Author Topic: Finish repair? (Read 255 times)

bsee · « **on:** January 04, 2005, 08:00:53 AM »

On my Persuader, there appears to be a single 1 finish crack coming out from the jack. The bass has never been dropped or banged and I use angled cable ends anyway so that it wouldn't do harm. Looking at it from inside the cavity, the wood is solid.

Anyone have any ideas on how to patch repair this, or at least prevent it from lengthening?

Thanks!
-Bob

hollis · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2005, 11:43:39 AM »

I have the same crack on my Persuader, I thought it looked like someone may have torqued the jack down a little too tight. Hmmmmmmm.

mica · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2005, 12:20:54 PM »

Probably a drop of superglue will bind the crack and prevent it from further spreading.

bsee · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2005, 12:55:45 PM »

Thanks, Mica, any idea what that will look like? Hopefully it will be just about invisible, but I have seen some of those glues dry white, and that wouldn't be particularly pretty.

mica · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2005, 01:41:14 PM »

Good quality super glues dry clear when used within the prescribed temperature range. I would avoid the use of spray-on accellerants and don't use one you found in the back of the drawer that is years old.

Use one that is thin and will wick down in the crack with just a drop. You might want to dispense a small pool of glue on a scrap piece of cardboard, then transfer one drop with a toothpick.

You can dissolve superglue with acetone if you make a mistake.

bsee · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2005, 01:52:59 PM »

Thanks again, Mica. I think this will be a good searchable thread for the future, it has the right keywords. I vaguely remember this being discussed previously but couldn't find it looking for finish, crack, and repair.

Hollis, just a little forethought if you're going to try this as well: Take out the jack while you're performing the repair, or it you'll likely never have to worry about it coming lose in the future. I was thinking it would be nice to do to ensure a clean repair, but thinking about it from this perspective makes it seem sort of mandatory.

It's off to the store on the way home to find some fresh superglue! I'll probably try a dab somewhere first to see it dry clear, then I'll go for it. Looks like I'll be playing 4-string tonight, as it would probably be best to give the superglue plenty of curing time once repaired before cranking back down on that jack.

hollis · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2005, 02:27:06 PM »

Hi Bob,
That's a good point about removing the jack. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be a super gluin' fool tonight as well.

Thanks Mica,
Here's hoping you had a great vacation.