*sigh* Scratched My Guitar :(
spacebran
Sep 1 2011, 02:37 AM
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Hello, I know I've been very quiet lately (busy, but still practicing away!).

Today, I opened my guitar case with the intentions of changing the strings on my guitar, and even though I'm always very, very careful with my guitar: *whack* against the corner of a wall. I hit the bottom part where your guitar rests on your thigh, right near the front. I have a Jackson SL-1 soloist with a Nebulah finish - this guitar is my absolute baby. I wouldn't be so upset, but I can see the wood. The wood only shows in two very small spots (about 1 or 2 mm wide), but the paint is obviously ruined in the surrounding area (probably about a 3/4 cm wide dent).

I know, I know - guitars are going to get scratched, but I'm very picky about this kind of stuff. I can deal with a few minor scratches, but this is an eye sore to me.

How do I fix this? I've tried looking online, but the information available is very limited. The scratch isn't near any of the fancy paintwork. If I take it to my guitar shop, will they be able to fix it for me?

And no, I did not change the strings. I looked at the scratch for about 5 minutes, put my guitar away, and then came on here to try and find a solution.

Thanks.

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spacebran
Sep 1 2011, 04:23 AM
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Thanks for the replies - so basically it looks like it can have paint applied and then resealed once its dried?

I read a couple sites where they talked about using detailing paint for cars to fix guitar scratches, but I wasn't sure if that was okay if the wood was showing. I am really good friends with a guy who owns his own studio and guitar school, and all my stuff is done by his tech.

And yea, I do agree that scratches give guitars character, and I wouldn't normally fix a scratch, but this one is a bit of an eye sore for me and I know it will bother me if I don't fix it.

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- spacebran   *sigh* Scratched My Guitar :(   Sep 1 2011, 02:37 AM
- - JaxN4   Take a photo and post it here mate, it will help t...   Sep 1 2011, 03:22 AM
- - spacebran   Okay, here is the picture. Its hard to see how dee...   Sep 1 2011, 03:51 AM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (spacebran @ Sep 1 2011, 02:51 AM) ...   Sep 1 2011, 04:12 AM
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- - kahall   I know how you feel. I remember when one of my bet...   Sep 1 2011, 04:20 AM
- - Cosmin Lupu   It's like a battle scar don't fuss over i...   Sep 1 2011, 08:00 AM
- - Fran   Doesn't look that bad, though I feel your pain...   Sep 1 2011, 08:03 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   That's not so bad You're lucky your guit...   Sep 1 2011, 11:56 AM
- - Adrian Figallo   ouch! i feel ya, but come on dude, look at my ...   Sep 1 2011, 05:25 PM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (Adrian Figallo @ Sep 1 2011, 04:25...   Sep 2 2011, 06:26 AM
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- - MonkeyDAthos   i love scratchs they look so badass! Take a lo...   Sep 2 2011, 01:47 AM
|- - Cosmin Lupu   QUOTE (MonkeyDAthos @ Sep 2 2011, 12:47 A...   Sep 4 2011, 07:58 AM
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- - jstcrsn   QUOTE (spacebran @ Sep 1 2011, 02:37 AM) ...   Sep 2 2011, 01:51 AM
- - HungryForHeaven   If someone asks, just go "You should see the ...   Sep 2 2011, 08:02 AM
|- - MonkeyDAthos   QUOTE (HungryForHeaven @ Sep 2 2011, 08:0...   Sep 2 2011, 05:19 PM
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- - Nihilist1   RE: *sigh* Scratched My Guitar :(   Sep 3 2011, 04:30 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   C'moon, you call that damaged guitar, check th...   Sep 3 2011, 10:20 AM
- - Sinisa Cekic   After two-three scratches you will stop to paying ...   Sep 3 2011, 10:19 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Whatever it is - it's been mistreated   Sep 4 2011, 02:33 PM
- - moleman   This thread is super sad. I have one of those pic...   Sep 7 2011, 11:25 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   It's great to have a relic guitar, but the job...   Sep 7 2011, 12:56 PM
- - Adrian Figallo   QUOTE (JaxN4 @ Sep 2 2011, 12:26 AM) Spea...   Sep 7 2011, 03:17 PM
- - Daniel Realpe   wow Ivan, that must've been intentional!   Sep 23 2011, 10:47 PM
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