| Correct. UNLESS you have pitting, scratches etc. These have to be buffed out and that's where the problem lies. Some restorers have a "heavy hand" on the buffing wheel because "time is money". (or they just don't care about the horn).
Heavy buffing is bad because, most folks think, it reduces the definition of engraving, etc. The REAL danger is that it will reduce the thickness of the metal and result in a change of tone of the horn before any plating is done. |