golpeador question: adding to beat up top

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turnermoran

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golpeador question: adding to beat u...

Hi friends - I have a guitar with a ton of fingernail marks on the top that has never had a golpeador.
Any chance I can add a clear one without all the variation in dried glue color? You know.. where it sinks into the marks and grooves and dries a cloudy color and it looks like a pale colored zebra

Thanks

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 25 2015 15:47:37

Anders Eliasson

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Joined: Oct. 18 2006

RE: golpeador question: adding to be... (in reply to turnermoran)

You should try to level out the worst dings, if not they will be seen a air bubbles.

You can use Superglue/ Nitro lacquer/ clear fingernail paint and the classical one: heated shellack stick.
Remember to level of with a very nicely setup small cabinet scraper.

Difference in color will show up.

Alternative can be to refinish the top with a darker lacquer.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 25 2015 16:01:43