Guitar repair update.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
Walnut Creek, California
April 29, 2019 1:21pm CST
As some of you know, I did a "fix" on my Martin D-18 acoustic guitar a couple of months ago. I glued down some binding that was "coming up" along the edge of the guitar. Binding is little more than a plastic strip at separates the sides from the guitar's top or bottom.
But an area that I had repaired was coming up again, so I had to re-glue a 2" "line" and see if it would hold. I think my repair was successful, but I now have to sand down the area to make the transition smooth. I'm using 800 grit sandpaper, followed by a buffing compound (shown) and see what occurs.
Here's a link to the original post. I'm going to do a bit of work on it today, as I have a day off. Wish me luck!
The work I did on my Martin D-18 guitar, gluing down the binding that had come up, was a success. But after a couple of months, the binding I'd glued started...
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
29 Apr 19
I know that you'll do a great job on the repair.
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Apr 19
@Tampa_girl7 Thanks, Marie. I'm going to take it out to a friend's place and do some jamming right now. I'll be able to see it in a different light (literally).
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Apr 19
No, I called Martin Guitar's repair department to ask about that. And then I watched a couple of videos on Stu Mac's website (they make the glue). The consensus was that as long as I stick with really fine sandpaper (800 grit) and Meguiar's #7 car polish, I'd be OK.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 19
@TheHorse one site said $A5,000 was equal to $US3,522 but that might be if you're trying to change money. The luthier was Scott Wise from Margaret River in Western Australia. He has a website: He makes a variety of stringed instruments.
HOME Welcome to the Wise Ukulele website. I am Scott Wise. I have been making ukuleles since 1979. I have always had a deep interest in historic Hawaiian ukuleles and their precursors from Portugal and Spain. I believe that the traditional lightly bui
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Apr 19
Buffing compound? Looks like toothpaste, which probably would work, too.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Apr 19
@TheHorse I guess it depends on the brand. Some have baking soda in them.
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Apr 19
@BarBaraPrz I hear tooth paste works for things like headlights. But I use one of the Dollar Tree's "miracle cleaners."
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Apr 19
Hope the repair continues to hold
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 May 19
@andriaperry There's a little gap that still needs a touch of glue. I'm going to give things a few days to dry, and then finish that up.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Apr 19
@TheHorse What are you going to do next?
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Apr 19
Good luck,but from the looks of it you seem to be doing the the right thing.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
29 Apr 19
It looks good, I think it'll be completely fixed. Good luck on that Mr. Horse!
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