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gato -> Glue Solution (Mar. 15 2009 16:50:47)
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I found a great way to repair wear on the guitar face and save a perfectly fine guitar from wearing a complete hole in it. A friend a Luthier at a local guitar shop answered such the question by saying that 'putting Elmer's glue or any white water soluable wood glue on it will do the trick, to repair a trouble spot on the guitar.' He also said that 'if I want to have inlay done on it it can be safely removed with water, and that since most guitars stay fairly dry it won't come off, and if it does get wet it can be easily re applied.'
Since I own a guitar with a balsa wood face, the wear came rather quickly and I fixed it with the glue and then stuck a golepador on it. Balsa wood guitars are prized for their volume of sound, and sweet tone. Since then I have fixed it a couple of times as I did today. Yet, you must wait until the guitar face get's rather ragged or even cracked until you reface the guitar, and I would have to say that saving that guitar was really great, and it will play for years to come.
The glue may look strange but, it is a tested and proven way to save a guitar and keep it playing for as long as possible. Sometimes you must re apply the glue in layers to get enough on it to really protect it while you must also wear enough a hole on the face of the guitar to really get a good hold on the glue.
Wipe the excess off of the sourrounding area of the injury and then clean off the other excess after the glue is totally dry. Remember to lay the guitar flat on it's back while making application with the glue and while drying in order to keep the glue from running out of the injury.
Perhaps it's not the prettyest sight in the world, but it's better than getting rid of such a beautiful sounding guitar, and saving it so I can keep it while properly earning a reface job.
If you try this, or want to fix a problem wound on a guitar, maybe you should consider this before you put permanent glue as it is the best over all as it is both plausably a permanent repair solution while also quite temporary if you should have some work done with inlay.
Keep the technique coming, keep the guitar, and possibly save a guitar you were going to get rid of, or maybe tell me what you think. I have said mostly all that I should say but I thought I should say it as it may be just the solution you were looking for.
Gary
Keep in mind that the glue dries hard but is sensitive to wetness, so take care when cleaning the face of the guitar.....and also please remember, not to take a blowdryer to the guitar as that will damage it.
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