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Hi! So I did go forward it the above method to have this repaired. Mixed results... It was a little harder than I thought it would..

After drying I proceeded to sand using different grits. It looked great but suddenly these "brown spots" started to appear mysteriously. With some kind of "transparent glassy flaking" also... I think it was due to bad preparing (?) of the surfaces....

I ended up having to have it re-worded several times. Now I think I'm done. It's "good enough." I think "perfect" is never going to be achieved. I'm done with this....

Here's what I got now:

Nevertheless, I would like to hear your thoughts on this... What happened?

And now, how do I get rid of these "hairline joints" and scratched surface?

What polish method and materials should I use for the final polishing and buffing? Auto polish? Speciality polish? Any black polish?

You should notice the "bad spot" still showing will be covered by the lock nut so... I guess after the polish I will be fine.. I want to get done with this and just play the damn thing! :)

Any and all thoughts and ideas on this are very much welcomed!

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

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1 hour ago, Bizman62 said:

You should be happy about that. There's few more annoying things than finding out that the patch you just made is a hair too small. Fixing such would take much more time than reshaping the excess.

Well done! Now I'm just waiting to see how invisible the damage will be.

 So... I guess I did good. That's what I though when I started layering. That "extra-complete" coverage would assure that ALL the cracks were guaranteed to be covered. So, props to me, despite my inexperience... And thanks Bizman62 for the confidence and reassurance!

I'll keep posting my progress. Time to order the needed adicional supplies for the last stages... 

Any tips on the sanding? I guess no more razor blade scraping, right? A little? None?

As far as something for the last stages of buffing and polishing is there a particular product you would advise? Auto body polish? Something "guitar-specific"? "Something black", right? Let me know.  

Thanks in advance. Thanks everyone for their input and support!

So... STAGE 3!!!

I filled the cracks with  GluBoost Fill n' Finish, also using GluBoost Glu Dry Acelerador.

It was a great product to work with. Seems like it does do the job.

BUT!

I wish I didn't use the "soldering build up technique". Too much material to sand-off... It will mean much more additional work. I would like to have gone "thinner". Well.. Nothing I can do about it now.

Nevertheless, I'm really happy about what I am achieving. And actually... This is giving me pleasure (!?). I can't wait to do some additional cracking and blasting off!!  ;D

NEXT IS A MIX OF WET/DRY MIX OF SANDING AND MICRO-MESHING. 

Keep your comments and input coming! It is really more than welcomed. Thanks in advance!

Greetings,

Well... I can't seem to be able to edit my original post so, here goes nothing!

So, I ended up choosing  the "easiest and conservative route".

1.: First, since I had all the chips, gluing them back using basic "superglue":

2. and 3.: The following steps will be a solution that is a "combination" of both these videos:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8m1rKJjRqM

I'm getting some sandpaper, micro-mesh pads, and something to buff it to perfection...

But, before I fill the "spaces" with the black Gluboost Fill n Finish Black Scratch Repair I would like to try to remove the big amounts of superglue leftovers that are now on the finish. It looks pretty sloppy but it really isn't... 


UPDATE:

So... I think "Stage 1" is close to complete.

Acetone proved "safe" (remember this is a polyester finish, not a polyuretane  one) and I proceeded to clean the Super Glue residues with a combination of acetone rubbing and light scraping with a razor blade to achieve this result:

The razor blade left some scratching and the surface isn't flawlessly seamless. Shine is totally gone in the area I'm working at.

NEXT: GluBoost Glu Dry Acelerador and  GluBoost Fill n' Finish to fill the cracks, using this video as reference:

What do you think? I "happy enough" on how I'm doing so far...  What do tou think? Any input and advice?

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

Hallo!

1st post! Greetings to all fellow forum members! So... Seems I just added "character", "history" and "personality" to one of my guitars... BIG TIME!

Schaller locks are to blame! Yeah, yeah, should have check the drill size first. Now I now...

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So.... I plan on "DIY repair" this! I've read about nail polish, super glue, epoxy, layering and lot's of other "techniques".

Which one would you recommend? The one that gives best results "cosmetically". I've read about some "specialty luthier supplies" that are great for this job. Recommend any?

Also any links or "how to" videos I should use as reference?

Any and all ideas and advice are very much welcomed!

Thanks in advance!

Greetings,