KingYosef Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 What do you guys do to touch up a chip in a gloss finish on a guitar. Can I use gloss enamel paint? The finish I have is black gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canine Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm sure somebody will give you some helpful advice. Me, I'd leave the guitar be, some scratches here and there show character! Would you pay thousands for the Gibson BFG or for those signature Strats that look like were used and abused before leaving the factory? I guess it's all a matter of taste, but I care more about how the guitar sounds than I care about how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm of the opinion that if you're gonna have a guitar with a dent of a chunk taken out of it, you should also have the pleasure of telling the story of how it got there! MIDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSAKing Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I recollect seeing in some previous posts that folks had used fingernail polish I think it was. No doubt there is a technique to it and then smooth it I guess. Try search the forums, as I have never tried it, but I think that more than one person had used this approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 What do you guys do to touch up a chip in a gloss finish on a guitar. Can I use gloss enamel paint? The finish I have is black gloss. I don't think there is anything you can do, as an amateur, that wouldn't make it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Personally, I think about my guitar's finish the way I think about the paint job on my car, I wouldn't buy a car that already looked like it had been through a sandstorm, but that's just me. I like 'em shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman345 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I usually use a black felt pen - it looks ok as long as you are not too close. Otherwise, you can always use duct tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Leave it and if you sell it, instead of saying "...in fair condition" note it as "...relic in great condition" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rextasy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm building up layers of fingernail polish to fill a small chip on the back of the neck of my cherry G-400. My worry is that the polish is going to be too soft to sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 In the late 70s.. I bought a new rick 4001 brand new out of the box, I went to hand to a guy to look at.. turned it slighlty and the lower bout hit the coffee table edge. five minutes old and it had a thumbnail size chip all the way to the wood. I used nail polish.. looked every bit as bad as the chip. I've tried spot repair a couple of time since then.. and the best I can do, remembering it turns out paint is my main area of suckage, is mask off the chip area. spray it gloss black in your case.. then use min wax wipe on poly, gloss finish then buff it out after it drys enough.. overnight for the paint overnight for the gloss. and it should match fairly well.. better than my nail polish job.. but that's a hack repair.. I do stink at paint.. still, it's better than a big ol chip..and looks just more like a normal ding. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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