Posted by bloke on February 27, 2004 at 09:40:34:
In Reply to: Re: Re: 'Finish' Questions posted by So on February 27, 2004 at 03:42:36:
"Would it likely look pretty poor if it were just buffed, cleaned, and then plated over that I wonder?"
My guess is that this would work out quite satisfactorily. I've had this done to three or four instruments over the years. The more "even" the old satin finish, the nicer they looked. An old 4-valve Buescher euphonium that I had done this way turned out particularly nice indeed.
Yes, if you want it to be completely "redone", a new sandblast job is the only thing that doesn't dictate prohibitive hours of labor. However, newly-done sandblast jobs have a much more "intense" appearance than most satin finishes of old.