Splash annoodizing...

[chuey]

...is just the fugliest thing on earth. Like an 8 year old throwing up a bowl of soggy fruit loops on a marker. There I said it, this is the industries 900lb gorilla in the room.

Should never have been invente, ever. Then people have the nerve to think they can get a premium for a fuggly splash job.

[Spider-TW]

How long have you been holding that in?

[Frizzle Fry]

Hmmm. I suppose the only forum that would be a worse place to say that would be Angel Owners.

Eddie Van Halen is turning in his careers grave.

[chuey]

Sinc 2001 at least! Lol.

[zondo]

...is just the fugliest thing on earth. Like an 8 year old throwing up a bowl of soggy fruit loops on a marker. There I said it, this is the industries 900lb gorilla in the room.

Should never have been invente, ever. Then people have the nerve to think they can get a premium for a fuggly splash job.

There are a few that I like... but I have been harboring anti-splash feelings myself. Right up there with pink guns.

[CatoRockwell]

And what events transpired to bring you to this sudden confession?

[chuey]

I was looking at private label impulses, in particular the orange blue fade nasty impulse. There was a pristine one that I somehow missed for $200. WAS board and the whole 9 yards with not a scratch. It was gorgeous for a decade old marker. Granted $200 is a little steep but its still gorgeous and came out around the same time.

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=3433881&highlight=nasty+impulse

Then I casually look for a double trigger PTP Micromag and a splash one pops up with matching splash barrel and just an old school valve. $250. What!

[Frizzle Fry]

Right up there with pink guns.

There was one pink and white ego I saw that looked nice, and some markers look OK in black with pink accents, but 99% of them look just plain terrible. The most hideous I've seen was a salmon/vagina-pink DC Excal that would be gorgeous if it wasn't that color, which seems to have gone unsold for months because of it.

[cockerpunk]

splash is the best, and its making a comeback. splash is back baby!

[SSP REAPER]

There are a few that I like... but I have been harboring anti-splash feelings myself. Right up there with pink guns.

You like my splash on my Borg don't ya?

[chuey]

splash is the best, and its making a comeback. splash is back baby!

No its not. LMAO~!
To each his own I guess!

[zondo]

You like my splash on my Borg don't ya?

THAT is one of the few... Blue on Slate gray

Reminds me of Tron...

[Smoothice]

What about acid wash? Where does that rank on your hate list?

[factoid]

I am kinda with you on this one. I don't HATE splash anno, but I would never get a splash job on my stuff. I will only ever buy "normal" colored parts. Blacks, chromes, blues, reds, etc...

Splash or any crazy pattern, color scheme or whatever absolutely kills resale value.

There have been some perfect guns I've seen on ebay but they've got a green/purple/nickle finish and the owners are probably wondering "why won't anyone bid on my gun? It's in perfect condition!"

To get me to buy those fugly guns you'd have to knock 200 bucks off the price and ship it to the annodizer for me to have it refinished.

[zondo]

I am kinda with you on this one. I don't HATE splash anno, but I would never get a splash job on my stuff. I will only ever buy "normal" colored parts. Blacks, chromes, blues, reds, etc...

Splash or any crazy pattern, color scheme or whatever absolutely kills resale value.

There have been some perfect guns I've seen on ebay but they've got a green/purple/nickle finish and the owners are probably wondering "why won't anyone bid on my gun? It's in perfect condition!"

To get me to buy those fugly guns you'd have to knock 200 bucks off the price and ship it to the annodizer for me to have it refinished.

Hey, those are rare 1 of 1 ano's and are totally worth the $200 mark up.