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Topic: crack in Fender cellulous paint question |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2006 4:30 pm |
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I have a crack several inches long starting at the leg socket. I drilled a tiny hole at the end and this stopped it from continuing. My biggest fear is a chunk just flaking off sometime. What causes this to happen, age? This is blonde, mid 60s D-6.
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Mark Vinbury
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N. Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2006 5:58 pm
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If there is a drilling for the leg socket it may have left bare or thinly coated end grain exposed. This can allow the moisture content of the wood to change.
The wood may have expanded and cracked the brittle finish or more likely, the wood has shrunk and split, splitting the finish with it.
I'd try to seal up any exposed wood in the leg socket area with epoxy or finish. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 20 Mar 2006 6:51 pm
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| This is blonde, mid 60s |
Yeah, they tend to flake out on you at that age. My advice, trade in for two 30 year olds and get a red sports car......  |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 20 Mar 2006 8:35 pm
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Super Glue. Wick some in while holding down the offending area with the cap from the bottle (won't stick).
Clear nitro will work too, but the SG is quicker.
You can still get the car if you want. 
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Mar 2006 8:45 pm
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| Years ago I traded my 42 for a 21, but wound up with an old red Ford. |
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Whit Snell
From:
San Antonio, TX
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Posted 21 Mar 2006 7:26 am
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Pretty damn funny Howard. Had to email that one to some friends! Ron, I am not sure how well Super Glue works on wood. It may work fine. I usually prefer a good wood glue. Whatever you use be sure and clamp it and leave it under pressure to push the two sides back together after applying adhesive, and leave it a day or so.
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 21 Mar 2006 8:40 am
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Whit, he doesn't have a crack in the wood, just the finish.
Superglue works pretty well on wood BTW, but I would never use it on a stressed joint. I use it on binding, inlays etc.
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Mar 2006 1:52 pm
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| I use West System epoxy for most all the wood type repairs. It probably will not work with plastics. |
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Whit Snell
From:
San Antonio, TX
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Posted 21 Mar 2006 8:20 pm
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Mike,
I should have read your post more carefully. I did not realize you build guitars. I fix broken chairs around the house. I'd go with your advice. If its a finish crack then people pay good money for those - relic.
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 22 Mar 2006 7:13 am
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Hey Whit, you should come visit here, I have 2 guitars in the works...and also 2 dining room chairs that my wife stuck in the 'wood room' and threatened me with death if I didn't get around to re-gluing soon! 
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