Quick luthiery/manteinance questions not deserving a thread

[lurè]

Reradiusing precuts are a pain. The width will likely be insufficient for an 8 string too.

If you want jumbos (I suppose 6100 or the equivalent?) an established luthier will most likely have a stash

Yeah was thinking about that too.
Frets would be SS Dunlop 6100 or the equivalent Jescar.

It's probably just me being anal about what he means by "jumbo" frets.

I'll probably just ask if he has some jumbo fretwires and see what he says.

 

[Alberto7]

Got a cool new J Custom yesterday in really good condition, save for this one little finish crack on the arm rest:


I was thinking of filling it with some CA glue and then polishing it off, just to prevent it from eventually peeling off. Is that a correct way to go about it? I've read a bit about this stuff in the past but never actually done it. Just want to make sure.

 

[Omzig]

Got a cool new J Custom yesterday in really good condition, save for this one little finish crack on the arm rest:
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I was thinking of filling it with some CA glue and then polishing it off, just to prevent it from eventually peeling off. Is that a correct way to go about it? I've read a bit about this stuff in the past but never actually done it. Just want to make sure.

Dan is the man.

 

[Alberto7]

Dan is the man.

Thank you! Idk why I hadn't thought of checking YouTube but that helps a ton. Already ordered some thin superglue for the job.

 

[crushingpetal]

There are so many good StewMac videos.

 

[Soya]

Just be really careful with the thin CA, I call it the devil's eyedrops. The complete lack of surface tension can really screw you on some jobs and it'll wick into every crevice and edge. I use thick CA with a fine applicator tip and I get much more favorable results.

 

[Alberto7]

Just be really careful with the thin CA, I call it the devil's eyedrops. The complete lack of surface tension can really screw you on some jobs and it'll wick into every crevice and edge. I use thick CA with a fine applicator tip and I get much more favorable results.

I will keep this in mind, thank you!
A (non guitar player) friend of mine said he'd just use a small amount of thinned poly finish for a job like this, but I've seen that suggested less everywhere else.

 

[JimF]

In the past I've seen people use clear nail polish as a bit of a "whoops, best stop this getting any worse" workhorse type fix.