(NFD) New Finish Day

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 12:54 PM

I had my Borys refinished to Vinny specs. Now it makes the finish on a Rolls Royce jealous.

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 12:55 PM

**Gitterbug** · 06-12-2026, 01:04 PM

Lovely! But, as a collectible, how much value did it lose?

**deacon Mark** · 06-12-2026, 01:10 PM

WHo did the work nice.

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 01:14 PM

I consider it to be an upgrade not a decrease in value compared to how it looked new.

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**nevershouldhavesoldit** · 06-12-2026, 01:16 PM

Wow - that’s gorgeous! It looks like you left the tailpiece as it was, rather than bling it up. I agree with this completely. It’s the right look for a Borys.

Bill Wurtzel is playing a similar Borys in this week’s Vignola Jazz Night. Even through an iPad, it has a bigger, deeper tone than PG’s and FV’s guitars.

Enjoy it!

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by deacon Mark

WHo did the work nice.

Pat Wilkins in Los Angeles

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit

Wow - that’s gorgeous! It looks like you left the tailpiece as it was, rather than bling it up. I agree with this completely. It’s the right look for a Borys.

Bill Wurtzel is playing a similar Borys in this week’s Vignola Jazz Night. Even through an iPad, it has a bigger, deeper tone than PG’s and FV’s guitars.

Enjoy it!

I watched that and yes the Borys sounded sweet.

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 01:30 PM

I think a Borys is a great jazz guitar but I am not into this VOS / Murphy Lab nonsense.
When I buy new I want it to look new too.

I don’t think anyone would buy a new Murphy Lab car all scratched up with dings.

**nevershouldhavesoldit** · 06-12-2026, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by vinnyv1k

I think a Borys is a great jazz guitar but I am not into this VOS / Murphy Lab nonsense.
When I buy new I want it to look new too.

I don’t think anyone would buy a new Murphy Lab car all scratched up with dings.

It’s the logical sequel to the evolution of our amplifiers. For decades, we spent more and more money to get more power at lower distortion. Once the power was high and the distortion low, we started spending even more money for less power and more distortion.

The same thing happened to automotive finishes. The hot ticket on high end cars is now “suede”, the look of a car finished in dull primer.

I keep repeating the wisdom of H L Mencken: you can’t go broke underestimating the taste or intelligence of the American public.

**bluejaybill** · 06-12-2026, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by vinnyv1k

Pat Wilkins in Los Angeles

That looks great, Vinnie, and I am jealous!

Is it nitrocellulose?

**skykomishone** · 06-12-2026, 04:02 PM

Look'n beautiful Vinny!

**AKA** · 06-12-2026, 04:14 PM

Beautiful! What was the cost to have it refinished?

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by bluejaybill

That looks great, Vinnie, and I am jealous!

Is it nitrocellulose?

acrylic lacquer

**vinnyv1k** · 06-12-2026, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by AKA

Beautiful! What was the cost to have it refinished?

$650.00

**Rob MacKillop** · 06-12-2026, 05:11 PM

Worth every cent. Beautiful!

**Cunamara** · 06-12-2026, 05:20 PM

That's the shiniest Borys I've ever seen!

**m_d** · 06-13-2026, 07:20 AM

Thanks for sharing - that looks stunning. Very sensible and reasonable upgrade IMO.

**GuyBoden** · 06-13-2026, 08:04 AM

Class.

**lawson-stone** · 06-13-2026, 10:44 AM

Beautiful and I love the color. It's close to the "cognac" burst on my L5ces.

**Max405** · 06-13-2026, 09:48 PM

I love the color too.
Now, the guitar is something to look forward to playing.
I am like you Vin. Everything I own has to be sparkling. I use Scrubbing Bubbles in my shower once a week. My shower sparkles.
Now, it’s a keeper. Take it on a gig and play something nice for Jesus.

L,J

**nevershouldhavesoldit** · 06-13-2026, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Max405

I use Scrubbing Bubbles in my shower once a week

If you use them on your guitar, you'll have a Murphy Lab original

Back in the good old days, guitars were relic'ed with oven cleaner and steel wool. There was even a blues guy in Philly 35 years ago who showed up at local jams with a battered generic solid body into which he'd drilled a few holes and burned the edges with a blowtorch to look like bullet holes.

**jim777** · 06-13-2026, 11:03 PM

She's even purtier than Miss McGillicudy!

**MiniMerckx.22** · 06-14-2026, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by vinnyv1k

I think a Borys is a great jazz guitar but I am not into this VOS / Murphy Lab nonsense.
When I buy new I want it to look new too.

I don’t think anyone would buy a new Murphy Lab car all scratched up with dings.

Yeah it's sort of like having a gorgeous girlfriend and talking her into heavy drinking, smoking, heroin, beach sunworshiping and little sleep so she looks 76 when she's 28.

**58flame** · 06-15-2026, 07:18 AM

New finish looks really nice.

Another $200-$250 and a trip for that tailpiece to Advanced Plating and it'll look even better. Brian is who you want to talk to.