How to Fix This Chip!!!

[DsBass29]

Hi all,

A few days ago, my bass strap went loose (which is now fixed),and the strap came off the hook which caused my bass to fall to the floor while I was playing! I am now left with two medium sized chip in the side of my bass. I now I can just leave it, but it drives me nuts!Is there a way I can fix the crack? I don't really care about the one that isn't as deep and you can't see the wood, but the other one to the right is the main problem. Here are some pics.Pictures by Ds29 - Photobucket

Thanks,
Dan

[lowendgenerator]

Black sharpie and consider it christened.

[DsBass29]

Originally Posted by lowendgenerator

Black sharpie and consider it christened.

I thought of That,but I don;t want to cover it up but fix it with the gloss and everything.

[lowendgenerator]

I don't see a cheap/easy fix for this unless you have previous body work experience. The best advice aside from "leave it alone" is "take it to a pro" I'm afraid.

[202dy]

Cheap? Yes.

Easy? Depends.

This repair is basically a complex drop fill. It is complicated by having to shape the radius edge by hand with a file and sandpaper.

1. Paint to cover.*
2. Allow paint to cure.
3. Apply masking tape to side to form dam.
4. Drop medium viscosity CA glue into depressed area.
5. Allow to harden.
6. Continue filling in stages until fill is proud of existing surface.
7. Remove dam.
8. Level with small file**.
9. Shape edge to match.
10. Rub out.
11. Buff.

When rubbing out, the rim and the face will get scratched by the sandpaper. The repair area will be much larger than the damaged area. This is normal.

*Use matching paint. Black Sharpie will bleed into CA glue. The color will turn purple.

**Small, three inch file is a good choice for this work.

[walterw]

yep, color it in, then re-build that rather thick candy shell finish with layers of superglue.

the tricky part will be the leveling, sanding and buffing afterwards. done right, you're still gonna see it, but you won't really feel it.

[fhm555]

And people ask why i like strap locks so much.

From the look of it if you leave it alone it's just a matter of time until you get cracks between the two recently acquired boo boo's and larger chunks fall out. Put some CA on it and play.

[Wallygator]

ok stupid question but what is CA glue?

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by Wallygator

ok stupid question but what is CA glue?

Superglue...


- georgestrings

[bass_lord_mutha]

Ahh yes, superglue. That along with duct tape and you can fix anything, hehehe...

But seriously, the superglue fix is definitely the way to go when keeping it cheap and easy.

[fhm555]

Originally Posted by Wallygator

ok stupid question but what is CA glue?

from Wikipedia

Cyanoacrylate is the generic name for cyanoacrylate based fast-acting adhesives such as methyl 2-cyanoacrylate, ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (commonly sold under trade names like Super Glue, Krazy Glue, and Cyber Fix Glue and Bondloc), and n-butyl cyanoacrylate (used in the veterinary glues Vetbond and LiquiVet and skin glues like GluStitch, Xoin, Indermil, LiquiBand and Histoacryl). Also commonly used under the name of "Jet Glue" for pointe dancers to extend the life of their pointe shoes. The related compound 2-octyl cyanoacrylate is a medical grade glue encountered under various trade names, such as derma+flex QS, SurgiSeal, octylseal, FloraSeal, Dermabond, Surgi-Lock and Nexaband; it was developed to be non-toxic and less irritating to skin tissue. Cyanoacrylate adhesives are sometimes known as instant glues. The abbreviation CA is commonly used for industrial grades.