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Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:56 pm
by doctorwho
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:03 am
by DeepandEvil
thanks everyone! I posted this again in the technical forums but I wanted to make sure that johnallg and doctorwho are thanks for helping me. so...THANKS! lol
I have another question though that I also posed to paul but I wanted to get your insights as well. Now I need to tackle gouges and chips. even though I got a great black shine to it, there are still some grooves left behind by the more severe scratches that are too deep to just rub out. I dont know if you can see the 6 small chips on the binding in one of the pictures but they are on the horn side of the base near the bridge and bridge pickup. what would be the best way of going about fixing the chips and the grooves/gouges?
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:32 am
by rickenbrother
David, check out this thread, which I'll be adding to as soon I tale some pictures of my '73 4001 JG:
Repairing A Chip
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:01 am
by johnallg
And binding chips offer a different challenge - I will defer to Paul on this as I have seen no posts here on the topic. Watch the other thread for his reply. Hopefully there is an acceptable solution short of a rebind/refin.
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:15 am
by doctorwho
johnallg wrote:And binding chips offer a different challenge - I will defer to Paul on this as I have seen no posts here on the topic. Watch the other thread for his reply. Hopefully there is an acceptable solution short of a rebind/refin.
Yep, I concur with John ... let Paul, who is the true master of restoration, be your guide for these more complicated repairs.
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:59 am
by MiroN
David, how much money do you need to make this work?
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:18 pm
by DeepandEvil
well the diapers cost 10 bucks at a local mom and pop store (HA! I beat you Wal-mart!) the sratch doctor cost 10 bucks, the Zymols 15 dollars, the swirl-x was 9 and the Meguiars professional cleaning compund cost 16 dollars for a quart.
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:44 pm
by bottom4
it's unbelievable how that stuff works!
I need to do up my Blackstar one fine day
Re: recommendation needed
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:17 am
by johnallg
If your instrument is not all scratched up, but just needs a general cleaning and polish, then all you'd need is the diapers, the Swirl-X, and the Zymol.
