Repairing Finish Check

[YetAnotherOne]

Yeah, yeah, I know, "Don't fuck with it, it's not that bid a deal." Generally I agree as most of 'em that I've seen are closed fairly tightly. This one's a bit different:



I'm a little worried that due to the size the paint will start chipping along the check. After researching this a bit the preferred method seems to involve the application of a bit of CA glue along the length of the check with a small applicator followed by sanding & buffing. Sound reasonable? Anyone have any other ideas?

[straycat]

Re: Repairing Finish Check

Some thin CA will do fine just "bleed"it slowly into the crack until it fills up.Then a little finish work.

[Newc]

Re: Repairing Finish Check

Whaddya got, lights in your pickup cavities? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

Hmmm. Repairing finish checks. Could someome be trying to pass off a heavily checked guitar as mint? [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

Just kidding [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[DonP]

Re: Repairing Finish Check

LOL! On the Gibson forum, they give advice on how TO check your guitar! Then they try to pass it off as aged!

[YetAnotherOne]

Re: Repairing Finish Check

Well, what can you expect? Gibson players are used to inferior quality. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Naa Newc I'll probably actually keep this one for the collection. Nice low number, original electronics, cool graphic, it's just that it'd be a shame to lose a chunk of paint from the face as it's actually in great shape.