nothinghead Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi all, I am going to be adding a flamed veneer top to my RG. I never use my middle and neck pickups, so I was planning on making it a one pickup guitar. Can I just cover the empty holes with the veneer, or should I fill them in before applying the veneer? P.S. anyone ever purchase veneer from here: http://www.universaljems.com/cart/veneer.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) Fill them in, otherwise you risk puncturing the veneer. it doesnt have to be a perfect fit, just try to minimalize the area of unsupported veneer (parts where is isnt glued to anything) cut a piece of wood about the size of the pickup routs, glue down sand flush, fill the rest with wood putty if you wish, it wont be necessary though Edited March 17, 2006 by Nitefly SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 C'mon nitefly, don't you know better than to recomend that someone uses wood putty to fill anything by now? nothing head: you're better off filling the routes with tightfitting wooden blocks and filling the gaps(assuming you don't get a perfect fit) with bondo. As for universal jems, a lot of the people on this site use it. Universaljems.com is used primarily to fund the running of this forum and its sister site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 i was going to say bondo but i thought that was the one that every one hated, either way its not like it really has to look good, like i said it should be replaced with as much wood as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Assuming we're using "bondo" as a generic term, there are bondos that people hate. In general, name brand two part bondo, is very reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 i use that all the time, great stuff any way my stupidity aside, fill your pickup routs with glued-in wooden blocks, as close to the same size as the route as possible, then fill the rest with the 2 part bondo available at almost any harware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothinghead Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 thanks for the quick replies! knowledgeable people willing to contribute info is what makes this stuff cool! As for universal Jems, i'll make sure to support them since it contributes to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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