Psych0mantis Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I have a Gibson SG, 7 years old. It's been in storage for a few years, brought it out today to find it's in good shape except for whatever material the headstock coating is has gone all streaky and started peeling off. Like an idiot I stupidly peeled a section off (a decision I instantly regretted) as can be seen in the following pic: http://db.tt/1h8kr7e I am guessing inadequate storage has caused this problem, but I want to restore it to it's former glory so my question is...Is this easy to fix, and if so how is it done and how much does it cost? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Someone correct me if I am mistaken, but I think the only way to get the veneer (is that the right term?) replaced on a headstock would be to send it to Gibson. Reason being that it has the Gibson logo on it so they don't want some con artist ordering a batch and producing a line of fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I'd first get in touch with someone in you local area who's authorized to do Gibson repair work, to assure access to ordering the headstock decal. You can always email them the photo & ask for a quote. Some welcome finish projects & others don't, but you won't know till you ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0mantis Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks for the advice. The decal itself is still intact it just seems to be the top layer that goes over it that is peeling. I will make some enquiries locally to try and find someone willing to repair it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFA ROMEO CORSE Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Can you share the picture? Your link is dead, I' m curious to see that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0mantis Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Can you share the picture? Your link is dead, I' m curious to see that http://i56.tinypic.com/3096kn5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angellus Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 yeah thats the headstock veneer. might be a gibson only job. I think it looks kool. what happened is heat and cold affected the wood headstock making it contract and expand. The problem is the veneer does not share the same properties as the wooden headstock so they have seperated. how does the body look? it may not have reacted as bad as the headstock due to the diference in materials but it is possible that there could be laquer cracks known as 'checking' starting to form (like what you see on real old gibsons). go get it looked at by your local luthier but the cost could be alot of money and most would say it adds to character. to prevent this happening to anyone elses guitar stick to the 1 rule. your guitar reacts like your body does. would you sit next to a radiator all day? or sit in an ice cold room? or live in a storage bay with no heating or means of cooling down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I have seen this type of thing before, but this is the worst case I have seen, even in pictures! However, I do not think the veneer is what's peeling off.....the pic looks to me to show only the clear lacquer has checked badly and is lifting off of the veneer. If this is the case, then removing the flaking lacquer and respraying a clear nitro over the veneer would probably have it looking good as new :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlung40 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 email the gibson custom shop. they do this sort of repair all the time. you can fill out a quote request from this link. They'll get back to you. I had an sg with the same issue, and they quoted me a price to fix it. I would tell you that here, but I'd rather you just get your own quote from them directly. I will say that I believe it is a standard fee for the top of the headstock, no matter how extensive the finish issue is. I would only trust gibson with this sort of repair. If you ever sold the guitar, keeping your gibson repair order may help in retaining most of its value. Anyway, go to this link to get your answers http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/ProductSpotlight/RepairAndRestoration/SubmitRepair/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have seen this type of thing before, but this is the worst case I have seen, even in pictures! However, I do not think the veneer is what's peeling off.....the pic looks to me to show only the clear lacquer has checked badly and is lifting off of the veneer. If this is the case, then removing the flaking lacquer and respraying a clear nitro over the veneer would probably have it looking good as new :) I agree, the piece of veneer is intact, while the nitro finish is doing goofy things. I've owned three Gibsons that have in some way developed finish issues on the face of the headstock, but yours is more extreme. The fix is still going to be the same, which will initially involve removing the old finish. You could certainly ship it back to Gibson for repair, but as I mentioned above, there may be an authorized Gibson repair person in your area who does refinishing work. If so, you can check references on the local guy, and then decide whether or not you want to ship it. Ideally, a local person would have done this type of repair before & would have photos of his work. This isn't rocket science, but you do need someone with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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