Donnie B. Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Thanks to Kevan for the invite here and the finishing tips. Thought I'd toss this out to the rest of you here. Just bought this 91 CE24 which is more than sweet. Only real issues are are couple of large laquer dings on the outer edges (one to the lower left of the bridge and another on the right parallel to the bridge). There's also a pinpoint ding on the face to the lower left of the bridge pup. Anyone here done a complete refinish (clear coat only) of a PRS? Or should I just sand down the current top coat a bit to blend the dings and then add a couple of new coats of fresh laquer? Any ideas, tips, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Edited November 14, 2005 by Donnie B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 PRS doesn't use laquer to finish their guitars; they use a 2 part urethane(a la Dupont...i believe). Anyhow, touch ups in 2 part urethanes aren't the most pleasant experience ever. Progressive coats don't melt previous ones like laquer does. You could scuff it up and spray some more coats of 2 part urethane. I've no experience with drop filling a finish like this, so I can't recomend it. It could feasibly work. If it were me, I'd call it "character" and be done with the idea all together. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 They did use laquer at some point; contact PRS directly and find out what your guitar's got on it. Me, I'd leave it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Those little nicks and dings are what activate the mojo. You wouldn't want to mess with the mojo, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum1284 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 i dont think id mess with it. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie B. Posted November 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Those little nicks and dings are what activate the mojo. You wouldn't want to mess with the mojo, would you? ← I'm getting the same responses from people in the PRS forum too. Much like my own grey hair and wrinkles I guess the nicks are keepers! In all honesty they do add a bit of cool factor and considering she will be 15 next year she's in damn fine shape. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 +1 on leave it alone. Odds are *very* high that you'll do more harm than good, and they're not that noticeable in the first place. Nice looking geetar BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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