Current Burns Neck Finish

[Bill Bowley]

Quick question without notice:

What are the 2004 re-issue Burns Marvin necks finished with, poly or nitro?

[David Martin]

I suspect poly of some sort... never been sticky like the modern nitro finishes. Interesting that my local luthier who uses nitro based on spirit type solvents never has these problems. Suspect Gibson and Fender use water based nitro which takes about 2 years to harden properly...

[Bill Bowley]

David,

Many thanks for that. I ask because a friend has a chip on the neck of his and wanted to know so that he can do a 'touch up' - I think he was intending to use Estapol gloss.

[Ian Miller]

Hi,

Can I suggest you contact the following company as they may have a polyester repair kit suitable for your purpose.

SONNEBORN & RIECK LTD
Jaxa Works
91-95 Peregrine Road
Hainault, Ilford
Essex
IG6 3XH

Tel: 020 8500 0251
Fax: 020 8500 3696

This company supplied the original Polyester finish for Burns guitars.

Kind Regards

Ian

[David Martin]

Alternatively, if it's just a small chip, take a look at superglue, which can be carefully spotted in, built up, the sanded down with no ill effects.

[Bill Bowley]

Ian,

Many thanks for your suggestion, I think given the distance to Australia though he may be more inclined to seek a local product.

David,

Thanks for the timely reminder of the super glue solution, that's one that slipped my mind!


And to all,

I am always grateful to the Shadow Music community as a whole for the advice and help that is always freely given, its things like that that make it the great community 'on the worldwide net' that it is!

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