ZampraZ Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Lets say hypothetically one were for some odd reason to have glossed up their historic. Would they somehow be able to re apply a similar treatment? (No I haven't done it, don't own an historic YET (2 weeks left) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeds Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I may be wrong on this one, however, I have an R8 gloss version. According to a few dealers, I've been told that the "faded, worn" finish is nothing more that an unbuffed version of the same guitar. It may be the reason why you have to pay $300 more for the gloss version since it involves a few more steps in labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 just play it a lot and make sure you dont wipe your sweat off the guitar or hardware. never ever clean/polish it. instant VOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I was told its a chemical designed to make the guitar look aged. I wiped mine off, but I like the look of the aged hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 It's a rubberized spooge applied to the guitar. Not permanent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZampraZ Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Does the stuff go away with time? Thus making it look newer with age?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswithesg Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeds Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Does the stuff go away with time? Thus making it look newer with age?? I've actually seen a few become shiny on the bout where your arm rest and on the back, particularly where it rubs against a person's body. So, yes it is something that apparently wears away. Hence, the biggest factor in making me go for the gloss version. Then again, I've actually seen a '57 faded VOS LP buffed to a extremely high gloss surface and it looked very impressive. That's probably something to consider if you don't like the uneven wear over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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