Unfortunately there isn't nothing much that can be done with it the way it is. Once the fiber is roughed up and it turns gray like that it will never look black, now matter how finely you sand it or clear coat it.
This is how I usually fix it : Sand the entire face to remove whatever clear coat is left on there and wipe it down with lacquer thinner to remove any residue. Tape off the neck, sides of the headstock and back. Using clear packing tape cover the Gibson Logo and then using a new #11 Exacto blade, score as closely as possible to the gibson logo and remove the excess tape leaving only the logo covered.
Shoot 2 to 3 light coats of black lacquer over the face of the headstock and let it dry for about a 1/2 hr. CAREFULLY with the exacto knife lift the tape away and uncover the logo. Let it dry another hour. Lightly wet sand with 800 grit paper around the logo to remove the paint ridge that built up along the edge of the tape. Get yourself a LP Model water slide decal off of Ebay and apply the decal in the usual manner. Let decal dry for 24 hrs.
Clear coat the face of the headstock. First couple of passes with the clear will be very light coats to prevent the solvents in the paint from messing up the decal. 3 light coats is plenty with about 20 minute dring time between each coat. After that spray several coats of clear, let dry, wet sand, repeat, etc, etc. What you want is to build up the clear/ sand/ spray, etc, etc so the clear will bury the decal and you won't see the decal outline. I have done this millions of times with excellent results
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