Hello,
I have an Old Boy that I purchased new ~25 years ago. It has the burl wood body with gold plating over nickel and I'd like to remove the gold. I imagine the best way to do it would be to dismantle the lighter and chemically strip the plating off of the metal bits, but I don't know how easy it is to take apart to that degree. (I am very mechanically inclined, so if there were actual instructions, I'd be fine doing it.)
Any thoughts on this? I don't care about altering the lighter as I will always keep it, and I'd much prefer the nickel finish to the gold.
- Doc
I have an Old Boy that I purchased new ~25 years ago. It has the burl wood body with gold plating over nickel and I'd like to remove the gold. I imagine the best way to do it would be to dismantle the lighter and chemically strip the plating off of the metal bits, but I don't know how easy it is to take apart to that degree. (I am very mechanically inclined, so if there were actual instructions, I'd be fine doing it.)
Any thoughts on this? I don't care about altering the lighter as I will always keep it, and I'd much prefer the nickel finish to the gold.
- Doc