Vintage, Relic & Rust Guitar Skins

Worn textures such as rusted metal, cracked earth and faded, distressed flags give a guitar body an aged look without sanding or chemicals, while retro pin-ups and old-style posters add a period feel. This page offers these designs as high-gloss laminated vinyl sheets for whole guitar or bass bodies, plus smaller sheets for pickguards.

  • Full body 50×60 cm or pickguard sheet
  • High-gloss laminated vinyl
  • No clear coat needed
  • In stock or printed to order

Related themes: Flag · Pin-Up & Pop Art · Crackle & Cracked Paint · All guitar skins

Sizes, fitting and questionsShow less

Two sizes, one design

The full body sheet (50×60 cm) covers the front and sides of any guitar or bass body in one piece. The pickguard sheet (27.5×33 cm) carries the whole design scaled down, ready to cut to a Tele or a Strat pickguard.

Size guide: will it cover my body?

Fitting takes an afternoon

Sand, clean, lay the skin on, warm the curves with a hairdryer and trim the routes. No spraying, no booth.

Install guideClear coat without liftCustomer builds

Prefer it ready-made?

Every design here also comes UV printed on a copper-shielded pickguard, or in the box with a bound TL-style kit or body: the binding makes fitting the skin easy.

Tele pickguardStrat pickguardTL-style kit + skinTL-style body + skin

Other themes

Browse all our guitar skins, or another theme:

Skulls & Dark ArtAbstract & OpticalSurreal & DreamscapePattern & TextureForest & LandscapePsychedelic & TrippyFantasy & MythicalHorror & MonsterComic & CartoonFlower & BotanicalPin-Up & Pop ArtMovie & CinemaSpace & GalaxyBlack & WhitePaint Splatter & DripAnimal & WildlifeHalloweenMacro & Close-UpAnime & Manga StyleSmoke & InkFlame & FireOcean & WaveChristmas & WinterMusic & Rock LegendCyber & TechCamo & MilitaryChrome & MetallicAnimal PrintGraffiti & Street ArtFlagJapanese Art & TattooRetro GamingLightning & ElectricDiamond Plate & IndustrialHolographic & IridescentMarble & StoneQuilted & Flamed MapleWood Grain & BurlCarbon FiberGlitter & SparkleSnakeskin & ReptileCrackle & Cracked PaintTarot, Zodiac & MysticSteampunkLeather & Denim

Common questions

Will a distressed flag or rust design line up properly on an offset or curved body?

The 50×60 cm sheet is larger than most guitar and bass bodies, so you can move it around to choose where the stripes, cracks or rust patches fall before trimming. Weathered textures are forgiving at the edges, as small mismatches around horns and contours blend into the worn effect.

Does the relic look feel worn, or is it only printed?

The wear, rust and cracking are printed images, so the surface stays smooth and high-gloss laminated rather than rough to the touch. From a short distance it reads as an aged finish, but it will not snag your arm or shed flakes like real rust.

Can I use the 27.5×33 cm sheet just for the pickguard and keep my original body finish?

Yes, the pickguard sheet suits a faded Union Jack, rusty door or pin-up design on the scratchplate alone, which gives a vintage touch without covering the body. No clear coat is needed, and a soft damp cloth is enough for cleaning.