Uncle Os Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Hey all... I was boppin' around on another site and I read athread in which a bunch of people were singing the praises of necks finished with super glue. What the...?!?!?! I'd never heard of this until a little while ago. Turns out folks like EBMM do it upon request and a lot of techs/luthiers will apply this sort of finish as well. I realize super glue is more or less a 'plastic' substance that is activated with exposure to... to something. Moisture? Oxygen? Anyway... Do you guys know anything about the procedures and/or materials required? I've got two projects coming up and, if it's really as cool as folks say it is, I'd like to give a go at an application of this type. Whatcha guys think? MLAR, Cor Edited July 31, 2005 by Uncle Os Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Drak''s been known to use CA Glue on Spalted Woods to stabilize them. Try PMing him or maybe he'll see this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I would only use it if I was stabalizing a wood. It will make the wood as strong as plastic if it's a small piece like a humbucker mounting ring or knob. Remember though, CA glue requires oxygen(and more often than not, a basic[as opposed to acidic] surface as well) to dry properly. For this reason, any porus woods such as mahogany should have their grains filled prior to exposing to CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Negatory! CA actually cures faster and better if exposure to air is limited. It require moisture to cure, usually only the moisture present in the air, but you can speed it's cure time by very lightly moistening the surfaces to be glued (only if they're absorbant, not when gluing metal or plastic!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 A builder from Philly used to finish his whole guitars in CA. Nice hard finishes, and they looked great on his natural wood instruments. He said the stuff was very toxic and wondered about long term health effects, but it turns out a car accident rendered his concern moot. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Doesn't need that much oxygen huh? Well that just blows my whole theory. Good to know though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Yeah, it's very toxic to work with in large quantities, you would need a respirator and goggles to apply enough to do a neck... ...but yes, I see no problems with doing that at all, I think it would work fine. CA can get a whitish opaque appearance from moisture being trapped in it if you use it on a humid day or use retarder too quickly, so be aware.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I read an article a few years back that Clapton had some of his "player" guitars finished that way. But he did it so it would feel natural, like raw wood. The idea was to soak the raw wood with CA, and then sand it back so what you had was basically impregnation, but not a surface coating. Then the neck could feel like raw Maple, but have better protection than an oil finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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