XBIGJIMX Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I picked this up on Ebay for $120 last year. I had been looking for some time but I was not willing to pay alot for it. So it ws sold as is with a cracked top. Once I got it home I saw that it was just a split in the veneer and some melted binding. So it is off to remove the old and start with the new Using the heat gun and flat knife i slowly lifted the veneer. I'll say one thing when you burn the binding or the finish it is super toxic. A resperator is a must Binding removal For the rest of the finish I used a chemical stripper All Clean I am planing on doing a green sunburst in to black i think for the refinish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Interesting project. I think you got a great price for it too. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guernica Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) ...me too. Im a fan of that guitar. I wonder how that veneer got cracked like that.. Edited May 7, 2009 by guernica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBIGJIMX Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 ...me too. Im a fan of that guitar. I wonder how that veneer got cracked like that.. From what i could tell is they had it on the floor in a basement or in a garage leaning against the way and it got wet and the veneer swelled with the moisture and it just lifted and cracked. If you look at the half way removed pic you can see what looks like a water stain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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