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renegade5150

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Anyone know if theres anyway to remove or buff out a small but noticeable ding on my AXIS (see attachment : ding is above the pickups where the flame is darker - everthing else is just shadows) - its very noticable and can be felt by rubbing my hand across the top of the guitar.

Thanks!
 
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I used to apply a polishing car paste into my plain guitar (I have a textured one too) and polish like "end of the world" in small risks on the body.

But I dont know about how deep is your guitar scratch and if the finish can blurr, so call Jon, and he will tell you about this.
 
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So I called EB CS on Friday the guy I spoke with didn't have any real recommendations about what I could do to make the ding in my MM AXIS less noticable.

I've accepted the fact that I won't ever be able to get the ding out and at my local music store, I worked with the guitar tech to try using car wax on the finish. It helped alittle bit but what seems to be the problem is that the ding is of a light grey color which doesn't match my redish/orange flame quilt color of my axe. I'm wondering if there's some sort of touch-up paint or something that i can aleast use to make the ding less noticable. I've google this and have found that some folks have used acrylic nail polish with success.

I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this with success? (i'm not going to touch the guitar unless someone has tried this)
 
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hbucker

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A method I've used as suggested by Dan Erlewine in his "Guitar Repair Guide" is to use clear finger nail polish.

Fill the ding with polish. Let it dry well. Then buff it out with varying products ranging from wet/dry sand paper, rubbing compound, polishing compound, wax.

I've had mixed results ranging from a complete repair to making it good enough so nobody but me knows that's there. In one case the clear coat did not take to the buffing very well and it left a slight haze around the ding that is visible only in certain light. I wasn't pleased with this one but it wasn't bad.

The success of this method depends on what kind of ding it is, where it is and how deep it goes. Keep your buffing as close to the ding as possible. I've not done this method on an EBMM product so I don't know how their finish will react to it. Depending on where it is, I'd do it anyway. If it's on the back of the guitar or on the back of a finished neck, it's a no brainer. Do it. It works great. The front of the guitar takes more care for obvious reasons but you can still make it look better than before.

FWIW: The Erlewine book "Guitar Repair Guide" is a must have IMO for anyone with a guitar.
 
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Yeah, i know that i'll get dings over time and i probably COULD live with it but was just asking if anyone knew of a "simple fix". I guess the simplest fix is to just leave it alone. ;)

FWIW, customer service emailed me and mentioned that I could send the guitar to them (I'd hate to see the shipping bill :eek: ) and they could possibly fix the dings and refinish the body. The rates were something like $4o dollars an hour. Just an FYI.
 
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