So I'm building a '52 blackguard partscaster and decided to relic my own parts.
Did a bit of reading online and lots of places offer pre-reliced bits for high prices, so I DIY'd it.
Thought I'd share my findings to save some of you guys some trouble/money.
Please do not enter the whole "relicing is shite" debate... this thread is made with good intentions!
It is literally the easiest thing in the world...
Step 1. Buy bog-standard nickel hardware.
Step 2. Buy 250mL Hydrochloric acid (£8 delivered)
Step 3. Leave hardware in closed tupperware with some acid in an little pot.
Step 4. Take hardware out after desired look achieved.
Boom.
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basically you want the fumes to have good access to the metal but not submerge it... so i had a little open plastic pot holding the acid in the same tupperware as the loose hardware
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Nice job by the way.
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Thank you .
I will definitely try it on my next build.
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