Can french polished top be repaired?
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Picked up my guitar tonight to find two deep scratches on the top. Frustrating because I have no idea how they got there. Always careful with it. Can these kind of scratches be repaired since it's a french polish top? Do they have to do the whole top or can it be spot fixed to at least make it less noticeable?
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The finish is easily repairable, as FP is rather like nitrocellulose. However, those scratches look deep and into the wood itself. That's a different issue.
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Is it true you can sometimes steam out scratches that are into the wood?
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Those scratches may be impossible to steam out. Dents can be steamed out because no wood is missing but scratches are different. But it can be lightly sanded and repaired. It depends if you are willing to learn how to do it or willing to pay someone to do it for you.
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Crazy question: Can they remove the french polish and put a more durable one on? When I go this I did not realize how fragile FP was.
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Those look like gauges more than pick scratches. I bet those would look similar even if the guitar had been finished in nitro or poly.
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This is the one guitar I own that I can't live with the scratches or dings that noticeable. Will try to find someone locally but may have to ship it to a bigger city. |
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Paul, do you know Randy Wood? He might could help you.
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