gallonsloth
Senior Member
Bit weird, I know, but I've always been a little bit put off by shiny lacquers and chrome plated hardware.
I'm slowly amassing the parts and info I need to make a dirty, gritty old antique looking drum set out of new shells and hardware.
I know there are many tricks to distressing wood through painting techniques, flat looking stains and finishes, scuffing it up lightly here and there, etc.
And I know brass has dozens of ways to be antiqued or add patina (not sure about brass plated stuff though)
Not sure what I'm going to do about my chrome plated hardware though, don't really know where to start altering it.
Anyone else have any experience distressing and antiquing stuff, or any interesting stories?
I'm slowly amassing the parts and info I need to make a dirty, gritty old antique looking drum set out of new shells and hardware.
I know there are many tricks to distressing wood through painting techniques, flat looking stains and finishes, scuffing it up lightly here and there, etc.
And I know brass has dozens of ways to be antiqued or add patina (not sure about brass plated stuff though)
Not sure what I'm going to do about my chrome plated hardware though, don't really know where to start altering it.
Anyone else have any experience distressing and antiquing stuff, or any interesting stories?
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