| Author | Message | ||
     Dan Brookes (Fireglo330) Junior Member Username: Fireglo330 Post Number: 40 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 71.106.242.2 |
Over the years would a Jetglo finish retain it's lustre better than say a Fireglo finish? I was wondering if the Fireglo fades or gets darker or stays the same with age. | ||
| Bob Belloff (Belloff) Senior Member Username: Belloff Post Number: 207 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 67.85.191.150 |
Newer guitars should not fade or change color very much at all, due to the composition of the finish. Jetglo is great looking when clean, but shows every fingerprint and swirl. For this reason I am not a big fan of Jetglo. | ||
| Dean Mentjes (Dean712) Senior Member Username: Dean712 Post Number: 153 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 69.220.192.156 |
I bought a jetglo 4003 new in 1994 and have used it quite a bit. The only change I've noticed is the binding is not quite as white as it was, just a tiny little bit darker. The black still looks nice. I like jetglo... always in style. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1389 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.5.100.79 |
In the past, Fireglo has typically darkened with age. The center natural portion turns a nice amber color and the outer shading darkens. The color depends upon the age of the instrument. Newer ones should change color less (better varnish formulations). | ||
| Graham Twibell (Arbiter) New member Username: Arbiter Post Number: 3 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 24.194.192.165 |
Nitro Cellulose of the old days faded really nicely, but they stopped using it cause when it faded it'd seep into your skin and could cause cancer | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1425 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.5.100.79 |
Huh? Where'd you get that nonsense? | ||
| John Barnes (Jbarnes) Junior Member Username: Jbarnes Post Number: 32 Registered: 05-2003 Posted From: 172.144.19.69 |
Double Huh Paul..........Need to get some artificial sweetener for my coffee now...........bye... | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1433 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.5.100.79 |
I think it's all some kind of a conspiracy... | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3248 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Graham: Given that there are new studies emerging everyday, are you able to provide a reference for the study that nitrocellulose was readily absorbed through the skin. I have not seen this comment before. By the way, welcome to The Rickenbacker Forum. | ||
| John Hall (Johnhall) Senior Member Username: Johnhall Post Number: 879 Registered: 01-2003 Posted From: 64.105.135.123 |
I let out a big "HUH?" as well. It's certainly toxic and/or carcinogenic as a liquid during processing like most finish materials but I couldn't find any references to this on the web. And, of course, it's still in widespread use, at least outside California, so if there's any truth to this, the government doesn't know about it yet. |
