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Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:18 pm
by iiipopes
admin wrote:An additional bit of yellowing comes from the scenescent lenticular yellowing associated with the aging eye.
Yeah, and I just got my AARP card last December!
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:39 pm
by wim
Wildberry wrote:wim wrote:david/wales/u.k wrote:IF you live in Belgium, which I'm guessing you do, how does your guitar get bright sunlight everyday!
Good question! Since I live in this house I can't remember it raining.
What stuff are you on, Wim? Must be potent!
JG + aging = green? Why?
Just enjoying the house.
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My 320 is 32 years old, doesn't look green.
It does in fluorescent light though.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:09 pm
by admin
Win, JG + aging = fun
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:17 pm
by TomLovesRics
Wow. This is getting weird. I like it.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:41 am
by ken_j
admin wrote:An additional bit of yellowing comes from the scenescent lenticular yellowing associated with the aging eye.
That yellow will go away when you have cataracts removed.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:11 am
by admin
Excellent point Ken. You have renewed my faith in the aging process.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:15 am
by ken_j
I speak from experience.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:12 pm
by trosse
Clear finishes such as urethane, nitro cellulose, and others are sensitive to UV light. That's what causes the yellow color. Check out old PC and TV cabinets with urethane contents in the plastic - they also turn yellow as do wooden cabinets. The yellow shine has not much to do with smoke, beer, and small dark pubs
Discoloring caused by a dusty and smokey environment can easily be removed with naphta or a good guitar polish.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:35 pm
by johnallg
The shelves I built into my son's bedroom wall for him to store books in were painted Blue Boy blue, like the walls, and I put polyurethane on them to help them wear better then just the latex paint. They are turning the Blue Boy Green quite (un)nicely.
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:38 am
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
wim wrote:My V64 turned yellow after treatment with cigarette smoke for 8 years.
I quit smoking three years ago, cleaned the guitar a few times with the advised product, and now it's in bright sunlight every day.
It is now less yellow than it was before.
and then all your glue joints will start moving !!!
Re: Why do Blue Boys turn Green and White Ricks turn Yellow?
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:08 pm
by admin
Ron: Are you able to comment on the advised product? Did you use the Sussex Golden with wooden shaft Q-tips?