Dreamer

After some research, this is what I decided to do: 1)Clean the wood. (Would just wiping it with a clean cloth be enough?) 2)Apply touch up paint a little at a time for several coats. (Till what level, only to get the color close enough?) 3)After the paint dries apply lacquer. (What type?) 4)After lacquer dries level it by sanding. (What grit paper?) 5)Apply wax polish to shine it up. (I have a single jar of scratch remover I bought from guitarscratchremover.com, would that suffice?) I wonder if these are all unnecessary, and if just using figernail polish would suffice, I just want to get this over with. Thanks to all who answered by the way.

Is it necessary to apply some kind of clear coat on top of a car touch up paint, or is just applying the paint is enough?

Since the chip is small and on the back edge of the wing, it doesn't have to be a perfect match, a slight difference visible on close inspection is okay. It has been more than two weeks since it was chipped so I should also clean the wood I suppose, how should I clean it; and after I apply the epoxy how will I make it level with the undamaged finish? Could you also guide me to some pigment and epoxy brands and types which are proven to give satisfactory results? Thanks

Although I took special care not to play this rhoads shaped guitar in tight spaces, there it happened; I accidentaly hit the tip of the long wing on the edge of the desk, hesitant to see the result I checked the tip and there it was, bare mahogany wood. Guitar is a gloss black Jackson Stars rrtn01. Since the ripped off area is small and the wood mostly undamaged, I thought that a simple paintjob and polishing would do. However I have absolutely no experience in this and need some guidance on what to use, so without further ado here is the pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/65226112@N07/5939369931/ *By the way, different shades of color on the wood is due to remaining paint; shape of the wood is intact.

Hello and thank you Brian. So do i have to strip the polish on it?

Hello everyone, There are some pick scratches on my electrick guitars body.Can you please tell me how should i eliminate them? I need step by step information about exactly what do i have to do(and buy).As you guess i dont know much about this stuff.So please help me.