95 Gibson Les Paul Studio white finish turning yellow?
Posted by on 23rd May 2010 in Other - Music
Dave asked:
I have a 95 studio that is the alpine white finish. I’ve notice over the years it turned to a vintage white. It has a yellow look to it. What has caused this? any way to restore the natural color?
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I have a 95 studio that is the alpine white finish. I’ve notice over the years it turned to a vintage white. It has a yellow look to it. What has caused this? any way to restore the natural color?
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May 24th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
its probly from not cleaning the guitar with a dry rag after everytime you play it. maybe if you start it will start to go back to the nice alpine white
May 26th, 2010 at 11:26 am
So now it has “character,” right?
Pretty much every finish fades to some degree over the years, but a ’95 shouldn’t be quite there yet.
Atmospheric conditions seem to be the main culprit in the discoloration of paint finishes. These include exposure to direct sunlight, household dust, and especially cigarette smoke. Treat all of these with a very mild cleaning agent, such as one of those biodegradable citric-acid based product. You can just wipe it on and off with a cotton rag. I do not recommend spraying ANYTHING as it can gum up the electronics so easily.
As the owner of 15 guitars and large dogs combined with the fact that I smoke, I spend a lot of time wiping away dog snot and the ugly brown nicotine color that coats everything it sees.
If this cleaning does not restore the brightness, you may have gotten a poorly finished instrument and will have to live with it. Call it a “patina” (look it up if nec.) and people will think it’s intentional and way cool. That’s what I meant by “character!”
Good luck,
Kabum