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Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:51 am
by godfreydaniel
Is there a term to describe the Waterloo finish? It’s not really a satin finish.
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:05 pm
by FreeBlues
Matte?
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:06 pm
by backdrifter
On the Waterloo website they call it a “semi-gloss” finish.
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:14 am
by Zach
I call mine gorgeous! I'd probably go with satin/matte
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:49 pm
by Silly Moustache
Got me a WL-12 bought in November 2016.
Changed out a set of three month old EJ16s strings earlier this week and, I always clean my guitars whilst unstrung (damp cloth all over , wipe dry then polish with a polish made for antique furniture called "Regency gold" and wipe off immediately.
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It doesn't contain anything nasty, but slowly over eight or none string changes my Waterloo is getting shinier.
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 7:27 pm
by Driver8
Lowdens used to have a similar satin finish, after 25 years playing & polishing mine has turned gloss pretty much all over,
Would love to see a Waterloo in a few years time.
Re: Waterloo finish - what do you call it?
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 2:27 am
by nocaster
Driver8 wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 7:27 pm
Lowdens used to have a similar satin finish, after 25 years playing & polishing mine has turned gloss pretty much all over,
Would love to see a Waterloo in a few years time.
I love that look too. Like an old leathery Gibson The Waterloos don't take long at all to shine up.
I would call the original finish matte and not glossy. Can't see my face and the finish is not glassy smooth.