Just found a chip of paint off the back of my Strat :-(

redrighthand

I've just spotted a similar issue on the back of my Strat:

meltedbuzzbox

My Ibby RG has been bashed loads. There are dents and dings showing wood etc but the finish isnt flaking at all.

Do metallic painted bodies fare better?

randomhandclaps

Get it professionally refinished then place it in a hermetically sealed glass case and never touch it again.  For extra peace of mind you could place the glass case it in a steel storage container next to the car you never drive through fear of getting it scratched or chipped by road debris.

robwright

 

redrighthand said:

I've just spotted a similar issue on the back of my Strat:

Where??

siraxeman

I love the sarcasm of randomhandclaps lol..and that green strat above...has a thin finish on it so it still looks good. Its not quite as fetching on a thick poly finish that's like the shell of an M&M!!

jaygtr

If the finish is anything like my old MIM black dove tele, you've don't well getting some off!
It was so thick and tough it would have survived a nuclear assault unscathed.

usedtobe

redrighthand said:

I've just spotted a similar issue on the back of my Strat:

I might be wrong, but I reckon that'll buff out..

Bogwhoppit

First match the colour using either nail varnish (yes I know the strat is poly, but it will only be a basecoat) or white paint. Then drop fill with superglue, sand back and buff with a cutting compound - T-Cut if you don't have any reducing compound like meguiars.

 

Everyone I've done on poly is virtually impossible to find unless held up against the right light. The same can be done on Gibsons, but nitro always leaves a  halo unless you blend in with an air-brush. 

57Deluxe

@siraxeman - post a detailed pic and maybe we can offer some remedial options for you...

ESBlonde

I've posted it before, but here it is again. Proper thick plastic finish chipped to buggery.

I know, looks terrible, but it plays OK. After 3 decades in my care I'm starting to like it.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z410/ESBlonde/Guitars/014.jpg

siraxeman

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a263/sir-axeman/20140227_170531_zps8e666ae6.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a263/sir-axeman/20140227_170144_zps1b03d449.jpg

siraxeman

up close.....

suspiciousminds

Funny this, my jagstang has about 3 knocks (no paint missing tho) and although i'll never flog it due to sentimental value it does bug me immensely.
My junior special tho, which i had new last year, well, i cant wait for that to start naturally wearing.

siraxeman

Bogwhoppit

Scrub the advice I gave earlier.

 

That's not suitable for drop filling lol !

Rocker

Don't worry about it my friend.  A guitar is a tool, one that is used to make music.  If you want it to always look pristine - keep it in a glass case.  Otherwise it will pick up dings, scrapes and lose bits.  It gets a life too.

57Deluxe

Ooops... I don't think a home repair is gonner work to well with that edge profile... BUT there are guys who fix porcelain sinks/baths etc and all they use is car body filler and cellulose and they are tough and indistinguishable. They are mobile ops too... Maybe that could be an option to a luthier repair... Do a Google for your area.

frankus

I'd look for the missing chunk of plastic and super glue it in... actually my 84 strat has loads of dings in it and I usually leave em - chicks dig scars.

I'll be honest - given the OPs views expressed at fans of relic guitars I'm currently feeling guilt about wanting to feel schadenfreude.

siraxeman

schadenfreude? LOL...i'm sure you don't really feel any guilt! I'd love to find the chip of paint n glue it back on...if only! Still its not the end of the world is it? I've got over it already. I'll try n get some sort of fix/patch up but i'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.

ICBM

That is quite a bad one. On the other hand I dropped my PRS today. Not on purpose. I'm quite pleased the headstock is still attached, so I'm willing to overlook the two new large dings on the body…

I would actually be inclined to run some superglue under the edges of that chip to stop it getting any bigger.