Removing belt dings

[enim]

Is there an effective way to remove very small dings from the back of my bass? They are not noticible to the touch, but, you can see it in the finish, and im a perfectionist.

so, anything?

[backsidetailslide]

sand the paint of, woodfill, prime and paint :thumb:
if your really and imperfectionist.

[Akira]

If you worried about little surface scratches you should just not play your bass.
Seriously, instruments get surface scratches. You should see the back of my bass. It happens. It shows you play it.

[hartke20g]

there really isn't a way to do that that i know of except that stuff they put on infomercials a while ago that you put on your car where scratches and it "magically" matches the color of the car. however, like the guy above said, there's no point in trying to keep your bass perfect. if it stays mint until it becomes vintage, that means you haven't played it.

btw, you can't remove dents/dings, as they are caused by the removal/change of matter.:cool:

[darrell]

I've always been curious about this... I just never gave enough of a **** to try it.

http://www.elmwoodreclaimedtimber.com/wood.aspx?pgID=1279

[enim]

I've always been curious about this... I just never gave enough of a **** to try it.

http://www.elmwoodreclaimedtimber.com/wood.aspx?pgID=1279

That was acutally the process i rememberd vaguley hearing about.

Turns out they werent dents though....they went away when i polished the guitar.

[Jake=Suck]

why do you really care that much about dings on the back of your bass? its not like anyone else, or even you, can tell that they are there

[pitchfork]

I can vouch for that ironing method, works on my air rifles stock perfectly.

[Peg Dizzler]

Hey I care about things like that too. If it was really bad I'd just refinish the whole bass. Unless it's some name-brand instrument that could be valuable in the future.

[kilian]

See through nailpolish works.

[AG]

You can use a coloured crayon, too. Fill in the scratches and polish it up.