Paint job problem???

[Day-mun]

Hang in there, brother! Hopefully, these marks will in the long-run make your instrument more endearing. -I laugh when I think back on how upset I was about the first chip that flaked off my sonic blue bass, -now look at it!  :laughing7:

 

[Cagey]

It's too hard to tell anything from that huge pic. On my screen, I have to scroll all over the place.

I don't know if it works with all browsers, but in Firefox if you hold down the "CTRL" key and hit either the "+" or "-" key, it will enlarge or contract the displayed page/image.

You are just full of helpful tips. That worked great.

I should also mention that if you want to get back to native resolution quickly, "CTRL" + "0" (zero on the number pad) will do the trick. Otherwise, when you click the pic back to a thumbnail all the text will be too tiny to read.

 

[Cagey]

I accept that the paint will mark over time , what concerns me is how easily it has marked already. I don't expect it to be bullet proof but I do expect it to be durable!

Warmoth have agreed to take the body back for inspection, but given the amount of work involved in stripping the body of its hardware and the cost involved in returning it to the US i wonder if it is worth it given that it will mark over time anyway.

Like most modern manufacturers, Warmoth uses a catalyzed polyurethane finish, which arguably the hardest and most durable finish you can shoot short of epoxy. The only reason nobody shoots epoxy is it doesn't color well. It's normally used to finish machinery or concrete floors, where aesthetics aren't as important as durability. It's wicked stuff - you can hammer on it without chipping it.

But, we want our guitars to be pretty, so poly it is. Modern formulations and application technology mean that it can be applied as thin as lacquer for those who are concerned about such things. Still, for as tough as it is, it's not indestructible. It'll readily chip/scratch/dent, in no small part because it's applied over wood, which is relatively soft stuff.

One of my nieces plays guitar and went on country-wide tour a couple years ago, taking her favorite Les Paul my brother gave her as a Christmas gift. It was nearly perfect when she left, but looked like it had been through the opening scene of "Saving Private Ryan" when she got back. She was mega-pissed about it because she swore to Christ and all that was holy that she'd taken nothing less than intimate care of the thing and never banged it around or let others have their way with it. Still, you could easily tell this thing had been on the road. So... where did all the injuries come from? Nobody knows... at least nobody who's ever owned something that requires constant handling. As they say in the biz - feces occurs. Usually without your knowing it at the time.

I don't know what you paid for that body, but I do some overseas business here and can tell you that you'll throw some serious money into shipping if you want to give it a round trip for inspection with no guarantee of resolution. For new parts, Warmoth has an egalitarian shipping policy that works out well for foreign sales. For one-off activities? I'm not sure, but I sure would check before I started buying tickets for slabs of wood.

Also, punch your little brother in the mouth for scratching up your guitar while you weren't looking  :icon_biggrin:

 

[BigSteve22]

Fernley, please don't confuse skepticism with accusation. I think a point to be answered is what type of buttons made those marks? Were they metal, as on some denim shirts, or perhaps have some kind of decoration on them?

If Warmoth has offered to evaluate the paint, maybe they have had other similar problems of late.

In any case, I understand your feelings of frustration regarding your nice, new bass. I put a chip in my guitar during the build cycle: smacked the lower horn into a countersink mounted in a 200lb drill press.  Before the repair, it looked a lot like that photo.

 

[BigSteve22]

Also, punch your little brother in the mouth for scratching up your guitar while you weren't looking  :icon_biggrin:

I like the way you think. But with all the scratches and dent I've put in my guitars over the years, the poor kid would be in traction!

 

[Vallhagen]

i don't really understand the scepticism at all. To me it is completely obvious that Warmoth has done a poor, substandard paintjob.

I have a few guitars of different generations and qualities, some of them with serious bruises, one with a cracked neckpocket... but none of them shows the kind of marks / color peeling (excuse my poor english, not sure if "peeling" suits here) as seen on Fernleys body. From playing in a chair with a shirt with buttons? nah....

...just for comparison; this friend is from 1996, has been gigged a lot, and has seen every possible form of buttons, studs and leather jacket zippers over the years.

Cheers

 

[Surf n Music]

Well whatever the outcome I hope it gets sorted and you are content. Definitely not thinking you were a liar. Wasn't much background info and mostly just going off the pic. Didn't know it was old parts and it just so happens that scratch heads that way. It is truly a bummer to say the least when something new get messed up and even more so when your not at fault. Wish ya well with it all.