Paint Chipping help!

**MHoranzy** · 05-13-2020, 05:50 PM

Help! I have an Epiphone Es-175 premium (great guitar!) and recently noticed some paint starting to chip, more and more with each passing week. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong to make this happen, but can anyone explain why this might be occurring? I'd like to know how to prevent this from happening if I ever upgrade to a more expensive instrument. This guitar isn't that old! 5 years maybe.

Thoughts and advice appreciated!

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**sgosnell** · 05-13-2020, 07:43 PM

That's odd. My 175 is about 5 years old and doesn't show anything like that. I don't know why the finish is cracking and chipping off.

**pilotony** · 05-14-2020, 11:01 AM

Have you owned the guitar since it was new?

I've seen "chips" like this that resulted from some impact on the fingerboard--usually when the guitar has been dropped.

Tony D.

**2bornot2bop** · 05-14-2020, 05:11 PM

Didn't EPI shoot that Premium in nitro, or a matte lacquer? I'm almost certain they did. If so, that's an easy fix.

**tele3** · 05-14-2020, 08:25 PM

Don't know why but I've seen many posts on various forums that some badly applied poly finishes don't stick (?) to the woods at all.

**Fat Fingers** · 05-14-2020, 09:05 PM

OH MAN i was JUST looking at these on Reverb, that stinks man, that would give me heartburn for months if that happened to me. So sorry man, i hope you find a solution.

**MHoranzy** · 05-14-2020, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop

Didn't EPI shoot that Premium in nitro, or a matte lacquer? I'm almost certain they did. If so, that's an easy fix.

how so?

**2bornot2bop** · 05-14-2020, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by MHoranzy

how so?

they're done in a matte lacquer, aka nitro. Check the web, you'll find your answer.

Epiphone ES-175 premium 2013 vs 2015

Some owners simply rubbed out the matte lacquer to a high gloss, which looked really good on these guitars.