epidon Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 My Epi Elitist SG Standard has a white binding around the neck. I want it to have a vintage creme binding like the gibson model. Without replacing the binding (and a fret job) would I be able to sucessfully stain the binding? What would I use? Has anyone ever tried this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeper Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Yes, time. The binding is under the finish, you will have to remove the finish in order to get to the binding. But if you play the thing and wait a few years, it should start yellowing. The new creme style binding is meant to replicate age. (And does a poor job of it as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Set it in a window where the sun will shine on it for a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epidon Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 So all the Gibson SGs have all been aged right from the factory to attain that 'creme 'binding or does the factory have a certified 'Gibson window' where they place their guitars in the sun for a couple of days to get that aged binding look. I do not have the time to wait to naturally 'relic' my epi. I guess the Gibson owners don't either. I also thought the Epiphone Elitist 1961 SG Standard was suppose to emulate the 1961 Gibson SG so why not the creme binding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarrell Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 As Musikron said, the binding is under the finish. To stain the binding, you are first going to have to remove the finish, stain the binding, and then refinish the neck. Not an easy job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Aging is best done with age. Or you could play the heck out of it all the time, dont put it in the case when you are not playing, and smokey bars help out incredibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_edward Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Bring it to the local tanning salon and give a dose of the old ultra...violet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 You can use a very small amount of tinted wipe on poly. Just tape up the neck so only the binding is showing and gently apply a small amount. Take the tape off and leave to cure for a few days then carefully sand flat with 800 grit follwed by 1200 grit then T cut followed by a final polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epidon Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Thank you AS90 I will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Thank you AS90I will try that. Make sure you do lots of research first. Google guitar refinishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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