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

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: : Brad : You've gotten enough advice already, but I actually have a question for Rog. Why the wash fluid in the water ? I applied a clear mylar guard on an older acoustic and just took care by starting at one end, making sure the guard went on flat - peeling the backing off as I proceeded. Any small bubbles were pinched out by rubbing with a soft cloth. The starting position is the key !! Wrong spot or angle and...well...a funky pickguard. : Todd W. : : : 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