Dean, yes.
John, the colors usually fade somewhat and are more vibrant when fresh. Some believe that UV light causes colors to fade, others dispute that. However, there are some guns that the colors remain vibrant. There is almost always some edge wear from just handling the gun. Even on the freshest of old Parker case colors, there is a translucence, so heavy, painted on looking case colors are inconsistant with way Parker did it. And the tiger striped case colors are also not consistant if one is striving for an original look. And then there are the torch and oil techniques such as a recent hammer poster is well known for doing. Those do not harden anything, can anneal the frame in spots, quickly wear off, and do not look original. The best one can say for those is that they temporarily add color.
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