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Post by andy3sheds on Oct 29, 2019 22:27:25 GMT
Has anyone done any Drop fillings with nitro lacquer?
I've seen the stuff on Fret.com
Any recommendations on what finish to use
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Post by andy3sheds on Nov 3, 2019 1:31:56 GMT
I thought there might have been some response to this post surely someone has down lacquer repairs
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Post by ocarolan on Nov 3, 2019 8:56:03 GMT
I thought there might have been some response to this post surely someone has down lacquer repairs ..try tagging some of the usual suspects, Andy. Keith |
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Post by martinrowe on Nov 3, 2019 9:02:49 GMT
I think Brook used superglue on a friend's guitar - seriously.
It wasn't a big job, just some wear around the join of the front and sides.
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Post by colins on Nov 3, 2019 9:51:00 GMT
Andy, Yes thin superglue is often used to drop fill into a variety of different lacquers. I've done it a few times on friends guitars that had lacquer finishes. Apply with a pin and leave the drop until fully hardened, then sand back with very fine wet and dry on as small an area as possible. I then wet sand to a full polish with Micromesh cloth up to 12000 grit and finally buff out with car swirl remover.
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Post by andy3sheds on Nov 3, 2019 20:24:18 GMT
What prompted me to ask was a pal was showing me a rather nice early 90s sunburst Gibson 175 which was virtually blemish free apart from what appeared to be a couple of grazes to the top on either side of the bottom bout. On close inspection the grazes seemed to be more on top of the finish as if something had been wiped off and smeared the surface as it set. So pos an excess of superglue.
I have difficulty seeing how the Frets .Com method of two pieces of sellotape on a razor blade was really going to help getting the surface flat safely without gouging. The original finish looks to be really thin and is attractively sinking into the grain it would a shame to mar it am I being too timid!
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