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Paint chip out matte finish
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Paint chip out matte finish
Hey everyone,
Well I had a bit of a day today.
The issue is a paint chip out on a matte finish 3 month old Ibanez RG 421.I was in the middle of a pup install and was backing out the screw holding the 5 way switch. As you can see from the pics there must have been some paint sitting above the screw and well viola!
I thought it best to try to glue the chips back in but I used accelerator (BSI) because well I’m a dumb ass and it looks like it reacted with the chips leaving what should have been a slight cracked look to… well what you can see now. Finally in testing the screw fit, of course it went in just fine but backing it out took out 2 chips again only this time breaking the first chip off.
I tried in an inconspicuous area to test to see what the finish reacted with and acetone melts it, but so does the C.A glue I used which is BSI (Bob Smith Industries) and until now have never had any issues with it. I ran out of my glue boost fill n finish hence the reason I used the BSI.
Anyway where to go to from here please?
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First of all, this happens all the time. Probably not your fault.
I think you’re off to a good start gluing the chips in as it is less color you have to add. I would do the following
- Get some fill n finish
- fill the area and level it.
- Sand a little dish into it to accept new color and lacquer.
- Airbrush in some black to cover the cracks.
- Top coat with matte lacquer. I use the stuff from mohawk.
https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Blend-Lacquer-M1020720-Sheen/dp/B01N409ADZ/ref=sr_1_16?crid=10FOU0AGR9O9X&keywords=mohawk+matte+lacquer&qid=1694274023&sprefix=mohawk+matte+la%2Caps%2C318&sr=8-16
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Thanks Ian. No sadly no local source for gluboost products here in New Zealand so won’t be the quick fix my customer was hoping for, but at least I’m not flailing around in the dark anymore. Cheers I’ll let you know how it goes.
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