thanks mate, I think I did the glue up once, filled it about 4 times before I got it close enough, painted it two or three times and got the clear right first time.
So it was a good result, but I learnt a lot along the way.
The thing is to use a simple tried method and not play around with it.
The bit I am proud of is that I preserved the original headstock decal , left it in place and didn't damage it and still blended the repair in