Affixing Pearloid Material To Guitar

[S F Thompson]

Because I'm a complete goofball, I'm working on an Euro/Italian-style guitar with a bound pearloid covered top and headstock. I'm practicing on a pre-finished (poly?) LP/slab style and would like to know:

How can I affix the pearloid material to a modern poly finish?

How can I affix the pearloid material to unfinished wood, and when? Before or after sealer ?

Thanks and best regards,

SFT-UK

[Mattia]

Superglue sticks to poly; a lot of import acoustics simply have their wood bridges glued directly to the finish with medium/thick superglue.

As for when...beats me. Test on scrap with various glues (epoxy or polyurethane straight onto the wood after roughing it up a bit for epoxy, or moistening it for PU might work)

[MP63]

I thought of using that stuff they use for drum shells.

Lots of options from the manufacture's.

I was going to use 30min. epoxy and a corked piece of wood for pressure.

[S F Thompson]

I think the drum material is an option. There are/were a number of Italian instrument manufacturers using various colors of pearls. I bet that is the same stuff, perhaps with a different backing material.