Finish clouding issue question
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sergiodeblanc
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Nobody knows.
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Victor Vector
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Ears cant see any of it, cloudy or not. 
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aphantomvaper
Bend it to the Owl!
My Finnish Grandpa Smoked for 20 years and then quit, he is still good.
Birdsofprey
All Birds that Fly.
If it hasn’t by now I suspect it will not but that is the future that no one can predict. Welcome to the forum.
JasonE
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It is hard to say. I had one of mine cloud and it was after I owned it for 9 or 10 years. Once it started it progressively got worse. PRS refinished it for me under warrantee. If you bought the guitar new, it could be a warrantee repair. If you are not the original purchaser it could cost you to have it refinished, if you wanted to have that done.
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Am I right in thinking that it was the V12 years were most likely to cloud? Sergio?
JasonE
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The one I have that clouded was V12. However, I have seen plenty of the poly finishes cloud. It seems to be more common on natural or lighter finishes from what I have seen. The one that clouded on me is natural back and sides.
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I bought a 2003 2-3 years ago that was absolutely perfect when I bought it, but it started hazing after about 6 months. I don't remember what part of the country it shipped to me from, but maybe if it's been with you since new you'll be safe.
Blue4Now
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That’s really surprising. Is it a lighter color?
JasonE
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The only thing I have heard that was a suspected cause is that if you live in a high humidity environment that may promote it. I don't know if there is any truth to that or if it really is a cause. I know mine has spent it's life in South Florida, which is the definition of high humidity.
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Tortoise Shell. You can kind of see it on the horns in the image below, but it looked worse in person.
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bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
I also believe this to be true. A member from the SE Asia area posted about how many cloudy guitars are in that area of the world.
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Yep I remember this.
aphantomvaper
Bend it to the Owl!
Yes, the is what the SE means!!! SE Asia, SE Guitars.
Rod/
Vibrato & String Bender
My 2011 P22 has serious clouding on the back clearcoat or whatever they were using for a finish back then in a few places. The Gold top is perfect and the right color…
I love that guitar with the jumbo frets and it sounds amazing with the wraparound bridge. I just live with it. Bought it used for way less than half of what a new one goes for. The 53/10‘s and the acoustic pick up are just a great match for that guitar.
Such is life.. guitars are tools for me and Paul Reed Smith builds some great tools that are the connection from what I am thinking musically in my brain, to what is coming out of my guitar cabinet…..
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dogrocketp
I drank the PRS kool aid, and it was tasty!
My (Matteo blue) 2003 has some clouding. I don’t hear it when I play, so who cares? After all I did buy it to play.
Rod/
Vibrato & String Bender
Interesting. I like that better than student edition.Yes, the is what the SE means!!! SE Asia, SE Guitars.
DISTORT6
NJ Devil
What about Salamander Excretion?
Daryl Jones
non-practicing pacifist
I find that quite often my playing needs some clouding over...the finish on my guitars doesn't seem to vary as much.
