I have an old guitar project that i want to get into reasonable condition to try a paint swirl on.
There are a few cracks/ chips and holes that need filing.
Would i be able to use wood filler on all the repairs or how should i go about filling these damages??
At moment im not sure what kind of pickup im going to use... I have a gibson humbucker iv thought about using but could i use a piezo pickup so that i have maximum surface area for the paint swirl.
If you havent seen paint swirls on guitar here it is :-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cY4LXZqX-w
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Adding a pick guard is an awesome idea then to add a contrasting paint swirl xD Thats why i love this place ! Get some exelent ideas. Thanx David.
Something that big I would be tempted to add a pickguard like a stratocaster to cover the most of the damage and for anything outside the pickguard area I 'd go for a car filler eg Isopon p38 easy sand - it is cheap and sands to a nice smooth finish and is quick to work with (I got the last lot from Wilkinsons). You could add a contrast colour swirl to the pickguard if you wanted. The extra space created by the hole means you have a good space for some onboard effects or a preamp if you add a piezo :O)
David
I would trim the damaged areas as square and flush as I could, then make patch pieces from wood and glue them in after I had a good tight fit. Any cracks I would fill with a mixture of sawdust and white glue or a thick viscosity super glue such as that sold by Stewart Mac.
After everything is filled and sanded smooth, then I would paint.
Good luck, that looks like a lit of damage. What was it done with, a router?
Brian Hunt.
plug the holes with wood then fill over with your favorite filler, like rafal says. Assume your doing a base coat on the body? this helps bring out the colours from the swirl. Gotta warn that the 'borax method' is quite tricky to pull off ( much practise needed). I've swirl-painted a couple of cbgs using 'Marbling Paint' to satisfactory results. good luck!
(MHO)I wouldn't use wood filler for repairs of this size. Would probably remove the damaged wood and patch it with pieces of the same/similar wood. Kind of "inlays". Then sand the excess wood out, fill the cracks (your wood filler comes here!), sand it again.
I had some unpleasant experience with the "wood filler repairs"...
P.S. The "swirling" is a cool (and simply done) effect!