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Nice one. Cheers. Just spotted your DM, so I'll give him a shout. I'm hoping its something that won't need an entire strip, sand and respray, but I'll be honest, the ding is in the worst possible place. Would probably be quite easy if it was totally in the black bit, but it spans the three colours. But thanks; I'll give Rich a try.
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Poly finish repairs can be a bit of a 'mare I have heard... any chance of a pic of the damage?
You'll know all about devaluation from resprays already I'm sure and Squier JV's are no exception... values are up and the hit from a refin would likely be 2x or even 3x the price of the new paint job. It might sound a bit nutty but you could consider rebodying the guitar... a nice lightweight repro body in a cool nitro finish might cost less than a refin and drop in value combined, plus you could get most of your money back out of it at any time. Just a thought, mind.
rickster
You need the Welsh paint wizard! I don't know if Rich would fix a ding and repaint but he'd be worth whatsapping to see. Ballpark for an entire Les Paul paint job (from bare wood, sanded to 240 grit) is c200-250 plus postage. A telecaster body is about half that. He's incredible value.
I'll pm you his phone number.