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Can you age a plexi crystal?

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danicica

I've seen people putting dials on the oven for a great aging results so I am wondering if there's anything you can do to plexi crystals to make them look old.

 

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Any ideas?

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black263

Wear them for 40 years.

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danicica

Wear them for 40 years.

 

That might work!

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jimbo85281

I think it looks good if you scratch them up and then polish with poliwatch. It gives a nice worn look.

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deju

I just look at plexi and it ages! 

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andyboy

There is a product called Gallery glass that can be applied to the inside of the plexi that will give it the distressed look.

 

https://plaidonline.com/brands/gallery-glass

 

I`m pretty sure there is a "how to" over on the Homage Forum.

 

Edit

Found it

http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=9112&p=99307&hilit=gallery+glass#p99307

 

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KCRyback
On 7/13/2017 at 17:11, danicica said:

I've seen people putting dials on the oven for a great aging results so I am wondering if there's anything you can do to plexi crystals to make them look old.

 

RPR_IMG_8128_2.jpg

 

Any ideas?

Well ,that one happens because of temperature changes.Plexi headlights/headlight covers turns out like that after few years. If you have spares you can experiment with oven/fridge or oven/outside if you live in a cold area.But i don't know what would be the outcome.So be careful if you wanna try.

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kilowattore

The effect shown is commonly referred to as "crazing". I experimented a lot.trying to recreate it with mixed results.

On thin plexiglasses like Sternkreuz HW or N or similar I got good results by letting the glass sit above a bowl of acetone for a couple of minutes then applying pressure on the crystal with my thumbs. Extreme care is required as the glass is very eager to break.

I assume thicker plexi (like Rolex tropic glasses) could give the same result with a similar method but a tool which allows you to control the pressure applied would be fundamental I think. Every time I tried to press with my fingers the crystal broke.

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fatarms

Not sure if it would work at all, and may break the crystal, but what about putting the crystal into boiling water for a few seconds and then into cold water?  Maybe repeating the process may produce some stress fractures?

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kilowattore

I thought I might add a couple of pics of the process I described above.

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Haltec
27 minutes ago, fatarms said:

Not sure if it would work at all, and may break the crystal, but what about putting the crystal into boiling water for a few seconds and then into cold water?  Maybe repeating the process may produce some stress fractures?

Try soak plexy in isopropyl alcohol..  

 

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Replica01

I experiment with sandpaper in combination with cape cod: works for me:-)afbb82b1cce428144c9d4695c6a2c34c.jpg6612176152e5bff0ad321c1213eacaf5.jpgc31a1ef25751ddcf9f6a160925f4a726.jpg5922546a72a9bb14acbf6062bbbb8dae.jpg0ebdabe954638fb2eec7b01e0eaf4b40.jpg093d5afdc286225b71dd296e9ae13a82.jpg4d27a20a6fee3f9815005ddf09e98fdd.jpge713b1e8fa34e451e00054bfdaaf02a0.jpg4361d9878b16e8d922c5e65673555697.jpg

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JDM180

When I was doing this , id sand with some ruff sandpaper to get some scratches in there , then scuff that with some brillo pads. then polish back up. gave a great effect with no risk of breaking.

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Haltec

crazing.jpg?resize=1024,951

Unfortunately - crazing is very dependant of acrylic type.

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tripdog123
3 hours ago, kilowattore said:

I thought I might add a couple of pics of the process I described above.

DSC00957.jpg

DSC04852.jpg

DSC00467.jpg

DSC00339.jpg

 

That's very close to the real thing.

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Bart Cordell
16 hours ago, kilowattore said:

The effect shown is commonly referred to as "crazing". I experimented a lot.trying to recreate it with mixed results.

On thin plexiglasses like Sternkreuz HW or N or similar I got good results by letting the glass sit above a bowl of acetone for a couple of minutes then applying pressure on the crystal with my thumbs. Extreme care is required as the glass is very eager to break.

I assume thicker plexi (like Rolex tropic glasses) could give the same result with a similar method but a tool which allows you to control the pressure applied would be fundamental I think. Every time I tried to press with my fingers the crystal broke.

Fantastic tips and results ! I'll give it a try for sure.

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trailboss99

Just wear it, won't take long. 

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