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could be, mike. the perfections i use are a heavier wire than the old mildrums. they are not plated in the same fashion as the mildrums were either. you will never chip the chrome on them. never had any issues w/ pits either. just an occasional brace separates from the frame or ring. i look at it that it happens about as often as a ceramic ring cracks from abuse or neglect. i have perf wire guide on my of my "retro" glass surf rods and i abuse that rod to death in the fall. it falls, bangs against rocks, used as a cane, etc. for the first time last year i had to replace the catch guide as the middle brace separated from the ring. andn, that was 7 years of fishing. not bad. no rust, bent rings or chipped chrome. on that rod, i dont care about line slap or any of the other reasons we use ceramics. it's retro and i cast as far or farther than otheres at times. catches me just as many fish too. i would say that the major disadvantage of wire are the forces applied to the guide and braces when it supports line going thru it under stress. you only have 3 contact points holding that ring versus a more solid support of the fuji svlg-type frame. fuji frames are one-piece. occasionally, you'll have a ring pop out of the frame, but that's rare.
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