DIY: The Right Way To Fix Your Guitar&’s Lacquer Finish!
Ian Davlin, master repair tech from Lark Street Music shows the right way to fix a guitar finish blemish on this R9 Gibson Les Paul. In this video, he shows the common finish mistakes most beginners make, and a series of simple techniques to make this repair nearly invisible.
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You didn't show us the final results?
Then there's Eddie's Frankenstrat.
Ripped and chipped beaten to death.
Thanks guys! As usual, v. helpful and informative. You are my go-to folks for the real deal when it comes to guitar fixes. Once again, I think the most useful take-away is the simple lesson to take my time and exercise patience !! You guys have a zen-like calm.
I had my guitar (2020 Gibson Les Paul Standard) on floor stand. My roommate mopped floors with Swiffer Jet and the spray from jet got the cleaner on bottom 1/4 of guitar from below the bridge. I had no idea at the time what had happened but now you can see tiny water ring like spots when you look close enough. Do you have any ideas of how to get those off? I have tried rubbing them out gently but they aren't buffing out. I did not want to do ANYTHING as I fear making it worse.
Help – I have a rosewood, acoustic, nylon guitar and on the back one side has a milky, faded look to it, as well as the side that rests on my leg when I am playing sitting down.
What is wrong and what needs to be done to fix it?
That's pure class
Wax pencils would work as well. Draw the grain and shoot a clear coat or lacquer bam!
So I shouldn't use my girlfriends red lipstick?
Hey just saying thank you for instructing us beginners, much appreciation for your knowledge and kindness to share knowledge..
That was so beautifully done.
nice very interesting demo, thank you
So I have spots like this all over my acoustic I'm staining My guitar ebony , which is a black color it looks beautiful if you can do it right because you can still see the wood but there are places where I was just digging in trying to get the paint off after sanding the front I kind of learned from my mistakes and I did better on the back of my acoustic but on the front has these spots where I got down to the redwood my goal was to get right above that redwood and thin the wood out , but it did not go as planned I've already put a second coat of stain I'm trying to see what it's going to look like I was hoping that the dig marks would just look very black almost like a rotten spot on a piece of wood and I would be fine with that but if it doesn't turn out like that. Can I use the same method with stain? I cannot find a video that will tell me how I can fix this or if it's unfixable
Great help, thank you. I have had much success with your help.
Itโs it possible to get a translucent white with your products?
Excellent result. Master skills.
Coloured felt-tip pens and CA glue. Enough.
Fantastic !!! I buyed today morning a Ibanez signature Satriani…do you have on your site a product for a damage similar to this in video ?
Man this looks like a cool place to work..
It was still very noticeable. I could have done better.
Thatโs excellent
I know someone else said this, but you can see a clear black line around the repair. The lacquer is not going to fix that. I would have sanded more of that specific area to make sure I got that off–maybe just feathered out from that line. Nice attempt, though. Looks reasonable.
Another great vid. Doing a resto, 1969 SG Pro. Going back to original hardware. Face grain mahogany plugs over arbor pressed mahogany dowels. Matching the 50 year old finish was a snap with this method. In my mock up I used heavy pore fill dabbed in random spots which created small nicks and checks. SPOT ON!! Thanks again Dan and Friends.
Still has a dark outline though. No End Result Video?!
Dan is a national treasure!
Gibson charge an upcharge for beat up guitars !
Wonder what the end result was like !
I was just typing "legend has it, this guy once smiled", and then I see him trying something of the sort in the end picture. Phew, I thought it was going to be one of those "if a tree falls in a forest" type situations.
Stodoys comes with very useful plans with all the details you need.
Nah…..I think this was a fail. Love ya Dan….give that guy some pointers. Heck, heโs closer to me here in Baltimore….IโLL be happy to show him.
Poor video when the final result isn't shown.
nice repair videos!!!
For mi it doesn't qualify with DIY with all these tools and chemicals ๐
Not sure I can repair the finish on my LP after this, but I did feel a bit more masculin than usual while I was watching.
Don't fix these things. They're war wounds and give the guitar it's character.
Where can I take my Les Paul Gibson?. Has a really small chip. In the front it happened yesterday i live 25 minutes from Philadelphia .
What's the point?
Hello! I have an interesting issue with my finish…I went to wipe it off after a gig and the towel I used had some sort of chemical on it because it smeared my finish. So I have spot on my finish that just looks a bit cloudy and smeared…how would I go about cleaning that up???? I appreciate any suggestions you or you're followers could give!!!
Wow, that finished product looks great! Just like it never happened! Oh wait! What am I saying? What finished product??
Enjoyed this. It seems the main guy is trying not to tell what he is doing step by step. How much is some black?
learned so much from him. God Bless
Probably because the repair was obviously visible
3:50 for so much trouble… i rather stick to my "tint it" and add clear nail polish method ๐
people are too dainty with guitars whats a few scratches here and there. might be good to seal the wood up so it doesn't suck up moister and rot but as long as it plays well. lil mojo never hurts. I hate relic guitars though, that's just a waste of time. if it happens naturally,fine
No end result then???
Probably ashamed of it.
Using foam with sand paper is a great tip. Thanks for the video!
So, where's the finished repair? What are the "clear coats"?
hi there, i removed the paint from my bass guitar, after mutch sanding, there still on the wood grain little white stripes from the previous "filler" I want to finish with a clear lacquer, the "white stripes" on the grain is pretty visible when we get close to it, what is your advice? shoud I countinue to sand it? or I will make a mistake of keeping taking wood? cheers from Portugal! sorry for mistakes
OMG! I want to take that workshop!
Seriously, will you be having more if/when the Covid-19 epidemic is under control?