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First of all acetone is very flammable and will absorb into the skin, use appropriate PPE and good ventilation.
I brush it on the wood and binding about three times with a small brush. If you’re prepared you can even dissolve a little binding in a GLASS jar with a bit of acetone into a slurry to have at hand if you feel you need it to fill a gap, cut it up small and give it time. Because I only have painters tape I used an alternative method to masking tape (painters tape doesn’t stick strong enough). I found a way to use my off cuts and wedges (about page 6 or 7 ES-3 diary).
I’m not sure what degreaser is, Xylene? Shellite? These aren’t acetone.
If you cut your channel so the binding sits a little proud of the wood you can sand down to level.

Edit: oh yeah, you may need to pre bend binding using heat depending on you headstock shape.

Thank you so much for the garage tutorial. I have place marked this post. Thank You.