How do I fix the scratches on Kontrol S88 MKIII using any tools?

Yu Li

Hi guys, the stand of the my keyboard seems to be very old, making some parts of it sharp which left some scratches on the back of the keyboard when I was trying to move it. Though it was not really a serious problem, every function of the keyboard works normally and no one would care about whether there was some scratch on the back of the keyboard. But it just made me uncomfortable so I was trying to find a way to fix it using any tools or materials by myself since I did not want to deliver the keyboard to the local keyboard store for repairing and wait for couple of weeks. Do you have any ideas with it?

BIF

It's black. If the scratches have removed any black paint and now reveals shiny metal, then get a very fine-pointed paint brush and paint the scratches. A brush from an art store labled "script" or "chisel" might work well, and you probably need less than a drop of paint to cover even the longest scratch. You can probably use an acrylic paint, or get a paint from the art or hobby store that is designed to be applied directly to metal.

Or use a sharpie marker with a fine point. Hell, I used a sharpie on my violin once. It had a little chip at the edge of one of the f-holes. Not a big chip; only about 3 or 4mm across. And certainly nothing that would affect the sound or end up forming a crack along the body of the instrument. But that little chip showed the very very brightly-white unfinished wood underneath, and it was on the presentation-side of the violin. This annoyed me, so I grabbed a brown sharpie and colored in the chip. That was 20 years ago, lol. And I never even notice the little brown sharpie dot like I did the white bare-wood dot. I guess sharpie-brown matched my violin's finish.

But if the scratches on your MK3 are not visible to you, why worry over it? Have you even SEEN what well-worn road-gear looks like after just a few shows? As long as the screen is not scratched and you're not missing any knobs, buttons, or faders, I say just let it have those scars. They're like badges of honor. Unless they're up front and in your face every day, lol.

Good luck!

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/40482/how-do-i-fix-the-scratches-on-kontrol-s88-mkiii-using-any-tools

I would strongly advise against using any kind of tools on your keyboard casing while it part of an assembled keyboard. The keyboard is to be considered sensitive electronics and as such you ought not subject it to neither any kind of bumps nor high vibrations from tools. At most, then if covered properly, you could gently scrape it , use some putty on it that do not require sanding and then paint it.

But I don't understand why you would even risk all this , especially if it is on the back side of the keyboard , you should not care. If you have dealt with plastics before , then you will also know how difficult it is to make it look nice again once it gets scratched. If the damage has no bearing on functionality then best leave it as battle scars or sell it to someone that do not care for other than full functionality and get a new one yourself rather than spoiling what is a functioning keyboard just because you do not like the looks of it.