Candy Apple Red retouch?

[uljo]

I just bought a Luke II from 2007 and it's got some dents on the front. I was wondering if there is any possibility to retouch these by using a similar lacquer pen or even nail polish.
Is there any that fits the CAR?

 

[racerx]

I'm not a pro but I think your best bet is to get a piece of similar wood species scrap, find a few pens dyes or polishes that are a similar shade, test on the scrap wood and let dry. Use your best fit from there and you should be able to seal with super glue and carefully sand it up. If its got a sparkle finish, it will be really tough to match. If its a solid color, then it will at least blend in and be less noticeable. Otherwise, its meant to be played and dings add character!

 

[uljo]

I know dings and dongs are adding your own mojo. But it seems the primer used for CAR is black. So the cuffs are black what looks like shit from flies . So a light touch up will help to not look like
a farmer who's store his guitar in the shed

 

[uljo]

Someone mentioned Sally Hansen Nail Polish anywhere here in the forum but not what color number.

 

[tbonesullivan]

Candy Apple red is a multi-layer paint. It's a black base coat, then I think bronze powder paint, and then the red. Usually a clear coat on top of that as well.

 

[uljo]

Yes that might be, but like cars painting that ios also made of different layers it might be possible to touch up with a already mixed lacquer.
As I said before someone mentioned Sally Hansen Nail polish here:
Luke 2 Circa '01-ish. Polyurethane? Oil or Water Based?