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Re: Putting on a clear pickguard---advice?

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Posted by Roger (from: ) on July 17, 2001 at 03:44:09:

In Reply to: Re: Putting on a clear pickguard---advice? posted by steve on June 28, 2001 at 20:46:03:

: Does the pickguard have stickum on it already? If it's pre-gummed, just make sure you put it on where you want it, 'cause once it's on, it's pretty much on. It's just like putting on a bumper sticker, start at one side and go to the other.

: If you have to use your own glue, then I don't know...

: Hi Brad,
I make acoustic guitars and have fitted several clear Milar pick guards.Put some warm water in a shallow dish with just one drop of washup liquid.
place the milar in the fluid for a few minutes.Then sponge water on the guitar front, also containing washup liquid.Take care not to splosh water in sound hole etc.
Remove backing from one end of milar and plce on guitar body in correct place.Proceed to pullaway backing and laying down milar.Smooth out from centre
with cork block or similar until all air is expelled.Leave for ten mins then work over again with cork.Dry all residue.That's it done.Any small air pockets seem to dry out
by next day.It pays to lay your pickgaurd in place before all this procedure and put small tabs of masking tape at straegic points just to aid in positioning correctly
when putting on for real.
Cheers Rog.
: : I'm installing a clear pickguard on my Rainsong all Graphite acoustic guitar, not supposed to use a heat gun, anyone have advice on applying these so you don't get any bubbles staying underneath. No instructions came with the sheet of Mylar.
: : Thanks Brad

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: : Does the pickguard have stickum on it already? If it's pre-gummed, just make sure you put it on where you want it, 'cause once it's on, it's pretty much on. It's just like putting on a bumper sticker, start at one side and go to the other. : : If you have to use your own glue, then I don't know... : : Hi Brad, : I make acoustic guitars and have fitted several clear Milar pick guards.Put some warm water in a shallow dish with just one drop of washup liquid. : place the milar in the fluid for a few minutes.Then sponge water on the guitar front, also containing washup liquid.Take care not to splosh water in sound hole etc. : Remove backing from one end of milar and plce on guitar body in correct place.Proceed to pullaway backing and laying down milar.Smooth out from centre : with cork block or similar until all air is expelled.Leave for ten mins then work over again with cork.Dry all residue.That's it done.Any small air pockets seem to dry out : by next day.It pays to lay your pickgaurd in place before all this procedure and put small tabs of masking tape at straegic points just to aid in positioning correctly : when putting on for real. : Cheers Rog. : : : I'm installing a clear pickguard on my Rainsong all Graphite acoustic guitar, not supposed to use a heat gun, anyone have advice on applying these so you don't get any bubbles staying underneath. No instructions came with the sheet of Mylar. : : : Thanks Brad

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