Zehailiu
Well-Known Member
Hi y'all, I just got a guitar after some years of focusing on other things in life. An old RG8.
I've been interested in starting to learn some luthiery skills over time and building in up to eventually craft my own guitars from scratch, so this dented RG8 seemed like a good place to start.
My idea is to first play around with fixing the finish, later refinishing, and then modding the neck and bodys and other bigger stuff.
So first thing I want to experiment with is fixing paint chips. They're pretty deep, some of the wood is a bit mushed up and splintered in that front dent. The paint around in is also fractured and lifted.
The chip on the back is weird because it's showing some kind of green/blue color instead of the bare wood. What is that? Some kind of sealer or base?
I don't have much wood working experience at all, mostly just watched some youtube videos.
I saw some people use superglue and wood dust to fill a dent, then more superglue that gets shaved, sanded, then polished to patch the clear coat.
If you have some advice, or a video or some tutorial where I can learn up things, I'd appreciate that!
I've been interested in starting to learn some luthiery skills over time and building in up to eventually craft my own guitars from scratch, so this dented RG8 seemed like a good place to start.
My idea is to first play around with fixing the finish, later refinishing, and then modding the neck and bodys and other bigger stuff.
So first thing I want to experiment with is fixing paint chips. They're pretty deep, some of the wood is a bit mushed up and splintered in that front dent. The paint around in is also fractured and lifted.
The chip on the back is weird because it's showing some kind of green/blue color instead of the bare wood. What is that? Some kind of sealer or base?
I don't have much wood working experience at all, mostly just watched some youtube videos.
I saw some people use superglue and wood dust to fill a dent, then more superglue that gets shaved, sanded, then polished to patch the clear coat.
If you have some advice, or a video or some tutorial where I can learn up things, I'd appreciate that!