Big Dent Fix !!!
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Yet another dent this time a big one..
Hope you guys have enjoyed the video.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave them on the comment section bellow...
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I think you could have taped around dent to minimize sanding and build up of putty incase you weren't spraying whole guitar.
Yep I have done that in other Guitars
The usefulness of this video may be somewhat limited as the approach concerns a guitar that is going to be refinished later on so the repair is executed on an area larger than the initial ding. Most folks with dings on their guitars do not wish to refinish the whole guitar but want to perform a spot-repair.
Yes you're correct. This video is very specific ( I have had in the past loads of guitars, specially less expensive ones that have that kind of thick lacquer). There's another video with a very small dent.. czcams.com/video/bmP5cYYc4pQ/video.html Thanks for watching.
As a previous comment stated i was looking for an actual "dent" fix but this is still useful thanks
Hi thanks for watching... i have been looking for a candidate for that, but not lucky so far
Thank you, this helps allot, wish you success with your luthier business.
Thank you, that’s very kind! Thanks for watching.
Trying to repair something almost identical to this, but on the front bout of the guitar. It's fairly easy to repair these, when it's black. It's a nightmare trying to do this on a butterscotch tele.
Agreed! the clearer is the finish the harder it is to fix! Good luck on that!
You can get the putty to dry alot faster by heating it up with a heat gun or a hair dryer
I've never tried it myself, but thanks for the tip! And for watching revived Guitars
Holy murder batman
HMB 😒
Hi my man got a new bass got a few dents around same place as your repair but I need a more targeted repair as the aim finish is new apart from the dents what do you recommend it's a fender squire bass a sort of 3 tone sun burst the colour is a blackish around the dent were the paint has flaked of to the wooden body simular in same place as ur video and a few on the back ??
Good morning! It doesn’t seem a difficult repair can you drop a pic on our Facebook page so I can have a better look?
hay man i have a good size chunk off wood out of mine what the beast way to fix it or fill it
Hi can you send a pic to our Facebook page so I can have a better look?
So I got a bass in the mail and it has a hugs sent out of the finish like urs. I would send it back but it’s a long story and just a complete hassle. I can fix the dent but around the dent is like cracks and stuff in the finish’s how do I fix that?
That’s a bummer! Can you send some pics to revivedguitars Facebook page so I can have a look and give proper advice?
@@RevivedGuitars Ahhh I would but I don’t have Facebook. Could I email pics to u?
@Me_Caity so maybe send it to revivedguitars@gmail.com
@@RevivedGuitars ok
@@RevivedGuitars I sent it
Please don't think I'm trying to be overly critical, but I came onto this site hoping to find out how to fix and/or fill a BIG dent in the body of a solid-body electric guitar. What I found was a guitar body whose polymer coating had been ripped off at a small spot, but the structure and integrity of the wood underneath was still OK - i.e. little or no dent in the wood itself.
Have you ever had to fix a guitar body with a really deep dent in it? Like if the guitar were to accidentally hit the corner of a speaker cab for instance? I suppose you would use the same techniques, just more filler - building up in layers 'til the filler was proud of the rest of the body, and then sand it down . .
Hi first of all thanks for watching the channel. No question is dumb, and debate is right way to do it. Yes on this case there was no dent on the wood. But the purpose of this video was to show that specific fillers have to be used adequately. Now if your guitar as a big dent and that is on the wood, a wood filler would be the most appropriate to use. Your description was more than adequate. There are a few more technics to use, there's a good tutorial here --> czcams.com/video/ttjiNx8-rbY/video.html. Hope it helps. Don't hesitate to ask if you're in doubt.
i have an alvarez acoustic guitars..smaller dent on "corner" edge of body that has cracked and lost material...shall i proceed like you did with Bondo on this solid body Fender strat ?
Thanks for watching! Without looking at exactly the problem o cannot give you a definitive answer, but I will give you an advice. Because it is an acoustic guitar I would wood bondo/filler. Acoustic guitars react more to humidity changes so wood filler/bondo would be better. Because also reacts to humidity changes! Good luck
That's chipped and flaking paint. Not an actual dent in the wood.
Thanks for watching and opinion.
The putty being used, Motip Fine Putty is not available for purchase in the United States. The company won't ship here. Would you happen to recommend a "llke" product in the US?
Hi James! Thanks for watching! You can go for Bondo is a very used brand in USA. But it does not have to be that brand, it can be any automotive generic brand.
I've found a used guitar that has the same problem on the exact same spot. I'm not a professional, so I can't fix it myself. How much would it cost for a professional to repair it? Keep on doing a great job!!
Hi Melissa thank you! Me personally it rounds around 35$ to 50$ depending on type of paint job and extension of damage, but for others it may vary! Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@RevivedGuitars Thank you so much!!
You’re welcome
Chipped both corners of a flying v rhoads. Any suggestions on how to work with it?
Can you post a pic so we have a better look?
Misleading title - wasted 5 minutes of my life as this is not a spot repair! Should be titled - how to refurbish your whole guitar!
It’s always great to hear feedback! Thanks for watching!
Omg i have a takamine 12 string and the corner of the top of the headstock is chipped and I was hoping to fix it but now seems impossible
Can you drop a pic on revivedGuitars Facebook page so I can assess it?
@@RevivedGuitars yea sure
@@RevivedGuitars do I just send it through messenger?
Yep
Cool video man but the funny thing is there are people who would pay good money to have a huge paint chip like that put into there finish haha. I personally don't understand it but it seems like everyone wants to ruin perfectly good guitars. I saw a guy on CZcams do it to a VOS 59 Les Paul, I almost puked. I prefer to do what you are doing and actually fix damage. I guess to each his own.
Couldn't agree more... Thanks for watching! \m/
I just put black shoe polish on it and leave the mark as a battle scar
I just had the same issue with my ibanez but i have kept the piece of coat that broke off (which barely holds itself) . It happened on the same spot as yours but from the front side and fortunately this spot is just black considering the burst finish that comes after.
What's the best method of fixing it, should I do what you did (but I don't want to repaint the guitar) or should I put the piece back in and fill it with some putty etc?
Hi! Can you drop some pictures on our Facebook page so I can have a better look?
Hey man, I have almost a same dent like this one but on an acoustic....It is one most close to my heart❤️..pls help what can I do to fix that because acoustic can't be painted..pls help
Hi Abhishek can you drop a pic on Facebook page by message so I can have a better look. Let's see what I can do!
@@RevivedGuitars thanks alot dude but can I mail it to you because I don't use Facebook
Yes no problem! revivedguitars@gmail.com
Forgot strap locks LMAO
🤣😂
Hey mate great video , I got the same dent a few days ago on my new strat , since it's brand new I I don't want to refinish the whole thing ,you think I can get away with just the nail thing ? Thanks for these video !!
Thanks. Can you leave a picture in the Facebook page so I can have a better look?
@@RevivedGuitars will do , thank you !!!
Same happened to me
Good luck!
Is there a way to repair a scrap on the guitar that is deep enough to show the body wood without having to strip the finish and the paint off the whole guitar?
Hi! It can be possible! Can you drop a picture on Facebook page? Like this I can tell you for sure! Thanks for watching.
Does it affect the sound if my guitar has dents?
Dents won't make a diference, but if it is a crack along the body it might! Hope it helps, thanks for watching..
Haha
Excellent video repair Sr thank you ,and the background music ....sooo cool.....what’s the name of that song? ....thank you in advance.
Thank you! The music was something that I done for the channel... doesn't have a name yet...
Revived Guitars thanks for your replay, again awesome tune ....👍🏻
Did you ever have to do this on a guitar with transparent finish?
+Pavel Novozhilov No, i have heard from other people that in a transparent finish should be done in a different way!
Oh yeah, for sure! Wood filler would look awful. I though maybe some sort of transparent epoxy would work but just wondered if you had an experience :)
+Pavel Novozhilov Hi! I mean also in that way! I have never had a job like that, but if I would have my approach would be a full new fresh clear coat! I think otherwise it would never be the same... it's a big job, but the best solution!
Lol
Hi there, I have a Fender Standard Stratocaster (Arctic White with Maple neck and fret board) which has a tiny chip on the headstock (reverse side of near to where the Fender Stratocaster logo is as it curves down toward the neck), would the Halfords Chip/Scratch Repair Pen Clear Lacquer be suitable for filling the chip in?
I live in the UK so the questions regarding products are relating to what I can get here.
Halfords is a big UK automotive store chain.
Also, in places on the back of the neck (along the top of the skunk stripe), there are a few scuffs, and as Fender uses Satin Gloss lacquer on the necks, would a Semi Gloss or Gloss lacquer spray (that I can buy from a DIY/Hardware store) be suitable or again the Halfords Chip/Scratch Repair Pen Clear Lacquer.
On the body, there is a small dent along with some tiny cracks in the lacquer on the belly contour which is bothering me as I want to find a way to fill these in.
I have tried Halfords looking for Arctic White lacquers but can't find any that closely matches the Fender Arctic White colour, what is your advice on how to do this myself with easily obtainable lacquers as I don't live near any guitar stores, luthiers or guitar technicians so I am faced with having to want to try and do all of the above myself and to make a very good, neat, perfect job of it and is permanent and as invisible or near invisible as is possible.
I do have some fine grit sandpaper and a microfiber buffing/polishing cloth.
My guitar had an encounter with one of my dogs that was a bit too curious which is how the dents, dings, scuffs and headstock chip occurred.
Any advisory reply given will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Hi thanks for watching the channel. As for the halfords pen... if it is an affordable thing maybe you can try it in some piece of wood and see what's the final result. But i think it might work! As for the body ( Just my opinion, but it's nearly impossible to match the original color), so my advise is: there's a CZcamsr in England called Sam Deeks he repairs and sets up guitars. Have a talk with him I think he might have a good solution for you, even maybe taking your guitar.
Can't hear your voice under the music. You don't explain your products or processes. What grit sanding square? What type of filler? Where can you buy it?
Hi! I agree audio is not the best... the filler is a generic one, bought at any hardware/automotive shop. The grit used was 600 and 800. Later I used from 1000 to smooth it even more...
how to get out a glued crack scar going across the grain "zig zagged" on mahogany classical guitar?
Hi is hard to say without looking at it! Can you drop a pic on the Facebook page?
WTF! Bondo is for fenders not Fenders, wont touch my axes
Not everything has to be made for a specific purpose. You can utilize other tools as substitutes for others.
What kind of putty to use on a squier by fender pj bass
It really depends on what you want to achieve!
@@RevivedGuitars just wanna restore it.
Can you drop a picture on revivedguitars Facebook page so I can have a better idea of the situation?
I used an aluminized body putty for cars called: Blue Moon, Napa auto, or United Auto usually has it in stock
If it works...💪🏻
Brother i need your help
How can we help?
Do you have a WhatsApp number or something like that i want to show you a part of my damaged guitar which i have no idea how to fix really need your help
You can leave a picture on our Facebook page as a message
Metallic red frankenstrat
That's already on the bucket list... i think everybody will be surprised on what I'm going to do to this project...
The worst putty application I have ever seen!!
I have improved my putty application technic, I promise! 🤣😉
What is the thing you use in filling the dents ?
What do you mean? the brand or type of product?
Revived Guitars Both
The brand is "MOTIP", but it does need to be this specific brand any will do. The product is "Fine Putty", and I use this because, the dent is just a lacquer one, it will not react to humidity changes. If you have a dent on the wood the best is to use a wood filler. Hope it helps. Thanks for watching.
What did you Mixed with the putty?
Hi. It is the hardener that comes with it. Thanks for watching.
@@RevivedGuitars What is it called? I'm curious
Hardener
Hello,
What is the background music at the end?
+Watercolor Hi something that I have made for some of my videos!
If it does it was not on purpose, but Bowie is on my mandatory list of music, so maybe some influence...
Shot my Gipson sg with a BB gun on accident
I’m sorry to hear that…
What grit sand paper did you use?
The pad was 120 and the paper 200
Revived Guitars thanks appreciate it
Can you please name all the ingredients and tools which you have shown in the video. If so this will be very helpful to me
Hi tanks for watching! The filler I use is a automotive putty, a generic one doesn't need to be anything fancy. It is less susceptible to humidity changes. And then sanding foam blocks. Hope it helps.
It's pronounced Lute-E-Er.....derived from someone who works on lutes. The H is silent.
you are absolutely right! I'ts like cool whip! :)
Yes, this is a decent video, but this is really a 2-minute video if you edit this so we don't have to see every single sanding stroke you make. A finished product at the end of the video also serves to make your video's point. Right now, all I see is you telling me that this technique works, but with no proof that it actually does. I will still give your video a thumbs up, but it should be more thorough, in my opinion.
I really appreciate this kind of comments! Thanks for your input and for watching!
A non-native English speaker is difficult to understand. I skipped it.
Thank you for your feedback!
Ok
Way too much putty
Why you say that?
Revived Guitars not trying to be a troll or know it all but I use a lot less just about a quarter inch longer than the ding so not so much sanding is needed
Hi Jeff and did not wanted to sound that way either, I just posed the question because, when was trying to figure out what to do with the dent, I got a lot of mixed information and in the end I went with the advised of a friend luthier! All the information is useful! I just wanted to hear your insight! But I agree with you, I hate sanding!
I understand and still it was a nice fix. At least you didn't reshape the body. Well done, im just lazy
No... but more vídeos about this guitar in the future...thanks for watching?
Sloppy
Hi! can you specify?!?