hellothere Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Can knocks and chips in the wood of a headstock be repaird or patcheed up on a unpainted headstock without it looking awful and if so how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougie Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='hellothere' post='1160107' date='Mar 13 2011, 03:40 AM']Can knocks and chips in the wood of a headstock be repaird or patcheed up on a unpainted headstock without it looking awful and if so how?[/quote] think it depends how bad the knock or chip is,if its unpainted my guess would be a near as poss match wood filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Yes. Tiny dings etc. can be sanded out then cleverly refinished. Chips or gouges need more work. Filler will hardly ever look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougie Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1160261' date='Mar 13 2011, 10:29 AM']Yes. Tiny dings etc. can be sanded out then cleverly refinished. Chips or gouges need more work. Filler will hardly ever look good.[/quote] Totally agree....or a big CND sticker if you cant be arsed sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='dougie' post='1160269' date='Mar 13 2011, 10:36 AM']Totally agree....or a big CND sticker if you cant be arsed sanding.[/quote] That'd work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 If it has a clear finish, you can do a fair bit with steaming out the dented part (if you have bare wood, wet tissue/cloth on it and put a soldering iron on briefly, so the steam pops the dented wood fibres out), that also cleans out the grub, then fill the hole with layers of superglue then polish down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougie Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1160288' date='Mar 13 2011, 10:52 AM']If it has a clear finish, you can do a fair bit with steaming out the dented part (if you have bare wood, wet tissue/cloth on it and put a soldering iron on briefly, so the steam pops the dented wood fibres out), that also cleans out the grub, then fill the hole with layers of superglue then polish down.[/quote] im gonna deliberatley dent my project"frank the fecker"to try this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1160288' date='Mar 13 2011, 10:52 AM']If it has a clear finish, you can do a fair bit with steaming out the dented part (if you have bare wood, wet tissue/cloth on it and put a soldering iron on briefly, so the steam pops the dented wood fibres out), that also cleans out the grub, then fill the hole with layers of superglue then polish down.[/quote] +1 Although you can't steam out an end grain dink and superglue dries darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 I might dent one of my cheaper basses to try some of this out as I don't want to experiment on my Stingray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1160443' date='Mar 13 2011, 01:28 PM']+1 Although you can't steam out an end grain dink and superglue dries darker.[/quote] ...or lighter. Two spots filled on my MIJ 75 RI, one dried darker, the other lighter, than the surrounding wood. Why, I have no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 [quote name='LawrenceH' post='1162503' date='Mar 14 2011, 10:14 PM']...or lighter. Two spots filled on my MIJ 75 RI, one dried darker, the other lighter, than the surrounding wood. Why, I have no idea![/quote] Superglue can turn lighter if slight moisture is present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Tryed steaming it out. It was on the edge right on the top of the headstock and allthough it hasn't came out perfectly it looks alot better. I think because there was a chip in the middle of the ding (if that makes sense) it stopped the grain popping out completely. I find superglue can dry really lumpy so I have used a really thin layer of clear nail varnish and will see how that goes. Now the ding can only be seen close up. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Would this work on the back of a neck aswell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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