Need Help Stopping chip/crack In New Paint From Getting Worse

[LongHairFreak]

Hey

My new bass has a crack/chip in it's paint. It's inside the lower horn, on the edge of the inside corner of the neck pocket, where body meets G side of neck. I can feel that the paint wants to lift up there and I need to know how to prevent it from doing so; therefore making it worse. It's a glossy poly finish, so duct tape won't work for this one.

FYI I am not happy about this and I've no idea how this could've happened. I wear no rings and rarely (if ever) play that high. My brand new axe is feeling less and less brand new and (it appears) I am causing none of it. AAARRRGH!!!

Thanks for any help you can toss my way.

LHF

[emblymouse]

I sent my bass to Philip Kubicki for neck work, and he fixed a similar paint situation by CAREFULLY applying a small amount of Super Glue to the exposed edge of the paint. It is watery enough to follow the edge and flow under the lifted paint. Applying it with a syringe might make things easier and more accurate.

[Pilgrim]

I second the super glue/syringe idea.

[Turnaround]

Superglue is a good solution in this case. But get the water-thin variety and apply a tiny bit very carefully. Use a short stick to apply a bit of pressure to the finish chip - don't use your finger or you and your bass will become inseparable.

[LongHairFreak]

Well, I like to think my bass & I are inseparable, but yeah... That'd be taking things a bit far, eh?

I should've thought of superglue, but since I do everything with four senses rather than five (minus sight), I don't really get along with that product. This sounds like a job for someone with steady hand-eye coordination; I wouldn't want the neck to be glued to the body.

Thanks all of you.

LHF