Fill in screw holes

[bassmanVM500]

Thanks for any help in advance.

I removed the pickguard from my MTD Heir 5 and I would like suggestions on how to fill the screw holes.

Any ideas?

[disasterline]

i know nothing about that bass, so here it goes

when i did my PBASS i used several toothpicks and wood glue in each hole
you can stop after that or
add a tiny bit of this wood filler that has stuff in it that looks like grain and already looks like it was stained, to each hole above the toothpicks

[JustDavid]

A mixture of LOTS of similar coloured wood dust & wood glue?

[bassmanVM500]

Thanks for the info

[AlembicPlayer]

another option is to fill the holes with baking soda, then add a drop or two of super glue (be very careful not to get glue on the paint). This will harden in a few seconds and is ready for re drilling or whatever.

[Eilif]

Are you going to refinish the bass? If you are, any of the above meathods are fine. If you are not going to refinish, I would just take a sharpie and darken the inside of the holes. I did this for a Foto-flame p-bass, and it looked great when I was done.

[bassmanVM500]

I will not refinish the bass

[Pilgrim]

If you're not going to refin the bass, nothing you can do will completely conceal the screw holes. If it's a solid color, you MIGHT check with a hardware store and look for putty sticks that match the color of the bass. Putty sticks are used to fill nail holes in trim, and they do come in a limited assortment of colors. There is no structural need to fill holes with wood on a solid body bass, so IF you can find putty that matches, that's a good bet. I suppose you could also get some stain or dye and try coloring putty or sheet rock compound to match the finish, but it's not going to conceal completely.

The other option is a complete strip, fill the holes with wood and refin.

The more practical option? Leave the pickguard on or get a more attractive one and not have a bass full of holes.

[Fajah]

I usually fill screw holes in with some wood filler first and leave a bit of a trough. I then use nail polish to fill the rest in. Nail polish levels nice, keeps a nice gloss, and there are a million colors available so you can get a close match. If your bass is natural, a color matched wood filler would work followed by clear nail polish.