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Fixing a small chip in a guitar finish

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Dan Erlewine demos three of his favorite finish repair tips: super glue drop fills, Frank Ford's razor blade trick and strip-sanding with fingertip pressure. If you have questions, please contact us through our webpage http://www.stewmac.com/email or visit our Facebook page / stewmac

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Fixing a small chip in a guitar finish

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2012Sep 27

strike it along a piece of cast iron

0:53

wrap it with the tape

1:02

cut strips of all the different grits

1:39

put pressure on the fill

1:58

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Fixing a small chip in a guitar finish

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strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

put double stick tape on it

put double stick tape on it

put double stick tape on it

using a medium paste compound to buff

using a medium paste compound to buff

using a medium paste compound to buff

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Fixing a small chip in a guitar finish

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Key moments

strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

put double stick tape on it

put double stick tape on it

put double stick tape on it

using a medium paste compound to buff

using a medium paste compound to buff

using a medium paste compound to buff

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Key moments View all

strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

strike it along a piece of cast iron

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

wrap it with the tape

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

cut strips of all the different grits

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

put pressure on the fill

StewMac

Transcript

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