Question about Nitrocellulose lacquer
There is something about nitro lacquer that has been bothering me for some time now. One of the big “advantages” of a lacquer finish that is touted is its “repairability”. The theory is, that if something happens, like a chip, ding, scratch, crack, or other flaw, it can be repaired because the new lacquer “melts in” to the old. If I’ve heard that once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. But then when something actually does happen to the lacquer finish, we are told we shouldn’t try to repair it, that we should leave it alone. And as for the ultimate lacquer repair, the complete instrument overspray, which theoretically should melt in with the old and become one with it, we are told that is a big no-no and that if it’s done on a high priced instrument, it cuts the resale value in half! Gibson themselves used to do oversprays as a matter of course when instruments came in for repairs, didn’t they? If it’s so bad, why did they do it? And what is the use of going on about how “repairable” lacquer is when you can never take advantage of that advantage?
Don
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