Default Value for Dependency Property in Silverlight Custom Control?

The problem is you've placed additional code in your Setter. When using Dependency properties the setter is not always called, for example when some other external code calls SetValue passing in SolidGlossTypeProperty and a new value, your setter is not called.

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