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Apologies in advance for the guitar content. I'm putting together a Telecaster and the heel of the neck is a very tight fit. Whilst trying to remove the neck from the pocket, I managed to pull off a pretty big chip at the edge of the pocket. The chip came off intact, and it's currently being stored in a safe place. Is glueing it back in place once the rest of the work is done a viable option, or am I looking at having to get some matching paint and building up the layers from the bottom?

 

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It's quite a big chip - as long as you don't overdo the glue (as in not having glue squeezing out the sides - a small amount will do), and use tweezers or similar to put the chip back in place then it'll look ok - you'll still see the edges of the chip, of course.  Practice dry fitting it first.

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Great advice above. Unless you are sure that the neck will never come off again, the next time it does……..likely the same thing will happen! So, I’d advise as a parallel action, to sand the tight fitting neck and address the cause of the issue as well. 
 

 

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The chip is glued back in place and doesn't look too bad; we'll see how it holds up. The neck is going back and I'll just have to try and exercise some patience (not my strong suit) to find the right one.

 

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