sdrider2003 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi everyone, i'm new to this site, so please bear with me, i was wondering if anyone could offer any help or advice. I have recently come across a Gibson J-200 copy, and the logo that was on the headstock was coming away, so i took it off completely, or rather, it crumbled away, the thing is is has left a slight indent as to where it had been, now all i want to do is fill it in, and replace the decal, but i am a complete novice and have never tried anything like this, so please could someone advise me on what i could try and do to resolve this problem. Happy New Year to all. below is a link to a picture of the headstock, and no, i dont want any decals, i have my own, thanks anyway. http://images.kodakgallery.eu.com/photos21...24133_0_ALB.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hi everyone, i'm new to this site, so please bear with me, i was wondering if anyone could offer any help or advice. I have recently come across a Gibson J-200 copy, and the logo that was on the headstock was coming away, so i took it off completely, or rather, it crumbled away, the thing is is has left a slight indent as to where it had been, now all i want to do is fill it in, and replace the decal, but i am a complete novice and have never tried anything like this, so please could someone advise me on what i could try and do to resolve this problem. Happy New Year to all. below is a link to a picture of the headstock, and no, i dont want any decals, i have my own, thanks anyway. http://images.kodakgallery.eu.com/photos21...24133_0_ALB.jpg Dubious, but hey. Destring, take the tuners off, sand flush, put on decal, refinish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrider2003 Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 hi, there is nothing dubious, i just want the guitar to look half decent for my own sake, i have no intentions of letting this go, the thing is, i am a complete novice, so what you have said, has gone straight over my head, thanks for the quick response though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 hi, there is nothing dubious, i just want the guitar to look half decent for my own sake, i have no intentions of letting this go, the thing is, i am a complete novice, so what you have said, has gone straight over my head, thanks for the quick response though. Well, just don't go putting a Gibson logo on the headstock. That'll get you flamed beyond belief on here, and it's a pretty stupid thing to do. Step 1: Take the strings off. Step 2: Take the tuners off (there'll be a mounting screw on the back of the headstock, that needs to come out, and then there'll be the bushing on the front that needs to come off too) Step 3: Lightly sand the headstock overlay until the indent is gone. Step 4: Add your new decal (they should have come with instructions Step 5: Spray or brush on a new finish on the headstock (there are plenty of threads on these forums covering finishes, search for them). Then put it back together again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrider2003 Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 nice one, thanks for that, and the decal that i have, is a personalised one of my initials, thats what i meant earlier when i said i was'nt going to pass it on, it will have my name on, so i wont be able to sell it, not that io want to anyway. thanks for all the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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