Hello everyone, I have a quick question about the paint on some of the peaks.
Does anybody know the difference between the paint used in the first run and the paint used in the second run of eBay peaks?
The first run I know has an eggshell finish and is very durable. However, the second run from eBay is much more glossy.
My second run seems to be losing paint around the edges and on the edges of the rims. I assume that it’s wear, for this is used almost daily. As you can see from the pictures, there are rings along the outside of the cups, and almost an orange color on the edges.
Pictures are attached. Any insight as to what could be causing this or how I can prevent it from happening further?
1st runs were actually the most fragile in terms of paint quality. I do know levi painted a couple at worlds in a booth that were not finished the normal way so those may have had durability issues but other than that the 2nd runs should hold up better.
At the end of the day it is still paint on metal… It is going to wear off at some point.
It’s actually a good thing the painted peaks became so highly collected, they would have had a lot of very upset customers after a year when the paint started chipping off. Luckily nobody really played with them that long.