Hi, I have a 50s subburst strat where a large piece of paint has chipped off at the neck pocket. I still have the chipped off bit of paint and was planning to stick it back on using black paint and then sanding and filling with clear gloss to blend it all back in. Don’t cringe it should work.
I’ve figured out by the serial number it has Polyurethane paint and seems to be slightly harder to get hold of in a spray can rather than Acrylic and nitro which is now more readily available. Is mixing paint types a good idea? Like if I used a Halfords clear gloss would it match the rest of it? I have nitro at home too which I can use so same questions goes for that too. Or is it best to try and source poly to match?
Thank you
Dan
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I'm afraid I am cringing slightly as it's a right old mess on to blend in by locally rubbing down, spraying and polishing back on a guitar, particularly a poly-clad Strat. I do it on cars (with 2K) but on guitars it can be a right old pain.
I also drop-fill celly with a brush (on nitro guitars) and flat and polish back, which is an easy way.
Honestly? I wouldn't mess about with 'poly'. I have (gallons!!) of polyurethane (2-pack) at my disposal as we use it heavily on certain equipment but would only ever use nitrocellulose for guitar repairs, it's so much easier to work with. Superglue works really well for 'filling' too as @munckee has suggested as you can flat it back.
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As Deadman says, it's such a perfect fit it should glue back snugly without needing much else.
But check that there isn't a 'lip' on the edge of the neck pocket, and if there is, file or sand it flat (using inward file strokes only!) since if there is, the pressure of the neck against it may be what popped it off in the first place, and could again.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein