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Does anyone know what kind of finish is applied to the MapleGlow versus say FireGlow. It appears that my c64MG has some kind of clear coat applied. I was just wondering if the same top layer of finish is used on all model Rics.

It's all the same stuff- conversion varnish. If you're speaking of the 4001C64S, it's just the matte formula.

Thanks John

this conversion varnish over time yellows how do you work out how this affects the colour over a period of time, for example as the new colour for this year is blueburst will this mean it will eventually turn a greeny shade of blue ? what about colours like silver and the blueboy ? i seem to recall somewhere a mention of accelerated yellowing on future models ? are colours before production treated to varnishing with accelerated ageing to determin how the colour will look after a period of time ? do all varnishes yellow ?

Some of the 1980's Silver finish instruments tend to turn a shade of green that may sound undesirable, however, I have grown to like it very much.