Got mine yesterday but I only ordered it from Tyler in September
Looks/feels/plays great though.
Actually Iād been idly watching the tracking around the holiday and it never changed from pre-shipment until it was delivered. Kind of unusual. Iād definitely missed having a YWET.
I find it to be quite a bit āchalkierā. Almost velvety. Like the oil on your fingers can kind of āsmudgeā it (which you can then rub off). They did nice job of sanding the finish down near the gap. I played mine a lot the last day and string wear has been minimal. It really feels nice but different from Walter/Theo.
Looking forward to playing mine! They look almost navy! I usually wouldnt have gone for what seems to be a narrower and heavier throw but it looked so good hehe.
I have mine coming today it looks like. Mine just all of a sudden appeared in Pensacola and stayed there a few days and now itās out for delivery. Weird but itās here soā¦
Scratches are because I thumb-grinded with it a bit, and man does this surface not like to get scratched. The scratches arenāt permanent, but they are kind of tricky to buff off.
Mines safely arrived, Ty Recess
Put on a hoody with zips, and threw with dazzling abandon (probably felt better than it looked )
Wondering if the chalky velvet feel creates some sort of wear patina. Very funky.
If yours is chalky, or feels like a chalk board, just take a rag, cloth, or microfiber towel and hand buff it. The coating will turn white when you rub it. After you give it a good rub down take some water and a clean side of the rag and do one more rub down. It will turn back to the matte black color.
I didnāt want to use any compounds or other chemicals on it since I wasnāt sure what the exact coating was and didnāt want to harm it. Nor did I know how thick the coating was and didnāt want to rub it off. After I ābuffedā the hardcoat felt more like a satin finish without the goosebump chalkboard feel.
If you scratch it, do the same thing on the spot you scratched. It should easily buff out unless itās a deep scratch.
I got the chalky feel still on the inside cup with some love marks (I think itās nail marks and worn off skinā¦ Ewwwww) but a week+ using it has buffed down and smoothed the outer side.
Itās good to know about your experiences cleaning it because itās such a unique finish and unwritten about.
It really has a great feel. Feel so lucky to have one when we can go out, it will too