Filling a clip on a poly finish using superglue

prismrock2003

Hello,

I have bought this guitar that has a number of chips in the poly finish on the heel of the body that i have been thinking about filling the chips/repairing using the superglue method once it arrives.

Has anyone had any experience filling chips in their guitar finish using super glue at all? Below is a picture of the back of neck to show what i mean.



I've also just found out there is a black version of Loctite too that would do the job (Loctite 480) as i have been thinking of what i could use to dye the glue black if i was to use normal super glue. It's a poly finish on a Fender Classic Series guitar so I'm not overly precious about it but would like to give it a go fixing it.

Thank you

Michael

SteveRobinson

Yes black super glue should work, I've used it for that kind of job.

I use an activator "Gluboost" that sets the glue instantly so you can sand and re-apply quickly.

Funkfingers

SteveRobinson said:

Yes, black super glue should work, I've used it for that kind of job.

Now, if only they made that in metallic red.

prismrock2003

Cheers @SteveRobinson i'll have to give it a go 

Sarge

Black nail varnish will do the trick, you can build up coat by coat (takes forever) or a couple coats and superglue over the top for a much faster finish. 
I've done both many times with great results.
That black ca glue is very pricey and as with all ca glue it will go off (ca glue has about 12 month shelf life) 
poundshop black nail varnish and regular ca glue £2 total  

prismrock2003

Sarge said:

Black nail varnish will do the trick, you can build up coat by coat (takes forever) or a couple coats and superglue over the top for a much faster finish. 
I've done both many times with great results.
That black ca glue is very pricey and as with all ca glue it will go off (ca glue has about 12 month shelf life) 
poundshop black nail varnish and regular ca glue £2 total  

I had thought about nail polish but I don't know how durable it would be. I've bought a bottle of loctite 480 of eBay for less than £10 so it's not too bad. I'll be able to give it a go when both it and the guitar arrive. If it's not a disaster I'll post a couple of pics 

Cheers

Michael

Sarge

prismrock2003 said:

Sarge said:

Black nail varnish will do the trick, you can build up coat by coat (takes forever) or a couple coats and superglue over the top for a much faster finish. 
I've done both many times with great results.
That black ca glue is very pricey and as with all ca glue it will go off (ca glue has about 12 month shelf life) 
poundshop black nail varnish and regular ca glue £2 total  

I had thought about nail polish but I don't know how durable it would be. I've bought a bottle of loctite 480 of eBay for less than £10 so it's not too bad. I'll be able to give it a go when both it and the guitar arrive. If it's not a disaster I'll post a couple of pics 

Cheers

Michael

Most nail varnish is nitrocellulose based so durable enough  

Flip

My wife is an artist and uses a lot of acrylic stuff for floated or blown effects. There's a huge range of colours available that might suit. They're very intense. Advise an internet search for poured acrylic paint/dyes.

BillDL

If the guitar isn't collectible or worth a lot of money, you might get an acceptable result by just dabbing a black felt-tip pen into the wood visible at the bottom of the chips to stain it and then drop-filling with superglue.  Some black felt-tip pens dry with a bluish tinge, but if so you could then resort to black nail varnish for a colour layer and then build up superglue.  Your tricky bit is going to be right on the edge of the heel.  It's fine where the drops of superglue are retained by surrounding thick lacquer until the glue dries, but right on an edge you would have to try and make a retaining wall with tape or maybe waxy compound like plasticine that the glue won't stick to, and you can file and sand away any surplus glue afterwards.