Chip - Touch Up Paint

[bluesquidd]

Man, I just found a nice paint chip on my 3 month old Stingray 5H. What upsets me is I don't know how It got there. It's no big deal. It's is on the back side of the bottom near the input jack and it's about the size of a 1/8" circle. But man, right to the wood.

My Stingray is Sapphire Black. Perty thing. I took a black sharpie to at least cover the wood showing. Any way, I searched on this site about chips and scratches and I guess using clear nail polish to seal the chip is the way to go? I did that with a jazz bass before but I'm wonder if they make a sapphire black nail polish?
S%&t, I'll take my bass to the nearest Drug Store to do a paint match.

This really isn't a big deal. My Smith bass has an oil finish and it has fingernail marks, dings everywhere. It's just going to take a day or so to get over this .
I'm more pist 'cause I don't know how I did it. I discovered it tonight changing strings.

Funny, watching the Steve Morse Video where he still uses is MM Signature model with the serial number 1. If you haven't watch that, check it out. Funny.

 

[todd4ta]

I use paint made for plastic models to do touch ups. At a hobby store they have a large selection of colors, but for black you should be able to find it almost anywhere.

 

[bluesquidd]

Thanks, Since it's Sapphire Black, it has some sparkle in the black.
But again, it's in the back so I'll probably go to a local hobby shop a see what they have.
Thanks Again.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Nail polish is a great option if you can match the colour, otherwise one of those small bottles of auto touch up paint are good. Use a match head to dob a drop of paint in the chip rather than a brush.

 

[adouglas]

Hmm....Desert Gold nail polish?

Maybe it does exist. I've seen some pretty "special" colors out there.

I've seen a couple of cars that were darned close to Desert Gold, actually. IIRC they were a Honda Element and a Nissan 350Z.

 

[boston asphalt2]

if the paitn chip annoys you that much, then you can gladly send the bass to me to enjoy

 

[soniq]

Go to your local auto parts store and pick up one of those paint touch-up pens. Works for me.

 

[Rano Bass]

Thats one of the reasons i got mine in natural