Cracked body? what to do?

[Stilettoprefer]

I wouldn't use acetone! There's a finish on the bass to think about. As for alcohol, I've never tried it. I have attempted repair on my buddy's Hamer guitar neck. He had a crack across the grain in the center lamination (the widest piece of laminate) of his neck just under the locking nut bolts. I flowed some CA into it and it seems to be holding. Not what I'd normally do but there was not a lot of choice. We wanted to try and stabilize it. Besides there were four other laminations outside of the crack to support it.

Acetone, like many things, will not effect poly. We all have used fingernail polish remover on our basses to get rid of gross old stickers, right? Well look at the ingredients on that there bottle, Acetone should be the first.

BUT, it WILL destroy Nitrocellulose. Which, Ibanez does not use (akaik).

Anyways, OP should bass slap the "friend" and have them pick up the repair and refinish bill.

 

[antonspon]

Looks like a body crack alright. Live and learn - I learned the hard way years ago...NEVER, EVER lend gear to ANYBODY. It can ruin a friendship...

 

[pfox14]

First of all, what kind of bass is it? Is it worth repairing? That's a very bad crack and will be an expensive repair if you bring to someone to do the work.

 

[Lesfunk]

Not all CA is created equal so you might want to do a little testing before you commit to this.

If you want to use CA (super glue) to fix the crack, just get some thin CA, it flows like water and will run through a hypodermic needle with no problem. It will also flow through a plastic (PTFE) capillary tube not much larger than your average IV needle. I'd bet you could apply a little lateral pressure to open the crack enough to get some thin CA down far enough in it to hold the chunks together. Have some paper towels handy to wipe up any excess CA that squeezes out. The trick is to wipe without stopping. If you stop the paper will bond to the puddle of excess glue. It can be worked down, but it's much simpler if you get as much excess as possible off before it sets, which it does really quickly.

Here's a link to the applicator tips available from BSI. They are the most common brand but are not the only brand available. They are available at most hobby shops, just make sure you get the tip that fits your glue bottle nozzle. BSI also offers all manner of CA, including thin.

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That said, I can tell you from experience that Devcon 2 part epoxies (5 minute and 2 ton) can be thinned with denatured alcohol. I've done this a few times when I needed to flow some epoxy into a tight space. It (denatured) also does an excellent job of cleaning up any excess epoxy before it cures.

This is correct