Head stock repair: Touch up or leave alone?

[octagon]

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.

[kiramdear]

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.

[octagon]

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.

Ok,thanks Kira! Do you like the fret inlays? I think they are "Mother Of Pearl"

[kiramdear]

I always liked the Gibson "big block" inlays like on my SG Custom. That's a swell guitar. What year is it?

[octagon]

I always liked the Gibson "big block" inlays like on my SG Custom. That's a swell guitar. What year is it?

Thanks Kira! I got it at a store near my house. It was $799 because of the headstock repair.
It was made in 2006. the serial number is CPL593H.

[kiramdear]

Cool beans! At that price you could justify a re-fin.

[octagon]

Cool beans! At that price you could justify a re-fin.

Thanks Kira! Thats a great idea,maybe a refin in Cardinal red.