Masta' C
Well-known member
Alright, I need some advice.
Just took delivery of an Ibanez guitar that the seller said was "barely used" with "no chips, scratches, etc". Now, I wasn't expecting a complete case queen, but turns out it has some nasty chips in the finish, right on the edges and toward the tip. Normally, I would just send a guitar like this back without question, but this guitar is rather rare for a production guitar and I've really wanted one of these since they came out...it's a Xiphos Iron Label XPIR20E, the metal-est of modern pointy guitars!
My question...if I keep it, what's the best way to stop these nasty spots from spreading and maybe cover them up? They are quite jagged and catch/chip easily. They are all between 1/2" to 1" long.
I'd like to have this looking a bit better and even get the chipped areas back flush with the rest of the surrounding finish, if possible (in case I want to paint the bevels a contrasting color later on).
Does anyone happen to know what Ibanez uses as the base/sealer coat on these new finishes? As you can probably see, there's a surprisingly thick, translucent white/clear finish beneath the matte black top coat.
How can I get these chips level with the surrounding finish and keep them from chipping further?
Any help is appreciated!
Here's a stolen pic of an XPIR20E from the web for reference (NOT this particular guitar, but this model looks like WITHOUT the chips!):
Just took delivery of an Ibanez guitar that the seller said was "barely used" with "no chips, scratches, etc". Now, I wasn't expecting a complete case queen, but turns out it has some nasty chips in the finish, right on the edges and toward the tip. Normally, I would just send a guitar like this back without question, but this guitar is rather rare for a production guitar and I've really wanted one of these since they came out...it's a Xiphos Iron Label XPIR20E, the metal-est of modern pointy guitars!
My question...if I keep it, what's the best way to stop these nasty spots from spreading and maybe cover them up? They are quite jagged and catch/chip easily. They are all between 1/2" to 1" long.
I'd like to have this looking a bit better and even get the chipped areas back flush with the rest of the surrounding finish, if possible (in case I want to paint the bevels a contrasting color later on).
Does anyone happen to know what Ibanez uses as the base/sealer coat on these new finishes? As you can probably see, there's a surprisingly thick, translucent white/clear finish beneath the matte black top coat.
How can I get these chips level with the surrounding finish and keep them from chipping further?
Any help is appreciated!
Here's a stolen pic of an XPIR20E from the web for reference (NOT this particular guitar, but this model looks like WITHOUT the chips!):
