Just have a quick question. Have any of you used the "L.A. nail polish" to cover up a cig burn on the blue sparkle. If so do you remember what color works the best. The two I listed below seam to be the best choices. I am sure one must match better than the other.
Dollar Tree or Dollar Store.......one of the two, has a blue sparkle nail polish that Pleat turned me on to that is an almost perfect match. I've used in on a couple of my cabinets and it worked great.
I have called a dozen dollar stores this morning and none of them have that color in stock at the moment. They had all the other colors but not the blue sparkle. I will try some others later today.
efinger Messages: 18 Registered: April 2010 Location: North Carolina
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Thanks for the hip tip on using LA Colors nail polish to touch up the naugahyde! The blue sparkle (aqua crystals) is a perfect match! I definitely looks better than the burn scars. Who was letting all those smokers around our precious tuck and roll?! Watch the naughahyde bro!!!
I must say the girl at checkout gave quite the look when I was so excited about $1 blue nail polish. I told her I only do my toes!!!
chiming in a little late on this topic but i had recently had to repair the T&R on my blue Hustler and the product Salon Perfect makes a near identical match nail polish. Unfortunately, i did end up spending a bit more at Walmart.
What was the shade of blue you bought? I was at Walmart yesterday and saw several colors that looked close, but I hate to keep bringing them back because they are too far off when I get them home.
Ok guys I have one more important question. I found the blue sparkle that matches. Now every cigarette burn I have ever seen the outside rim of it is always raised, where it must have melted and pooled up. Do you recommend heating a small bladed putty knife and trying to roll that edge back down. Not hot but enough to make it flexible to fold in in some?????
I've had ok luck in the past filling in the center using a layered stroke of polish, let dry and then another layer atop of that and continue this process until the center is filled in. Or maybe a better alternative would be to grab an automotive leather upholstey kit.
The problem is that you will always see/feel that hump. It is usually hard and crusty around the cig hole. There must be a way to smooth down that, then when you fill the hole up it will look great. My problem is I am some what of a perfectionist. I build furniture and I am very picky how things look. I did my charcoal one without trying to smooth down the rim, and it does look 10 times better but not perfect. My thing is if you can feel it you will see it also.
pleat Messages: 1452 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi
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I'd suggest trying a exacto knife and cutting the ridge on a 45 degree angle and then you can build up layer after layer until it's flush. Maybe do a trial on the inside bottom back of the amp case.
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Kustom_Bart Messages: 601 Registered: October 2010 Location: Greenville, MichiGUN
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One suggestion is to try some 1600 or 2000 grit wet sand paper and just take it very slow and easy and even use the paper to dull it a little first and just knock down the ridge. A tool and die maker would use a pencil grinder with a dental burr and just go around and dress it down and then fill it with the polish, but you better have a steady hand and have done it for a lot of years to do that!