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pogohead
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pogohead
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Joined: 08/19/05
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10/17/2007 2:04 pm
Hi guys, I've been given a guitar to fix this week and theres two massive problems that I'm not sure about.

The first is removing enamel paint that the kid has used to paint pretty pictures onto the body with. I don't want to destroy the original finish but I'm not sure what to do without scraping.

The other is the neck. He accidentally decapitated it. It's a fairly clean break and both pieces are intact, its just the actual re-attaching I'm unsure about. Is PVA glue a good idea and will it stand up to string tension? Will it set nicely and smoothly or am I likely to need to sand it?

Any help on this I'd really appreciate. The poor kid's been in tears all week!