Lacquer Repair

[Default]

My new D-40 has lacquer damage from hanging on hooks since '99. :? The luthier there suggested I go to home depot and get some lacquer and stain.

Anybody have this type of repair done lately, and how much is it going to cost me?

 

[FNG]

Re: Laquer Repair

How bad is it?

 

[capnjuan]

Re: Laquer Repair

Pic or two?

 

[hideglue]

Re: Laquer Repair

My new D-40 has lacquer damage from hanging on hooks since '99. :? The luthier there suggested I go to home depot and get some lacquer and stain.

Anybody have this type of repair done lately, and how much is it going to cost me?

Hi Default,

Is the damaged lacquer softened and 'gummy' ?


I kind of(but not entirely) understand why the "luthier" passed on this repair - especially if its been 'melting' for nearly 10 years. I've seen instances of neglect that needed to be scraped to bare wood to remove that kind of cancer, and then built back up with appropriate finish. Its a bitch....and it can bruise the most experienced repairman's ego.

 

[Default]

Re: Laquer Repair

Is the damaged lacquer softened and 'gummy' ?


I kind of(but not entirely) understand why the "luthier" passed on this repair - especially if its been 'melting' for nearly 10 years. I've seen instances of neglect that needed to be scraped to bare wood to remove that kind of cancer, and then built back up with appropriate finish. Its a bitch....and it can bruise the most experienced repairman's ego.

Hi hideglue! It's worse than that, it's all the way down to the bare wood already. The neck isn't stained, but it looks almost like somebody laid something hot on the wood. The lacquer is kind of bubbled into a rough ridge on both sides of where the hooks touched the neck. It's hard as a rock!
I used to work at a Thomasville Gallery back in the day, and I've seen some pretty serious damage repaired with a laquerstick and a hot knife. This is a crater, though and it's both sides.

 

[chazmo]

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Damn rubber hooks -- not a good idea on the nitro-cellulose. I guess that's the price of 10 years on the shelf. Gadzooks!

I'd have a luthier look at this, default. It probably needs a little sanding and then some topical lacquer. Not really a big deal unless the wood is damaged (doubtful).

Think you can post some pix?

 

[chazmo]

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Y'know, Fender really oughta' fix this for you. I'm sure one of their authorized techs could do it.

 

[Default]

Over the phone quote (from another dealer) of $100.

Ouch!

 

[cjd-player]

I suggest looking for a furniture repair guy who has experience with burning in lacquer sticks to repair finish damange on fine furniture. Some of those guys are amazing.

 

[Scratch]

Ross the Magic Luthier is doing similar repairs to a 000-sized Martin I swapped for a Taylor 12 recently. $70.00 repair. I purchased it as a travel guitar due to small size; I hope to be able to store it in the overhead bin vs. baggage claim...

 

[Default]

I wasn't able to get a hold of the Fender guy or Ernie, the guy who fixed the CG. There's always tomorrow...

 

[hideglue]

Hi Default,

Actually you might have lucked out. Its removing the 'rotten softness' that really adds to the chore. And depending on how much the lacquer has bumped out and hardened - it could be sanded and tint drop- filled. I'm not a fan of burn-in sticks on instruments. Done properly, drop filling is aways a better match and repair.

 

[Default]

I was spending some time on the instrument makers forum investigating dropping in lacquer. It's definitely hard as a rock. It doesn't look like the worst repair, now that you mention it.