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Relief at 7th fret: .005" (.13mm) Action at 12, low E : .051" (3+/64") Action at 12, high E : .038" (1+/32")

F4me, thanks for the reply. Actually, yeah, I did do that eventually to take the knobs off. However, one knob was being a pain, and I had to pry it with a screwdriver for it to come off completely, which is why it left a dent on the finish itself. So a complete refinish is my only hope? That's quite costly, and will doubt that I'll even get to it. Although my friend does have a car painting shop, so I wonder if I can have them do it. I'll try to do some research into painting, and since I only want the top painted, maybe, I can just tape the neck and other removable objects and have them paint on top of the existing finish. Would that be possible? My worry is that the car paint might eat into the wood? Or that car painting stripping methods might even destroy the wood. Hope somebody who has experience with dent fixing can reply so I don't have to go through extreme solutions. Buffing? Steaming perhaps?

I got a Gibson LP Standard reissue. I was trying to replace the knobs recently with vintage amber ones, and couldn't pull it off without prying it. I placed a thick cloth under and used a flathead screwdriver to pry it, and pull it off with the shirt. The problem is, after this process, there are small dents from the small flathead surrounding the knob area. I'm not sure if the wood was affected, or they're just dents on the paint finish itself. It's bothering me quite a bit, so I was wondering how can I go around removing this? Will buffing help? If so, using what? Can I steam out this dents? Thanks.

I got an LP copy (TOM bridge). Right now, it's got GHS strings (10-46). In its current setup, there's buzzing on the higher frets, on the 10th till the 12th, on the 6th and 5th string. The buzz occurs when the strings are either picked or strummed heavily. Will adding relief help? Or is a truss rod adjustment not the solution since the buzz occur on the higher frets? Is raising the bridge my only choice? The bridge is already quite high and I would rather make adjustments somewhere else. Thanks.