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VR3
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So I scored, a literal brand new in the box, never been used pair of definitive tech power monitors (speakers are 20 years old!) ... Somehow though there are two marks on one of the caps, not so much as swirl marks elsewhere, literally brand new still in the packaging.

Anyways, anyone know of someone who can restore this to new??

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,092
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    Body shop...
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  • F1nut
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    Hard to tell, are those chips?

    The finish is likely either car paint or polyester. Hopefully, Def Tech can tell you which. If car paint a body shop is in order. If polyester a piano repair shop should be able to repair it.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,020
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    They have always advertised it as a piano gloss black lacquer
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  • F1nut
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    VR3 wrote: »
    They have always advertised it as a piano gloss black lacquer

    That means it's polyester.
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  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
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    A Sharpie?

    It will be difficult to fix this at home without leaving a trace. Even if you get the exact paint you will then have to sand it with the right grit sandpaper and then use the right polish. Even then it will never be perfect. You could get 90% there with a gloss black car "touchup" paint. It looks like a bottle of nailpolish and you can find it in any car parts store. Use thin coats and fill in the chips. It might be a little raised when you are finished but I would avoid trying to sand it unless you are a professional.
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  • VR3
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    Yeah I may end up using the sharpie, but I am just disappointed as they were advertised as new and they had the blemish, was just excited.

    May take it by an auto body shop at some point

    Thanks guys
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  • Milito
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    Lacquer is very easy to spray. You might not be able to match it completely, but could probably get close. You wet sand lacquer and then buff it out.

    If you don't want to do that, then take it by a body shop like you said and see what they say.
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  • F1nut
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    It's not lacquer, it's not car paint. It is polyester.
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  • Mikey081057
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    https://www.alliedpiano.com/repairing-black-polyester
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    Konig products

    http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Spot_TouchUps_for_Polyester_Finishes.html
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  • EndersShadow
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    Trey, any chance they have any backstock of the tops? Long shot given the age, but you never know lol....

    I think Polk has a pair of SRT's still in their deep freeze and those are just as old lol....
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  • Mikey081057
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    Did you try some black spray paint? If you can find it?
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  • VR3
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    I did call definitive and unfortunately not! I had hope

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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,432
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    Get a bottle of modeling paint and a super fine tip brush.
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  • Cyclesberuff
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    I used to repair chips like that for new home construction.
    I repaired bathtubs and even though most are almond or white, black porcelain tubs and tiles were not unusual.
    Call a bathtub repair shop and tell them what you have and they might come out and do the repair on the spot.
    Depending upon where the chip is it may always be seen if light shines directly onto your repair.
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  • joecoulson
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    To further that comment above, the process used to touch that up is called “burn in”
    We do that here in Atl
    The trick for that is to find the putty to match and a clear coat that will blend.

    The process :

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hDWzPA3ceC4
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  • Cyclesberuff
    Cyclesberuff Posts: 37
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    Great video
    All are techs carried mohawk repair kits for cabinet repairs simular to that
    We basically did auto body repair on bathtubs
    Personally I would have filled it and spray the one panel to make it a uniform color or at least blend it out with airbrush
    Cool thing you have going in Atlanta
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  • Cyclesberuff
    Cyclesberuff Posts: 37
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    Actually,
    you could just face it with a veneer panel that would be cut to fit and already high gloss black or color match it to correct sheen
    Make sure it fits and looks good before you apply the veneer
    Cheap and easy
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  • Polkaguy58
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    VR3 wrote: »
    So I scored, a literal brand new in the box, never been used pair of definitive tech power monitors (speakers are 20 years old!) ... Somehow though there are two marks on one of the caps, not so much as swirl marks elsewhere, literally brand new still in the packaging.

    Anyways, anyone know of someone who can restore this to new??

    1cswlaempra1.jpg

    In guitar repair, I used to color a chip in with an appropriate colored sharpie and lay a drop of krazyglue over it until it was built up slightly higher that the surface.
    Then I'd take a one sided razor blade and put a piece of scotch tape over each side of the sharp edge, leaving a gap in between.
    Keeping the blade upright, I'd gently back drag the untaped edge over the glued area until it was level with the finish around the repair.
    After that it was lots of sanding with emery paper, then 0000 steel wool and ultimately some Maguires auto buffing compounds.
    To get the final gloss, I'd use Simi-Chrome motorcycle polish.
    It's not a job for the squeamish, but done correctly works quite well.
    There's youtube videos by a repairman named Mark Erliwine on the subject.


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