What effect does light exposure have on Goldtop finishes?

Tim's Guitars said:

You can see the "tan lines" on my 58 Goldtop; the guitar in a previous life was heavily exposed to cigarette smoke; and the clear coat is heavily yellowed; though has very little greening. I also have a 53 Goldtop, the color is slightly lighter; the clear coat has yellowed far less..though shows more greening. They all age differently and for me that is part of the fun of Goldtops!

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MapleFlame said:

All the above absulutely effects color. Another Variance is the batches of gold/bronze powder the got, varied a bit. My friend Larry who has help me restore guitars has some original powder from Gibson, 50's and 60' just a tad different. Also in many cases, the gold spray could have had a run in it, so Gibson would respray. I've had 295's and LP's that had multiple layers. Each clear May have varied as well.

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Tom Wittrock said:

At least with modern manufacturing techniques, we do not have to buy such inferior guitars anymore. :yah
:ganz

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MapleFlame said:

Haha No thanks, I'll keep my slightly flawed 50's Goldtop LP's

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Tweety said:

Beautiful 58 Tim, I've been after one of those or a 57 for while. Both guitars look so cool, thanks for posting

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