https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:14:28 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361817 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:52:45 +0000
I have a virtually unblemished Schecter C-1+ that I've babied for a long, long time...and then one day fairly recently when I was changing strings, I managed to drop my very sharp wire cutters right point-down on the front of the guitar. Made a lovely divot in the finish, in a pretty conspicuous area. I was *furious* with myself for about 5 minutes - until I realized that it really doesn't change anything. yeah, it might not look brand new anymore (nearly 5 years after I bought it) but it still plays the same.

I'm sitting 5 feet from it in a somewhat dimly lit room right now, and even though I know exactly where it is, I can barely make out the mark.

I guess that's my long way of saying...unless your normal audience is normally sitting 3 feet from you and performing a constant guitar inspection, or unless that's an absolutely irreplaceable Ibanez (that is an Ibanez, right?) then hitting it with a black Sharpie or some nail polish and thinking no more of it is probably your best bet. :)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Pilot https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361817 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361789 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:55:34 +0000
It's a lot easier to shape/finish nail polish than the original finish will be. BUt...if you look close enough, it will show.


Best,
Ande]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361789 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361693 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:30:27 +0000
1) ignore it
2) if I can't ignore it, touch it up with a black sharpie.

To actually do a finish repair you'd need to know what material the factory used, and get a small amount of that.
It's not easy to invisibly repair small spots like that. It takes a fair amount of practice to get it right.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-361693 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-40415 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:35:34 +0000
i got a scratch exactly under the middle pickup.
is there an easy way to fix it?

]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance HellHeavens https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/help-me-fix-that-guitar-scratch/#post-40415