Fixing a small chip on my new EBMM JP6

[vimuth.dee]

Gentlemen,

Happy new year!

I'm from Sri Lanka and this is my first post on EB forum. Sadly enough I got a chip on my EBMM-JP6 as a result of the hard-shell case flap being shut down on the edge of it by accident(My dog jumped on the case), as I was taking the guitar out of the case to play the other night.

Please can you go through the attached pictures and advice as to what I should do to get rid of this patch? What's so sad is that it has not even been good 3 months since I purchased this from US. Unfortunately there are hardly any guitar technicians in my country and I'm hesitant to take this even to the best technician here because last thing I want is him making matters worse. He might fix the chip but sure as hell he wouldn't restore the paint around the area. Mainly because the guitar is of mystic dream color. I'd rather depend on some expert advices from all of you before I do anything.

Please advice gentlemen. I really wish I had a different problem to post on EB forum as per my first posting.

Many thanks in advance

/Dee

 

[beej]

I'm afraid there's not much you can do. Wear it with pride, basically - it won't be the last chip, dent, etc the guitar gets if it's well loved.

If it really bothers you, you could cover it cosmetically - drop of nail polish, etc. But there's no way to fix the dent except to have the guitar refinished, which is an expensive proposition.

 

[xjbebop]

scars are like tattoos... except with better stories...


you'll not notice that at all while you're playing it.

 

[vimuth.dee]

Thank you very much gentlemen for your inputs. I will just leave it as it is then. On a separate note though do you think that the dent get expanded? Like in the case of a crack on an acoustic guitar body?

 

[DrKev]

No, if the various dents in the finish of my silhouette special are anything to go by, yours will stay as it is and not get any bigger.

Welcome to the forum family, Dee!

 

[Astrofreq]

Nothing a black Sharpie can't fix.

 

[vimuth.dee]

Thank you very much good people. Really appreciate your advices. Hell I'm just gonna get over it and keep on playing.

 

[vimuth.dee]

Gentlemen there is something else also I've noticed in this guitar. That is I see/feel a straight line(a crack like) going from the bottom where the strap pin is located up to pickups. I tried taking pictures of this but the camera lense doesnt seem to pick it up. Since the body is just one piece of wood can this be possible? This is as if the body has been cut in 2 pieces from the middle and i'm seeing the very point where 2 pieces meet once they have been glued. As I said gentlemen this is almost unnoticeable, and it is pretty straight like it serves some kind of a purpose. Or could this be a crack so that I could look for a painless way to kill myself or something?

 

[Spudmurphy]

There is something you may wish to consider regarding that dent on your guitar. It is something I have done on both a mystic dream and a solid black finish. That is, to dropfill the dent with black paint. This should be done every couple of days to let the paint harden. Then when the drop fill is above the level of the final finish it can be wet sanded, going through the fine grades of wet and dry paper and then polishing it - I used gutarscratchremover compound to polish it. The black drop fill will not stand out that much in comparison with the ding you have.

I also used this technique on a second hand bass I bought. Had a large chip in the black paint. After the drop fill, you just would not see it now!! Such is the advantage of buying a solid colour guitar.

 

[Roberto Rivera]

the Guitar is just a tool, not an ornament.

 

[Kenji20022]

There is something you may wish to consider regarding that dent on your guitar. It is something I have done on both a mystic dream and a solid black finish. That is, to dropfill the dent with black paint. This should be done every couple of days to let the paint harden. Then when the drop fill is above the level of the final finish it can be wet sanded, going through the fine grades of wet and dry paper and then polishing it - I used gutarscratchremover compound to polish it. The black drop fill will not stand out that much in comparison with the ding you have.

I also used this technique on a second hand bass I bought. Had a large chip in the black paint. After the drop fill, you just would not see it now!! Such is the advantage of buying a solid colour guitar.

^ That is the best method to bring the ding level with the body again. Completely worth it to do if you ask me. You don't even notice that it's there and you'll forget about it. If it's damaged the paint and finish itself, there's nothing you can really do besides paint it black and do what Spud suggested. Try not to think about it too much if that's the case

the Guitar is just a tool, not an ornament.

He asked for a solution, not an opinion.

 

[vimuth.dee]

Kenji, thank you very much. I was worried becuase this is a beutiful instrument and it has not even been 3 months since I bought it. Not to mention this is my first high end guitar which I paid more than 2 grands. The other reason is I wouldnt worry at all If Im living in the US because you have so many options to turn to but unfortunately Im in a miserable place when it comes to guitars and technicians. Anyways now Im over it thanks to all your good opinions and advices. One of these days Im gonna take the guitar to a technician to have that fix done what most of you've recommended. I w

Again thank you very much.

 

[gibson5413]

I used to get very anxious about dents and light scratches on my guitars. I play a ton these days and don't care as much. I am certainly not careless with my axes but they are well loved and played. I like to think my guitars appreciate that!

 

[Roberto Rivera]

^ That is the best method to bring the ding level with the body again. Completely worth it to do if you ask me. You don't even notice that it's there and you'll forget about it. If it's damaged the paint and finish itself, there's nothing you can really do besides paint it black and do what Spud suggested. Try not to think about it too much if that's the case



He asked for a solution, not an opinion.

you are correct! it's my opinion! so???

 

[vimuth.dee]

Gentlemen I took the guitar to the technician and he did an amazing job on it. He put 2 drops of super glue in to the chip, left the wood to dry a little, and then used a wet sand paper to level the excess glue that was hardened. Honestly I cant feel the chip no more. Only thing that is left is a tiny black dot, as if it has been done by a pointer of a black marker.

Last but not least I just wanted to say thank you so very much for all the inputs provided to get this matter sorted out.

/Dee

 

[beej]

Fantastic! Glad you're happy, that's all that counts.

 

[MJK28]

People this was a really cool thread! Can happen to anyone of us and I'm sure at firs it's painful. The solutions proposed are excellent and I'll keep 'em in mind. Glad everything went well with u Dee!