Dan Erlewine demos three of his favorite finish repair tips: super glue drop fills, Frank Ford’s razor blade trick and strip-sanding with fingertip pressure….
Dan Erlewine demos three of his favorite finish repair tips: super glue drop fills, Frank Ford’s razor blade trick and strip-sanding with fingertip pressure….
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As well done as this video was ….I would seriously practice for a month
on a junk instrument before attempting this on your $5000 Les Paul or
PRS……and I am not fucking kidding ….this is an art form and a lot can
go wrong without real world experience!
I have this except it is on the back of the neck fairly close to the edge
of the binding about halfway down the neck. What do you do in that
situation because it’s not flat? It’s about 2 mil deep in the middle, and
the long side is about half the width of a dime, and it’s fairly narrow the
other way, but it’s fairly significant and it does need to be repaired.
When he strikes it on cast iron that is a little quick.
I am guessing it is to bend the edge over one way on a micro scale?
THAT WAS AWESOME, DUDE!!! I’m not easily impressed, but you blew my mind!
More power to you!!!
Would you do the same procedure if the chip is say dime size?
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! Just amazing technique. I am so happy to learn
something valuable here, that I will use. And you better believe I will
practice on junk, before fixing spots on my 1952 Martin 000-18.
Wow nicely done. I’ve got auto body experience and use my auto compounds
and polishes on my guitars but the superglue trick and dye was impressive.
Dan is a son of a gun! He makes every repair look so easy
Master craftsman indeed! That job takes talent and guts. Amazing how much
teaching he just did with 4 mins of vid.
Any chance of showing how to fix the cracks of a high gloss guitar as the
thick gloss starts to crack? I bought a high gloss guitar from USA and move
to Brisbane in Australia. It has very high humidity and both my guitars
starts to develop bubble and then started cracking and the thick gloss
just breaks up. Please help how do I fix it myself cos I know repairing the
paint would be expensive if it is even possible? Thanks…
Nitrocellulose…You are one of the best repairman I have seen anywhere.
Your advice is greatly appreciated…
Master craftsman…..I wish I had the patience to do work like this.
I am impressed by your skills!
what a trade , the deal to use it for a video cracked me up !
Very nice finish touch up.
#guitarfinish
Will this work on a corner chip? My Explorer’s top corner is chipped on the
back. Will it work on a non-flat surface?
When wet sanding finishes that are not water friendly (lacquer, shellac or
water base finishes) don’t use water. Use turpentine, mineral spirits,
kerosene or in some cases you can use paraffin oil or baby oil. It will
sand without any corning or clogging – it’s much safer on the finish. Also
make sure you read the back of the paper and understand the difference
between “P” grade (metric) or standard (CAMI). P1500 grit (metric) is
equivalent to 800 grit standard (US CAMI), so don’t mix your papers
otherwise you could be sanding from fine to coarse.
This is fantastic. I was wondering if it will also work on an electric?
There are two big chips on mine, one around 1/8th an inch deep. Is this
repairable by this method?
Amazing, valuable info
Excellent! This 70 year old dog just learned a new trick! Thanks for
sharing your video.
how could you argue with this guy? great watching for guitar players…
Would this technique work on a gouge in a satin finish black ebony dresser?
Well, F#^* Me, That is Awesome…
i have an ovation from 1979 and it is damaged ; can i send you pictures of
it ; perhaps you have some ideas for me?
I did it on a black guitar and now there’s grey spots where the fills were.
I’ve gone up to 1200 grit. Will it help going any higher?
Dan , what a talent. I couldn’t do this ever . Wish you were here in
Australia . I have 4 holes from a lp style jack plate I want filled &
painted on my tele.
I used this technique to fill to fill some dings on the back of a maple
neck (poly finish) after they wouldn’t steam out. You can see them if you
look real close, but you can’t feel them, which is what I was after.
Thanks, Dan.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!! I’ve been around pianos and finishing for
about a decade now and this is the CORRECT way to fill and finish. The
Micro Mesh paper is a must as well. Love that stuff. GREAT video and kudos
to you for posting
on the block sand you said “i’m gonna go up to 2000” but u never said the
grit u started with (on the block part)
This is about the best…one….I have gone through many videos… make
more…
I am using your suggestions… If you can make one for bigger
fences..from 1/8 to 1/4 inch…on the solid body guitar…. that would be
cool too.. Thanks Mr.. very well done..
This guy just made a heck of an advertisement for himself. This is the
closest to awesome I’ve ever seen in any guitar job. Just sandpaper use
makes me seriously scared.
Great video Stewart, thank you for posting it! I have a 1980’s era Ibanez
electric that has some dings, chips etc out of the finish from the prior
owner. I am going to try this technique to heal them up a bit. The blue
color you used is somewhat close to my guitar that I want to fix. What is
the proper name of the color and where can I buy it? Also, the little hook
tool you used looks handy along with the injector. Where can I get them
also? Thank you for your help, I appreciate your time!
Great video! Thank you! May use this some day.
Wow. Your tips were fabulous. I repair other things for selling on ebay.
I’m constantly looking for tips on repairs and finishes. Wood, metals,
ceramics, glass, electrical etc. Your tips will work on lots of other
things too. But the “baking soda/superglue tip was a mind blower. Thank you
so much for sharing.
Fuck this is cool but i just chipped the edge of g tar
Old timers got a lot of patience. People these days don’t. This is an art.
Thanks for sharing and passing this on.
You are a delite! Master craftsmen are disappearing in the hustle of this
era and I am honored to watch your video and it helps me in my hobby of
restoring things.
Great video. This helps a lot more than the written accounts and advice
out there. Some of the stages in the process are scary looking, and they
might have caused me to panic and give up, thinking that I must have done
something wrong. A bit of before and after shots at the end would help
drive things home, but when you hit the compounding stage, I think I got
the idea. I’ll give this a try.
Can you fix mine?! Lol
Thanks Dan! Great video.
Clever stuff.
Thank you !
Thanks, Stewart. I do the all the detail and integral color plaster repairs
in a company’s new high end homes. Been doing it 20 years. Any piece of
information like that is a real gift to me.
I wonder if uv cure resin as used by fly tyers would be good for this job?
how remove little dents from lacquered maple wood? (on back of a bass
guitar)
Extremely impressive. Thanks for posting this. :-)
this is pointless. dings, chips, scratches, etc. add character. why would
you want a perfectly looking instrument? its meant to be played, not hung
on a wall.
Thanks man! You’re the best.
Brilliant
Amazing. I salute you, Dan.
Cool – very cool, concise & to the point, nice work