Neck break touch up - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T06:58:05Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/neck-break-touch-up?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A138883&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Ian
I have tried to get to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2015-12-23:2177249:Comment:1522992015-12-23T06:34:39.535ZCharlie Bowerbankhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/CharlieBowerbank
<p>Hi Ian</p>
<p>I have tried to get to your website but no luck. I could use some pointers on finishing. Please reply.</p>
<p>Hi Ian</p>
<p>I have tried to get to your website but no luck. I could use some pointers on finishing. Please reply.</p> They're free.... most veteri…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-22:2177249:Comment:1388842014-10-22T00:00:53.344ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>They're free.... most veterinarians just toss 'em when they're empty. My better half brings them home from work (at a vets office) and I'd guess that a friendly visit to a local vet will have him (or her) save them up for you. </p>
<p>They're free.... most veterinarians just toss 'em when they're empty. My better half brings them home from work (at a vets office) and I'd guess that a friendly visit to a local vet will have him (or her) save them up for you. </p> Want! Will trade advice anyti…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-21:2177249:Comment:1388832014-10-21T23:51:22.603ZIan Davlinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/IanDavlin
<p>Want! Will trade advice anytime for a box of those. </p>
<p>Want! Will trade advice anytime for a box of those. </p> Here is some more quick advic…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-19:2177249:Comment:1385532014-10-19T23:52:35.052ZIan Davlinhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/IanDavlin
<p>Here is some more quick advice. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Manage customer expectations. I have done quite a few touch ups and have never made anything truly disappear. I tell this to customers right off the bat. The best I have ever done is make something remarkably unnoticeable. But a good repair staff evaluating for appraisal or purchase will always find my work.</span></p>
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<p>The only way to really bye bye something is to duplicate the finish schedule. The guitar…</p>
<p>Here is some more quick advice. </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Manage customer expectations. I have done quite a few touch ups and have never made anything truly disappear. I tell this to customers right off the bat. The best I have ever done is make something remarkably unnoticeable. But a good repair staff evaluating for appraisal or purchase will always find my work.</span></p>
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<p>The only way to really bye bye something is to duplicate the finish schedule. The guitar picture I see looks like the mahogany was stained bare, wash coated and paste filled. There is no way to get to this appearance with stains mixed into lacquer. Also, you will need to remove finish over the crack and either paint over it with pigments or graft wood over it if you want the crack to go away. I personally would charge about $500 for this repair and would probably feel like I was making minimum wage at the end.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Frustration and sorrow are part of the learning process.If your pants start to take on the humidity profile of an equatorial rain forest, walk around the block. <span>Nothing good ever comes from anything after the 3rd attempt. Build up the clear,call it good and live to luth another day.</span></span></p>
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<p> </p> Take up Ian Davlins kind offe…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1384532014-10-17T23:51:55.707ZRussell Vancehttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RussellVance
<p>Take up Ian Davlins kind offer to walk you through this - there are two different things here: if the repair is to be done so as to make it invisible there are many things to be done and a couple of options - all of which involve a skill set beyond normal.</p>
<p>Secondly, and there is a parallel tread running on neck break repair regarding this, Ian correctly exposed the repair to daylight to show and prove the integrity and appearance of the repair. This is the standard that I use -…</p>
<p>Take up Ian Davlins kind offer to walk you through this - there are two different things here: if the repair is to be done so as to make it invisible there are many things to be done and a couple of options - all of which involve a skill set beyond normal.</p>
<p>Secondly, and there is a parallel tread running on neck break repair regarding this, Ian correctly exposed the repair to daylight to show and prove the integrity and appearance of the repair. This is the standard that I use - anyone can shoot shader lacquer at a break to get it to cover up - it's getting the original appearance back that is difficult.</p>
<p>Rusty. </p> Nice find. I looked for glass…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1385332014-10-17T23:44:45.366ZRobbie Collinshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RobbieCollins
<p>Nice find. I looked for glass bottles but ended up using specimen cups.</p>
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<p>Nice find. I looked for glass bottles but ended up using specimen cups.</p>
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<p></p> An addendum... one thing that…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1384492014-10-17T22:41:37.023ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>An addendum... one thing that's helped is getting a handle on touch-up paint storage. The missus works at a veterinarians office and brings me small empty glass medicine vials. After cleaning & drying, they're perfect for small am'ts of specially-blended colors.</p>
<p>They're intended to dispense multiple syringe doses, so the rubber cap is very tight-fitting and 'self-healing'. The big plus was discovering that the rubber (or whatever) stopper is unaffected by lacquer! </p>
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<p>An addendum... one thing that's helped is getting a handle on touch-up paint storage. The missus works at a veterinarians office and brings me small empty glass medicine vials. After cleaning & drying, they're perfect for small am'ts of specially-blended colors.</p>
<p>They're intended to dispense multiple syringe doses, so the rubber cap is very tight-fitting and 'self-healing'. The big plus was discovering that the rubber (or whatever) stopper is unaffected by lacquer! </p>
<p>The bottles are fitted (initially) with a soft aluminum ring over the stopper to hold it in place, but that's easily pried-off for filling the vial. They come in different sizes, these pictured below are about 2" tall, and small-enough to hold touch-up sized quantities of paint. </p>
<p>The paint in the bottles pictured have been in the containers for about a year now... with no signs of coagulation yet. Veterinarians for sure, maybe doctors offices too. They usually just throw them away. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167748948?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167748948?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167749028?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167749028?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Well noted Ian, I can remembe…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1384452014-10-17T22:25:59.188ZBrian Harthttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/BrianHart
<p>Well noted Ian, I can remember a time or two a little bit of leveling got a little out of control and became a way bigger job than I had planned. Pointers would be great, your 1953 Paul turned out great. I have the crack glued up really close to level, almost no ridge to note, but I want to keep it simple so i'm not doing unexpected work. </p>
<p>Well noted Ian, I can remember a time or two a little bit of leveling got a little out of control and became a way bigger job than I had planned. Pointers would be great, your 1953 Paul turned out great. I have the crack glued up really close to level, almost no ridge to note, but I want to keep it simple so i'm not doing unexpected work. </p> Nice touchup work on your sit…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1384392014-10-17T18:42:33.027ZMike Kolbhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MikeKolb
<p>Nice touchup work on your site, Ian. Sign me up for your pointers, as touchups are something I'm always fighting... and not always too well! </p>
<p>You hit the truth-mark for me when you mentioned small jobs that manage to "spiral out of control". True enough, and that (more often than not) has been my experience. </p>
<p>I've always wanted to spend a day with a top-notch furniture repairperson or somebody conversant with antique restoration for tips, but that hasn't happened…</p>
<p>Nice touchup work on your site, Ian. Sign me up for your pointers, as touchups are something I'm always fighting... and not always too well! </p>
<p>You hit the truth-mark for me when you mentioned small jobs that manage to "spiral out of control". True enough, and that (more often than not) has been my experience. </p>
<p>I've always wanted to spend a day with a top-notch furniture repairperson or somebody conversant with antique restoration for tips, but that hasn't happened yet. </p>
<p>Absolutely... please share some finishing touchup tips if you would? Thanks!</p> Id apply a drop of naphtha or…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-10-17:2177249:Comment:1383662014-10-17T00:48:33.091ZAndrewhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/Andrew715
Id apply a drop of naphtha or mineral spirits to the bare areas to see what the colour change of the wood will be. I cant offer much more advice than that as Im hardly a finishing guru, and there are others around here who could direct you much better than I.
Id apply a drop of naphtha or mineral spirits to the bare areas to see what the colour change of the wood will be. I cant offer much more advice than that as Im hardly a finishing guru, and there are others around here who could direct you much better than I.