Optiskate Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm really sorry if I'm asking a question that's been asked a million times or that's really dumb. What should I know about puttys and fillers, especially to repair dings. I have a neck that has a ding in it and its not horrible, but I'd like to fill it before I paint it. Is there anything I should know about work on the neck? I remember in the tremolo to hard tail conversion that an epoxy based filler was used. Is it safe to use something similar on the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm really sorry if I'm asking a question that's been asked a million times or that's really dumb. What should I know about puttys and fillers, especially to repair dings. I have a neck that has a ding in it and its not horrible, but I'd like to fill it before I paint it. Is there anything I should know about work on the neck? I remember in the tremolo to hard tail conversion that an epoxy based filler was used. Is it safe to use something similar on the neck? Depends on weather you are planning on painting it or not. I read in Melvyns guitar making book that you can wet a bit of tissue, put it over the ding and put a soldering iron on the wet tissue then the steam comes off and swells the wood up and makes the ding almost invisible... Aparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I've done what Mitch mentions, to a koa guitar body, and it worked great. I used the corner of a damp towel, and an iron (laundry type, not soldering). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optiskate Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 That's a pretty neat idea. I am painting the neck. I think I want it to be matte black to match how the rest of the guitar will be. Sounds like its worth trying. I mean that could mean less filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 It depends on if the wood fibers are just pressed down making a divot or if they are torn and damaged. If it's just pressed down the steaming method works really well. I used a damp rag and a soldering iron and it came back like magic. But if that doesn't work I would use some sort of epoxy filler sanded flush. Just make sure you use good quality epoxy and let it dry a good long time before sanding and finishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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