shimmy Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hi...I made a very sillly mistake while refretting my classical guitar... the card board i used to protect the top turned out to be not quite thick enough I made a ding about a 1/4 inch long with the crowning file .... it went thru the finish into the wood......its a la patrie motif and they have that very silky mat finish on top..... jst wondering if anyone has any suggestions about fixing it.......i feel like such a goof.... thanks alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gsrguitars Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hi...I made a very sillly mistake while refretting my classical guitar... the card board i used to protect the top turned out to be not quite thick enough I made a ding about a 1/4 inch long with the crowning file .... it went thru the finish into the wood......its a la patrie motif and they have that very silky mat finish on top..... jst wondering if anyone has any suggestions about fixing it.......i feel like such a goof.... thanks alot ← If it's not too deep - you should be able to drop-fill it...? -G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html#Luthier follow this link then scroll down to "finish" and there's a great tutorial on fixing small dings. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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