It always makes me happy watching young people being interested in learning these kinds of crafts. I have good envy of all the abilities these people get to learn on how to work with wood, finishes and instruments.
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.
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.
@@QS-si3cq This is the proper use in my language. I am truly sorry, that the whole world is not English natives, it must be an absolute nightmare for you personally. On behalf of the non-english-primary-language part of the world, I would like to extend my deepest apologies.
@@ljones2087 True. If you compose a sentence in danish I will be happy to correct you. Not that there would be anything to correct as I would expect you to do a perfect job, since I simply cannot accept grammatical errors in my native tongue. Do you also correct immigrants in the streets, after all they are speaking English, so it should be perfect, otherwise they should not even bother right?
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!!!
Yeah in my book if you cannot do a perfect repair that is absolutely invisible to just leave the damage, or wear and call it relicing, lol. Nothing looks worse than a stand out of a repair job.
Yeah, I'm a bit surprised at how bad that looks given everything that was done. I was thinking it would take a sharp eye to detect the damage but it's pretty clear to the naked eye.
This was so stressful for me to watch. When he pulled out an air brush, ....oh forget it. I was a nervous wreck. I could never do such artistry. Good thing I can play guitars well. I will leave the repairs to guys like these guys if you can find one. They are the A-Team. POW POW POW POW POW POW
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?
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
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.
Would an oil finish with only Danish/teak pol and then finish with wax good, or should I go for natural oil and then a couple layers Danish/teak and then wax?
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
I have a J-200 and a small piece of hot ash landed on the guitar and made a very small hole in the finish.Is there any way to "fill" the hole in the finish ? Thanks
If it's nitro yes, it can be flowed out. If it's a catalyzed finish, well, it can be improved on but will always show unless you refin the area. If it's a very small hole I'd leave it alone.
I have a 1982 Ibanez Les Paul copy that has a cymbol cut thru the binding. I'm trying to figure out how to fill a cream binding boo boo. I filled a head stock chip with auto black touch up paint.
I did. Twice and they're two of my fav guitars ever. Relicing naysayers are wasting their time bashing it. I dont like black guitars but I dont feel the compulsion to tell _everyone_ my personal preferences in finish options. That being said, hand rubbed oil finishes are best. Auto paint is highly toxic and builders shouldn't have to suffer because of the finish. I've got a good friend that's been painting cars and guitars for 30 years and he has major respiratory issues.
Did anyone else think that Ian was annoyed at Dan's questions? Anyway, that clinic looks like it's the best way for any luthier to gain some amazing skills
Goes to show you you can never fully restore damaged wood grain (not painted a solid colour). This guy is one of the best and the repair still stood out like a sore thumb.
@@yargnad exactly. Unless it hurts playability, then just play. I used to be bad in wanting to fix every little scratch. Kept me from playing and enjoying my instruments.
As I watch this, I'm repairing a guitar that some crudely carved a deep design into the back of (before I got it), but I wouldn't even consider trying to repair an R8!
If I ever feel that I am too OCD, I'll just watch this video again to see all the work that has resulted from such a small blemish and the backside of a guitar.
Follow the video. It was recorded before the workshop, so the clearcoating of all the pieces from the course were not finished when the video was made.
Never. I dont bother fixing finishes at all. Itll just keep happening. Guitars are tools first and foremost, they dont need to look pretty. Reliced guitars are more about the feel than the look in the end. Especially on necks.
Completed repair was obviously not what they had hoped for. There is no other reason for not showing end result. The title of video is " The Right Way To Fix Your Guitar's Lacquer Finish! " . However we never get to see the FIX? Maybe they should have posted a picture of the students attempt's?
@@onpsxmember Complete asstard fallacy usually espoused by blowhards. The finish on a guitar is irrelevant beyond protecting the wood. Anyone who cares about fixing a finish has the wrong idea about guitars in the first place.
Ironic how much meticulous effort is put into this repair, while other guitar owners will pay big bucks to have a new guitar with age-simulated "relic" wear and tear.
One key to lacquer repair is that lacquer can be “flowed out” or redissolved in its original solvent, or products like butyl cellosolve, called amalgamator. Catalyzed finishes can not. Simply refinishing is often the only fix.
It's really too bad. I need to make a similar repair, but honestly, this repair job is quite bad. I'd say it's worse than just leaving it. I'm a bit surprised they even released this video.
Sure wish Dan had given my G.E. Smith this kind of attention. Sent it back to me and buzzed up the neck like covid-19 bees. One of the worst jobs I've ever seen.
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
