So there you have it, love it or hate it, I still had a fun (even though it was maddening occasionally) time doing it and sharing it with you.
Yeah, I know it's fake AF.. That's the point. I think it's funny to have a 4 year old guitar gussied (or is that f@cked) up to look like it's an old beat guitar. And when you add in the reputation of PRS guys wiping their guitars down with diapers and afraid of scratches.. It adds to the subversive factor (for me at least). It's a
fun guitar, something not to be taken too seriously. I think at times we all need to be able to poke fun at ourselves or bring some levity to the world.
All in all.. I think I spent about $60 out of pocket ruining this guitar. I did gain a bunch of insight into how much work it really is to do a
really good job at relics though (not that I consider this on that same level). The dudes that make the great looking ones... they deserve every penny they make. It's
so easy to go overboard, as I learned pretty quickly. The kind of restraint these guys can show is nothing short of impressive, they're
true artists. It's not just some "drag that sh!t behind a truck" kinda thing. Stripping, painting, repainting, sanding, cutting, rusting, buffing, cracking, buffing again, dyeing, cleaning, dyeing again, cleaning again, scratching it up, dyeing it again, and then buffing again (seriously, I buffed this thing so many times. At one point it looked practically
showroom perfect, it was hard to commit to f@cking it up), these things require a ton of hand work. I'll never look at them the same again. Even the bad one's that look like someone fell asleep with a belt sander in their hands probably took an additional few ten's of hours to make.
A few things...
1)First off inhaling nitro and canned air is gross. They put a bitter-ing agent in canned air to keep kids from huffing it, and it makes you feel like your throat... well, I probably shouldn't say what it feels like. Anyway,
always use protection, like a respirator or something. Don't try and spray the canned air in a closed bathroom. Just. Don't.
2)Shoe polish isn't your friend. Get some gloves and don't put that sh!t on your quartz countertop or white washing machine, do that sh!t outside.
3)Spray painting in the rain is generally not a fantastic idea.
4)If you're gonna spray with nitro, wait until it's kinda warm outside. Don't bring that stuff in the house if it's closed up. If my son has trouble reading later in life or has limited motor skills, it's all my fault... Not really!
I put that sh!t in the garage for my neighbor with the bedroom above it to huff. The ambulance hasn't come to her crib (yet).
Well, that's about it. Except for all the how's it sound and feel sorts of things. I hope you felt
something watching me do this.
The End.
We know begin our question and answer part of the show. People in the front row are advised they may get some rotten fruit or egg on them.