Finish repair?

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Author Message bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 653 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 8:00 am:    On my Persuader, there appears to be a single 1" finish crack coming out from the jack. The bass has never been dropped or banged and I use angled cable ends anyway so that it wouldn't do harm. Looking at it from inside the cavity, the wood is solid. Anyone have any ideas on how to patch repair this, or at least prevent it from lengthening? Thanks! -Bob hollis Senior Member Username: hollis Post Number: 563 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 11:43 am:    I have the same "crack" on my Persuader, I thought it looked like someone may have torqued the jack down a little too tight. Hmmmmmmm. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2198 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 12:20 pm:    Probably a drop of superglue will bind the crack and prevent it from further spreading. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 656 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 12:55 pm:    Thanks, Mica, any idea what that will look like? Hopefully it will be just about invisible, but I have seen some of those glues dry white, and that wouldn't be particularly pretty. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 2199 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 1:41 pm:    Good quality super glues dry clear when used within the prescribed temperature range. I would avoid the use of spray-on accellerants and don't use one you found in the back of the drawer that is years old. Use one that is thin and will wick down in the crack with just a drop. You might want to dispense a small pool of glue on a scrap piece of cardboard, then transfer one drop with a toothpick. You can dissolve superglue with acetone if you make a mistake. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 657 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 1:52 pm:    Thanks again, Mica. I think this will be a good searchable thread for the future, it has the right keywords. I vaguely remember this being discussed previously but couldn't find it looking for finish, crack, and repair. Hollis, just a little forethought if you're going to try this as well: Take out the jack while you're performing the repair, or it you'll likely never have to worry about it coming lose in the future. I was thinking it would be nice to do to ensure a clean repair, but thinking about it from this perspective makes it seem sort of mandatory. It's off to the store on the way home to find some fresh superglue! I'll probably try a dab somewhere first to see it dry clear, then I'll go for it. Looks like I'll be playing 4-string tonight, as it would probably be best to give the superglue plenty of curing time once repaired before cranking back down on that jack. hollis Senior Member Username: hollis Post Number: 564 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 2:27 pm:    Hi Bob, That's a good point about removing the jack. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be a super gluin' fool tonight as well. Thanks Mica, Here's hoping you had a great vacation.