Glueing Stuff On Guitar.

[JimRayden]

I found these two pieces of nicely shaped sheet metal that I'd like to put on my guitar. The pieces have some sweet screw holes in them but I don't want to harm the body. So I though of glueing them down. But I'm afraid some glue types would ruin the clear coat. (Don't wanna use Super Attak, eh? ) I have a choice between an extra-strong wood glue (PVA) and rubber cement. wich one of those would hold on tight enough and wouldn't harm the paint job?

I don't want it falling off in the middle of a gig also.

Any other choice of securely fixing it to the body without any nasty holes that would left behind if I decide to take it off afterwards?

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Jimbo

[selmac]

i think any glue would wreck the finish. what kind of guitar is it. if it's like a strat style you could screw it where the pickguard goes so when you take it off and puth the stock pickguard back on you couldn't see the screw holes

[Devon Headen]

I'd screw it down. Just predrill the holes and it'll be fine. Could look pretty cool, too. Why don't you want to mess up the clear? You're going to mess it up whatever you do probably.

[RAI6]

Use double-sided tape...

It may not hold if you decide to stage-dive with your guitar into the mosh-pit, and you may have to replace the tape every few weeks, but it shouldn't really harm the finish...

You would think.

[JimRayden]

I shall screw it down.

And I don't have any pickguard space to screw it down to, since I have an LP and the metal pieces are too large.

I took a pic: http://www.hot.ee/playout/caddy.jpg

Looks sweet, doesn't it? Don't look at the knobs, I'll buy a new set in a month or so.

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Jimbo

[marksound]

Get some brass (that is brass, right?) screws and epoxy them in the holes. Then cut/grind the excess threads off the back and use the double stick tape thing. It'll look screwed in but be totally removeable.

[JimRayden]

First, I don't need a screw-down look. (though it's a cool idea) I thought the double-stick tape thing would start melting when there's lots of ppl in a small room and the strobe lights on it. It usually gets pretty darn hot.

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Jimbo

[nollock]

The double sided sticky tape I use for holding wood while I work often tears out wood fibers. Its a helluvalot stronger than you think, and to be honest I would be more worried about getting the tape residue off the guitar than I would be about it falling off.

And why not just try the sticky tape and see how it works, if it doesnt work try sommat else.

chris

[JimRayden]

I'll see about the tape. Maybe it will hold. I'll screw it down if it looks real cool.

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Jimbo

Edited April 19, 2005 by JimRayden

[ThePlague]

Get some brass (that is brass, right?) screws and epoxy them in the holes. Then cut/grind the excess threads off the back and use the double stick tape thing. It'll look screwed in but be totally removeable.

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that's what i was gonna suggest. but i suppose it's not necissary if you're not looking for the screwed down look.

[JimRayden]

wouldn't some epoxy itself work for attaching it to the body?

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Jimbo

[Devon Headen]

Yes, but that's definitely non-reversable. I don't know how i missed that picture, but I just saw it. I was picturing an industrial looking piece of sheet metal that would cover the whole top of the instrument. If you're planning on keeping it on forever, I think screws would make it look really good. Will they lay flush to the guitar all the way around? I can't tell how radical the carve is from the pic. Doublestick tape is the best temporary option. I'm sure you can clean up the residue with some naptha. I've gotten some NASTY stuff off of pawn shop guitars before, so I'm sure you'll have no problem with something like that.

[JimRayden]

It's a flat-top. Yea I think I can screw it down and if I would ever decide to take them off, it would be because of installing a Bigsby. And the bigsby covers the holes up pretty well.

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Jimbo