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Old 12-09-2019, 02:38 PM
RalphH RalphH is offline
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Originally Posted by charles Tauber View Post
The pictures you recently posted are the first that I'd heard of Gibson's "Thin Finish".

Do you know why your friend though that it would be hard to get that finish right or why he thought that it would add cost, rather than reduce cost? I'm just curious.
He said it would be hard to get right because you can't put it on thick and sand it back like you do with a glossy finish. It has to go on ultra-thin and be just right. It's not so much that it increases costs in terms of materials, but you have to have someone who is really good at it really paying attention and getting it right first time. You pay more for a more highly skilled job.
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