How can i quickly rot my guitar?

Question

Hi, i have an old starter guitar which doesn't work due to the fact i wanted it for decor and smashed, chipped and threw it all over the place. I thought the front looked rather boring afterwards and would like to rot the whole guitar. Its been left outside i the rain for 3 days now. How can i speed this process up? I plan on using a rot and mold killer afterwards to stop it further rotting and just decomposing to nothing. But how can i speed up the rotting process?

If it came out like this, it would be cool (But hay, more the natural - the cooler it is :D ) http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1SKPC_enUS342&biw=1163&bih=622&tbm=isch&tbnid=oPW2Wnq4kM792M:&imgrefurl=http://imageabstraction.com/gallery/pic.php%3Fid%3D333%26PHPSESSID%3Dc8a9ad2417dc7d0a41b80bd2814ff9e9&docid=aUKckgcvmrVpSM&imgurl=http://imageabstraction.com/gallery/photos/9/med_20090722-rotten-wood-texture.jpg&w=700&h=467&ei=tmOdT6qUPI6t8QOi49T1Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=263&vpy=183&dur=5081&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=148&ty=142&sig=115395994976476211082&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=120&tbnw=153&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:94

Also, if you think rot may be a bit too tricky to handle, what would you recommend which would look cool. (Besides setting it on fire - may do that if all else fails). What would happen if i soaked the body then stuck it in the freezer? (Keep in mind water expands when frozen) would it ruin it completely? Disfigure it? Smash it even?

Notes :
I don't care much for the guitar - but i want a cool piece of decor.
It's Plywood
I'm not willing to spend much on this, probably a couple of quid.

Answer 1

Concerned Citizen is on the right track.



All too weird, though.



Anyway, the wood has to be exposed by any method to remove any protective layers as paint or varnish. Then mold and mildew can attack it naturally, to 'speed' the process of wood rot. Having to keep any veneer wet is going to just separate the wood layers real quick before you get that 'aged' effect. If anything, just spray it down occasionally to dampen.



Some woods for guitars of 'spalted' variety (prized for such woodgrain color tones) are a result of impuities as the parasitic attacks from insects, molds or chemical invasion of the resins during tree growth. Then the wood is cleaned, treated, sealed and finished to preserve such grain pattern for the finished product.



And that would be the final treatment, to seal the results of any affect upon the wood, to stop the process, or the whole 'guitar' and what is left of it own't last long in one piece.



Rots of ruck.



I have to imagine a solid body guitar made from petrified wood. But, beautifully polished.



Talk about, being heavy.

Answer 2

Sanding off the varnish would probably speed up the process. Varnish is intended to protect wood from moisture and stop it from rotting. Keep in mind that the wood is much thinner than the wood in the photo at the link, and plywood is made up of layers glued together, which might separate if it gets too wet. It might crumble completely before it gets as rotted as the wood in the photo.

Answer 3

i once did this to a guitar, the best way i found was to sand blast it. you have to be careful, go softly in some places and hard in others. if you leave the nozzle in one place it will slowly eat its way through the wood. then throw a bucket of mushy mud on it leave it over night and wash off, job done.