How To Fix a Banged up guitar?

[SenorDingDong]

I have a beat up ibanez that i love and want to fix up.. Several dings on the body and neck... Any suggestions?

 

[rob_707]

man sooo man things you can do, if your not worried about the paint, sand it down to the wood, and not alot of people suggest this but, i do it on some GEO models and it sounds fine. but fill the wholes with bondo IF THERE SMALL not a friggin cavity lol. sand it to make it seam less then paint. if the dings are holes use wood lol.

 

[grim505]

if the wood has nice grain might want to look into tung oil or just a clear finish

 

[x-CRUX-x]

take some pics ^^

 

[rob_707]

well if you want to keep it the same wood grain you can sand it down and where the dents are put small drops of water on them, NOT A LOT just a couple let it soak in it will help swell the wood back up a bit so its not as bad, then you can and it more to bring out the blemishis, (i dont know how to spell it)

 

[SenorDingDong]

thanks for the replies, i'm taking pics right this moment, they aren't cavities, BUT i also could care less about the current paint color, i want a natural finish guitar, but does anyone know what SA bodies are made of and if it will look good?

 

[Demiurge]

Do you have the model name + number? I have an SA (SA260)and it's mahogany, but I don't believe that's true for all of them.

 

[SenorDingDong]

no i have no clue the model number, i got it about five years ago and i haven't even been really playing for that long XD

 

[SenorDingDong]

this isn't my photo, but thats the exact guitar... damaga pics up in a minute

 

[SenorDingDong]

circled the dings, well the bigger ones at least... theres about two dozen little itty bittys... not including corners.. circled the body damage with green, sorry for the shitty quality... neck damage is very obvious... uncircled stuff on one photo is just sticker gunk

 

[rob_707]

well man the second picture in looks like its just finishing bumps you can sand that out, the other ones look a little more severe. as for the neck man i cant see how deep they are they may just be finish dents as well, as from what i can see in the first picture.

 

[SenorDingDong]

well man the second picture in looks like its just finishing bumps you can sand that out, the other ones look a little more severe. as for the neck man i cant see how deep they are they may just be finish dents as well, as from what i can see in the first picture.

yeah the neck ones aren't too bad but they are a pain in the ass, i guess i should have been more careful

 

[rob_707]

lol how did you dent them up?

 

[SenorDingDong]

leaning it against stuff, strap fails, letting other people play it and they drop it, people in my house carelessly moving it

 

[SirMyghin]

Those are very minor in the list of battle scars my first bass had. PArt of headstock has a rake, unfinished area on the edge where a ceiling fan took a bit about 2" long

 

[rob_707]

Those are very minor in the list of battle scars my first bass had. PArt of headstock has a rake, unfinished area on the edge where a ceiling fan took a bit about 2" long

HAHA thats one bad ass ceiling fan!

 

[SenorDingDong]

shit dude, now a feel like a punk haha

 

[Ryan-ZenGtr-]

Don't strip that guitar!!! Unless you plan on spending the dollar on parts to make it worthwhile. There is a lot of time and effort in stripping the guitar!!!

If you must, use a chemical stripper. Rattle can spray jobs take a LOOOOONNNNGGGGG time. A long time exposed to toxic fumes, too. It's hard work and very time consuming, labour intensive.

Remember: d(j)ents tell a story.

*I hope I didn't tread on any dreams - I hope I'm saving you a lot of effort*

 

[heilarkyguitar]

i'd just sand the neck .......whoa not alot

 

[SenorDingDong]

Don't strip that guitar!!! Unless you plan on spending the dollar on parts to make it worthwhile. There is a lot of time and effort in stripping the guitar!!!

If you must, use a chemical stripper. Rattle can spray jobs take a LOOOOONNNNGGGGG time. A long time exposed to toxic fumes, too. It's hard work and very time consuming, labour intensive.

Remember: d(j)ents tell a story.

*I hope I didn't tread on any dreams - I hope I'm saving you a lot of effort*

yeah i'm planning on tung oiling it when its full stripped and sanded down, and i'm planning on making a full project out of it, i don't plan on using chemical stuff though