IB-6S Forum special

[jtsargeant]

I picked up the IB-6S Forum special. My second after getting a ST-1 during the sale, which is still being sanded. I figure I should be able to do a passable job at a repair with some patience, gentle clamping and filler.



What I'm not so sure about is the best way to fix some damage left by Mr Nobody while the body was safely packaged away in my study. Looks like they decided to take a peek and may have dropped it.



I'm thinking I could try to sand the dent out, sand the damaged veneer flat and paint a faux binding to hide the damaged veneer. The back and sides will be a solid color due to the damage around the jack and on the back which may assist me in fixing the dent slightly. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.


I was planning to try a similar process as kenfu on his LP-1S. Now I'm thinking I'll just clear coat it as the figure looks pretty good and I starting to feel a bit out of my depth with needing to fix the new dent.

[Gavin1393]

To fix the dent...soak/wet the wood around the dent quite extensively with a wet cloth, then apply a (steam) iron to the dented area. Keep checking the dent, keep the wet cloth on the dent and you will find that the fibres will decompress and much of the dent could 'come out'.

[Swinging Beef]

On this bass it may be a djent, not a dent

[jtsargeant]

Thanks I'll give it a shot

Very much a djent

[jtsargeant]

Much better now. Thanks again Gavin.



I think I'll try to fill the gaps in the veneer with a bit of timbermate. With it being such a small area hopefully it won't be too noticeable.

[Gavin1393]

This is exactly what you want to do. The timbermate will do the job well. I'd be using the Maple Timbermate.

[jtsargeant]

Decided to see if I could clean up the bridge a bit of a gentle rub with some steel wool.

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Looks a better though the plating/coating looks very thing in places. If the taxman is nice to me this might get replaced.

Maple timbermate is a lot pinker than I expected.

[WeirdBits]

There seems to be two different colour sets with Timbermate, depending on where you get it from. This chart is a pretty good match for the colour set of the Timbermate that I've purchased over the years.


The Pine Timbermate from the above set is probably the best match for the natural colour of Maple. I tweak them by mixing Pine and Natural to match basswood etc.

[keloooe]

The Timbermate can also be coloured to match whatever stain is being used!

[jtsargeant]

Just wondering is there a preferred layout to the volume and tone controls for basses when 5 knobs are involved. Is it normally like a LP's volume and tone layout with the additional master closest to the nut or do bass players normally go for something different?