I have a guitar with a headstock repair.It is just a structural repair so up close you can see the crack.The white is the undercoat where the paint was chipped by the crack. The finish is "Red Metallic" so maybe it is hard to match. Can this be "touched up" or should I just leave it as is.I don't want to make it look worse,lol.
Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
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Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
Metallic red? Anything you do short of a re-finish will only call attention to the repair. If it's a stable repair I would just leave it as is until I saved up for a re-fin.
All I wanna do is rock!
Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
Ok,thanks Kira! Do you like the fret inlays? I think they are "Mother Of Pearl"kiramdear wrote:Metallic red? Anything you do short of a re-finish will only call attention to the repair. If it's a stable repair I would just leave it as is until I saved up for a re-fin.
Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
I always liked the Gibson "big block" inlays like on my SG Custom. That's a swell guitar. What year is it?
All I wanna do is rock!
Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
Thanks Kira! I got it at a store near my house. It was $799 because of the headstock repair.kiramdear wrote:I always liked the Gibson "big block" inlays like on my SG Custom. That's a swell guitar. What year is it?
It was made in 2006. the serial number is CPL593H.
Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
Cool beans! At that price you could justify a re-fin.
All I wanna do is rock!
Re: Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?
Thanks Kira! Thats a great idea,maybe a refin in Cardinal red.kiramdear wrote:Cool beans! At that price you could justify a re-fin.