GregP Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Apologies, apologies... I just wanted to get this out there quickly, so I haven't done a search. This came to me via a PM on a forum where I've talked about Project Guitar. The person questioning me overestimates my knowledge of guitars a bit, but I defer to you guys: last night i swapped out the stock nut on my G&L for a GraphTech Tremnut. This is EXACTLY what the guitar needed. no more squeaking and binding when i do bends with the tremolo bridge....and the strings stay in tune. HUGE difference from this nut! BUT... i screwed something up I know it's not fatal, but this is my baby, my first new guitar, and it was SO PERFECT before i did this... you see, the neck had a bit 'too much' lacquer in a few places. When I removed the old nut, a little bit of lacquer pulled up and cracked away from the wood, just above the nut. so, i have this small lacquer chip - about a third of the neck wide, and only about an 1/8 of an inch (or less) tall - just behind the nut, towards the tuning machines 1) is it OK to have the bare, unlacquered wood exposed? It's just a tiny bit. will the wood rot or anything? It won't "rot," no, but it WILL discolor over time. Dust will get into the pores and eventually become noticeable. 2) will the chip spread? will the lacquer keep peeling up? 3) can i repair it easily? i'm hoping there's a little touch-up lacquer kit available, or even better some easy 'homebrew' fix that i can use to touch this up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Drop filling with CA glue might work. Not sure though. Edited March 1, 2007 by Maurits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 If it's laquer, I'd just try drop filling until it's just right as I don't know any other method. Honestly, I would have no clue what to do if it were any other type of finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) If he is POSITIVE that it is a lacquer finish. Then I would lightly sand the area around the chip and drop fill with more lacquer. Allow to cure a day or two and sand again, until level with 600 grit ( this process may take a few applications of this). Then wait about 2 to 3 weeks and finish sand with starting at 1000 grit and progress up to at least 2000 grit and then polish. But that's just my opinion. MK Edited March 5, 2007 by MiKro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks Mikro-- he's not a guitar boffin, so when he says "lacquer" he probably means "plasticky guitar clearcoat". It's on a G&L guitar, if that means anything. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks Mikro-- he's not a guitar boffin, so when he says "lacquer" he probably means "plasticky guitar clearcoat". It's on a G&L guitar, if that means anything. GregNo Problem, That's why I said," If he is POSITIVE" LOL:)) since lacquer will not adhere to poly coats. Poly is harder to get a good chip repair fixed and look right. MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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