Relic1882 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Hello. I'm new here so please bear with me if I ask any stupid questions. :) So, I finally have my first Gibson Les Paul. I've been waiting for years to get one, and my parents surprised me with it as a birthday present. (I'm 31. It's been a long wait!) The guitar is a 1994 LP Studio. Wine red color with gold hardware. Awesome guitar. I love it. Anyway, there are some dings and chips out of the paint here and there around the base and along the edges of the body. I know people are going to tell me that it's character, let it be... but screw that. haha! All of my guitars need to be pristine. I'm weird like that. The way I see it, for a guitar that I've always wanted but could never have until now, I want it to look as awesome as possible. I was watching this video on stewmac.com -> Chip Repair It seems like a great way to repair the dings. I'm willing to do the work too. Can anyone chime in and tell me if this is a good way to do it? Or is there a better way that I can do it. Also, I want to make sure I get as close as possible to the wine red color of the guitar with whatever method I do, so if there's a better way other than mixing the color stains and going by your eyes, I'd love to hear that too. :) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryguitars Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Hello. I'm new here so please bear with me if I ask any stupid questions. :) So, I finally have my first Gibson Les Paul. I've been waiting for years to get one, and my parents surprised me with it as a birthday present. (I'm 31. It's been a long wait!) The guitar is a 1994 LP Studio. Wine red color with gold hardware. Awesome guitar. I love it. Anyway, there are some dings and chips out of the paint here and there around the base and along the edges of the body. I know people are going to tell me that it's character, let it be... but screw that. haha! All of my guitars need to be pristine. I'm weird like that. The way I see it, for a guitar that I've always wanted but could never have until now, I want it to look as awesome as possible. I was watching this video on stewmac.com -> Chip Repair It seems like a great way to repair the dings. I'm willing to do the work too. Can anyone chime in and tell me if this is a good way to do it? Or is there a better way that I can do it. Also, I want to make sure I get as close as possible to the wine red color of the guitar with whatever method I do, so if there's a better way other than mixing the color stains and going by your eyes, I'd love to hear that too. :) Thanks! Hi the Stewmac advice is good but I would be very cautious when sanding down and leveling the drop-in's you can so quickly turn a small spot into a large patch and then you have a bigger problem altogether. Just take it easy and you'll do a good job. Spend more time looking then sanding. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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