I want to fill a humbucker route and the re-finish the body (maple solid body) to appear as the hole was never there. Should I use 100% wood putty or should I glue a piece of wood in the hole, and then fill the remainder with wood putty?
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| Author: | timo1999 [ Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | wood putty or a wood block?? |
I want to fill a humbucker route and the re-finish the body (maple solid body) to appear as the hole was never there. Should I use 100% wood putty or should I glue a piece of wood in the hole, and then fill the remainder with wood putty?
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood putty or a wood block?? |
My inclination would be to use wood where possible. The putty might shrink and leave cracks. The wood is stronger. |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood putty or a wood block?? |
Wood block, then Bondo (opaque finish, yes?). Wood putty is pretty awful stuff. |
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| Author: | Andy Matthews [ Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood putty or a wood block?? |
There's a tutorial for trem to hardtail conversion over a project guitar - very similar process... http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/tht1.htm |
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| Author: | timo1999 [ Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood putty or a wood block?? |
Thanks guys, this really helps. I had a lady in Austin that claimed she knew what she was doing work on my bass, and it just didn't turn out the way she said it would. Guess I should have asked one of you guys first. I think I may give it a try. timo 
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