echoes Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 hey guys, i got my bottlecap strat from my friend and i want to take out all the bottlecaps and somehow fill in the holes so i can repaint it so it looks normal. whats the best way to fill in the holes? i cant think of anything else to ask but if you need any more info on it, just ask me. all help is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) I hate to say it but you are going to have to commit "bondocide" on your guitar. Can't think of anything else, just normal auto bondo, scree it in with a 2" wide putty knife. Then sand smooth, shoot a couple good coats of filler primer, sand smooth and then topcoat. Edited October 11, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Use Quickwood epoxy wood filler. Get it at HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoes Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 ok well heres what im dealing with... whats the best way to do this id really like to do this project and have it looking good, id hate to go buy a new body because i really love this guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 there is a epoxy bondo that would work good the stuff is a little more work to sand but is vary hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Some thing i was told by my wood finishing teacher in college was that if you need to fill something, use car body filler - it doesn't shrink like wood filler does!! might be of some help oh and if you are going to fill it, as weird as this may sound, bang some small flat headed nails into those holes, so that the filler wraps around the flat head and anchors and won't end up popping out on you (old cabinet maker's trick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewu22 Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Use Quickwood epoxy wood filler. Get it at HD. Holy crap, what a mess. Bondo is the way to go. Where a dust mask when you sand. The stuff is pretty smelly when you are working with it, but it is better than wood filler.. Good luck. J ok well heres what im dealing with... whats the best way to do this id really like to do this project and have it looking good, id hate to go buy a new body because i really love this guitar Holy crap, what a mess. Bondo is the way to go. Where a dust mask when you sand. The stuff is pretty smelly when you are working with it, but it is better than wood filler.. Good luck. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Sorry, but I'd buy a new body and send that one to Drak for the WOD to laugh at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 My wife said "FORSTNER BIT". Then she said "Strat's are g** keep the bottlecaps they look much better". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 personally, Id mill down to a flat level, then put a maple top on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoes Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 ok, so what brand of stuff should i use? im going to refinish the guitar with reranch surf green. whatever i buy needs to be able to be shaped easily since i have to reform the sides and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Seriously, you'll save yourself a ton of headaches if you just break down and buy a body. Once that thing is full of whatever filler you use it'll be 40 pounds and dead as a doornail. Pick one and go for it. Strat bodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoes Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 (edited) Seriously, you'll save yourself a ton of headaches if you just break down and buy a body. Once that thing is full of whatever filler you use it'll be 40 pounds and dead as a doornail. Pick one and go for it. Strat bodies see, the thing is, i dont have the money for a body Edited October 16, 2006 by echoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Ergo, you won't have money for the sheer amount of filler and surface prep materials that body'll cost you also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ergo, you won't have money for the sheer amount of filler and surface prep materials that body'll cost you also! Plus the cost of a new body after he butchers this one with 50 pounds of bondo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) No matter what you use your looking at multiple fills to bring it up to level surface. You need something that won't shrink too much as well or else you will wind up with all these little discs falling out onto the floor. I've used a really good filler thats widely applied in marine applications. Its a 50/50 mix (white + red = bubblegum pink) called "AWL-FAIR", an epoxy troweable fairing compound. It cures chemically and does not shrink, thats why its expensive. I've only seen it in gallon bucket kits, ie. 1 gal. white and 1 gal. red. When curing it gives off mucho heat and when cured its "workability" is very much like wood. You can sand it, drill it, tap it etc. and it holds screws well just like wood. Its also very light weight. You only have about 20 minutes to "work it" before it starts to harden and I swear it sticks like sh*t to a blanket once applied. Edited October 17, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 To echo the posts above, either love it the way it is, or dump it for another body. That body, long story short, is not a refin-worthy project unless you can find someone who can sand the top 1/8" off and you can lam a new 1/8" top onto it and refin it from there. And even then, you'll have to know how to do a drop-top to make it work. I'd fill it full of bottlecaps that YOU like and call it a day with that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Well put Drak. -Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!WOOD!! Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I'd be tempted to plug all those holes with walnut or some contrasting wood and leave it clear.Might look stupid or might look good.Capping is another way but a ton of work.You could mill it with a router with a huge auxilliary base and a shooting box but would end up being as much work as making a new body.Bondo seems like a poor alternative.Depends on how much you want to save that body.I wonder if the guy who did that hesitated at the first hole and thought that it might be a bad idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Inlay LEDs in the centre of the Forstner holes and pour acrylic over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz tradie Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Put the bottlecaps back on. Then you can convert it into a lagerphone lagerphone pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Man, New strat bodies go for chips money. I'd just buy a new one (or make one!!). Be easier, cheaper in the long run, plus i dont know what a filler body guitar would sound like :s S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Inlay LEDs in the centre of the Forstner holes and pour acrylic over it. I don't know why this made me laugh. Possibly use a red and green LED combination. Christmas Strat special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Viva Las Vegas baby! Total Caesar's Palace lightjob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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