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Originally Posted by khimmy
How do vintage guitars have the vintage look? (something like the picture below)
http://www.12fret.com/wordpress/wp-c...s-bridge-1.jpg
Most of the vintage guitars have this look (or rather finish). - Original lacquer, high gloss finish is usually gone
- And lots of scratches. Must have got them when the gloss lacquer finish is gone?
Is it a nature of nitro lacquer finish to disappear over time to give these vintage look?
If so, what happens when polyurethane finish gets old? Will poly finished guitars ever have a chance to look like the vintage guitars like the picture above?  |
Poly finish will discolour over time. Ever seen a 'white' 70s Stratocaster that's been gigged in smoky bars all its life? This is Olympic White on a '77 Strat:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=70...tm%3B640%3B480
And this is a new one:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fe...%3B3888%3B2592