marksound Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 So I bought this (thanks Derek) and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I'm thinking that if I can fix the tearouts (not that bad) and the crack (not even visible) that it needs an amber double-stain finish with faux binding, with maybe a black epoxy grain fill on the back with a dark reddish brown. Questions: What's the best method of patching tearouts? With the small tearouts patched, can I expect obvious outlines in the finish around the gluelines? Can I expect the hairline crack in the top to expand & contract? It's not visible now, so how would be the best way to repair it? Or just leave it alone? This one will be a player (can't stand just looking at em), so it doesn't have to be perfect. I'm expecting to learn a lot on this one. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdguitars Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 If I was going to finish it I would have taken a droper and filled the tear out with lacquer, then just wet sand till its all smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted April 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Time to get started on the Tele, so I decided to make a webpage to keep track of things. Project Tele Here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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