Guest HRB853370 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I was in my local guitar shop, the the guitar tech there told me he touched up a nick on the back of his Gibson SG with some nail enamel. He didn't know which color he used, so I headed down to my local WM and found this and it worked absolutely perfectly! Rimmel London Lasting Finish Pro nail lacquer #390 Burgundy Flirt Guess what! It is slightly darker than the mahogany stain and looks just like a little darker spot in the wood now, which looks very natural. One little dab on the peghead edge where the nick was and voila, it filled the depression also! An easy $3.50 fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 An easy $3.50 fix! A lot cheaper than deck stain, too! Cool beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I was in my local guitar shop, the the guitar tech there told me he touched up a nick on the back of his Gibson SG with some nail enamel. He didn't know which color he used, so I headed down to my local WM and found this and it worked absolutely perfectly! Rimmel London Lasting Finish Pro nail lacquer #390 Burgundy Flirt Guess what! It is slightly darker than the mahogany stain and looks just like a little darker spot in the wood now, which looks very natural. One little dab on the peghead edge where the nick was and voila, it filled the depression also! An easy $3.50 fix! Big mistake!! You should have never used nail polish to fill that nick. As a result, in about 2 weeks you're gonna notice that the former nick, now filled in with with nail polish, will now start to grow longer. Because the wood is now gonna think it's a finger nail. You will have to make periodic trips to the local Vietnamese nail shop for them to do a filing and recoating. They will try to talk you into a pedicure to treat the "heal" of the guitar, as well as a facial on the "head" stock. Resist this temptation!!! On a more serious note, I'm glad that it was such an easy fix for you. I think most people get really disproportionately upset with these little character creating dings that our guitars pick up along the way. Most can be repaired . . . alomost perfectly and undectable, with relatively little cost. I'm glad your enjoying your baby again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 It's great to hear of the happy ending to this small issue. And the polish says Lasting Finish Pro... so now it's a professional repair.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteraltongreen Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I was in my local guitar shop, the the guitar tech there told me he touched up a nick on the back of his Gibson SG with some nail enamel. He didn't know which color he used, so I headed down to my local WM and found this and it worked absolutely perfectly! Rimmel London Lasting Finish Pro nail lacquer #390 Burgundy Flirt Guess what! It is slightly darker than the mahogany stain and looks just like a little darker spot in the wood now, which looks very natural. One little dab on the peghead edge where the nick was and voila, it filled the depression also! An easy $3.50 fix! Yes,I did that on my Fender Jazz bass about 30 years ago.Some scenery on a stage fell on it & knocked it off it's stand.The guitar was red,but the air was blue with my cussing ! Seriously,until you mentioned it,I've not seen it since,and now I've noticed I picked the wrong colour ! Peter Alton Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thanks for the great tip. I've got a little spot on the back of my telecaster I would like to patch. Heading to WM tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyM Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I've put two small dings on my Millenium that no one can see but me... and they drive me crazy. Think I can find a a WM that specializes in Goth to match the black...? Tony M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You will have to make periodic trips to the local Vietnamese nail shop........ Hahahahaha..... Talk about cornering a market. There are several of these shops in my town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 My wife get a pedicure once a month at her local Asian Nail World, so I will just have her take the axe with her. Hmm, wonder what they charge for a Heritage....and bet they never saw one before either!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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