Hi everyone, hoping I can get some advice off some of the more experienced builders here in regards to cracked bindings.
I'm currently building an FC-1 kit I got in the January sale, all was going well until I came to stain it. After doing some research I decided to stain the whole guitar and then scrape the bindings clean. As I scraped it back I noticed parts of the binding have small cracks in them which have absorbed the stain, leaving it looking like this.
I don't think the problem was my technique as the bindings on the fretboard and f-holes came out looking great, and the cracks seem to be mostly around the horns where the binding takes tighter turns.
I'm unsure how to proceed from here, while the damage is only cosmetic it is very noticeable and spoils the effect of the white binding and dark stain. I would rather not try to remove and replace the bindings as I think it would be beyond my capabilities at present.
I only have stain on the body at present, no clear coat, so I can still make changes, but short of painting over the damaged areas I don't have any ideas on a fix.
Don't know if anyone else has had this problem before but I could really use some ideas and advice.
Cheers, Ricardo.
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