am now trying to find a nitro neck to see how it reacts.

What about leaving your neck on a window sill in the sun for a few weeks? Even still down here- our UV index gets very high over the summer due to there being little ozone protection. I have allways wondered what would happen to a pickguard assembly doing this

the machine I used emits up 10 times the normal UVA, UVB, and UVC radiation levels that pass through the ozone layer. so my testing results reveal that the intensity of the radiation levels do not affect the finish much. I am beginning to think its length of time that has the strongest effect, so I cannot rush the process like I had hoped. but the plastic pieces age nicely this way. it just does not look natural because it is an even change. so it just looks darker as a whole and not so much "relic". I haven't found a way to mimic the shaded areas and soft lines yet. the machine is not large enough to place the entire guitar inside. and masking tape leaves sharp lines separating the exposed areas from the unexposed so it looks unrealistic. I am currently experimenting with different spf levels of sunblock brushed onto the plastic to mimic the soft lines of a real relic guard. I will post pictures if my results are successful. and I still have not located a junker nitro neck :cry:

mymindsok · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:13 pm **Posts:** 67

Uhm...

There are quite a few luthiers here in the US who specialize in relicing/aging new guitars and a few of them are good enough that even a expert can be fooled.

Ask around. the answers are out there and theres no reason to reinvent the wheel.

somebizarredude · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:08 pm

mymindsok wrote:

Uhm...

There are quite a few luthiers here in the US who specialize in relicing/aging new guitars and a few of them are good enough that even a expert can be fooled.

Ask around. the answers are out there and theres no reason to reinvent the wheel.

i am really just experimenting. there isnt anything going on at work so i need some way to stay busy :lol:

getting paid to play :mrgreen:

nikininja · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:33 pm

If you're due a re-fret then you'll likely need a new neck finish too. May as well get it done a shade you like. Urethane neck finish is something I'm wholly in favour of, it just feels better than cellulose.

Even polyester yellows over time.

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