Pono scratch repair

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John Nephin2
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Pono scratch repair

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I put a big scratch in the finish of my wife's Pono big baritone uke. In Canada I can't find lacquer retarder. Would lacquer thinner work? From what I read it is a nitro finish
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Barry Daniels
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No, thinner won’t work on a deep scratch. And retarder is also not useful. Use straight lacquer or even better is GluBoost Fill N’ Finish.
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