filling screw holes in my bass body

[bassbarber]

hi i wanted to fill some holes from were a old scratchplate/ pickguard has been. what is the best way of doing this the body is black by the way. could i use something like uni bond or polly filler and a maker pen ?

Edited August 29, 2009 by bassbarber

[Rich44]

[quote name='bassbarber' post='584499' date='Aug 29 2009, 02:15 PM']hi i wanted to fill some holes from were a old scratchplate/ pickguard has been. what is the best way of doing this the body is black by the way. could i use something like uni bond or polly filler and a maker pen ?[/quote]

I'm certainly no expert but I'd assume a dark wood filler would be your best bet. I'm not sure how you'd get the black finish even though without sanding around the filled in hole and repsraying.

[url="http://terrydownsmusic.com/technotes/pickguard/pickguard_hole_drilling.htm"]http://terrydownsmusic.com/technotes/pickg...le_drilling.htm[/url] That shows some holes being filled in.

Unibond and pollyfiller would probably leave a chalky/plasterlike finish which would be pretty noticable.

Edited August 30, 2009 by Rich44

[mrcrow]

[quote name='Rich44' post='585045' date='Aug 30 2009, 12:00 PM']I'm certainly no expert but I'd assume a dark wood filler would be your best bet. I'm not sure how you'd get the black finish even though without sanding around the filled in hole and repsraying.

[url="http://terrydownsmusic.com/technotes/pickguard/pickguard_hole_drilling.htm"]http://terrydownsmusic.com/technotes/pickg...le_drilling.htm[/url] That shows some holes being filled in.

Unibond and pollyfiller would probably leave a chalky/plasterlike finish which would be pretty noticable.[/quote]


i filled some hols where my ashtray was...with those little plugs you get with kitchen diy flatpack kits
may be not quite suitable..they looked ok but werent flush with the body