Changing the binding

[Jbird]

So I work for Gibson guitars in the acoustic factory and for the first part of my shift I do the slotting for binding... when we have rebinds we use the straight edge and bearings like Gav said to cut off the old binding. As he said it strips the old glue but also helps straighten the edge to allow for an easier time with actual binding... the more tape when binding then less chance for gaps as long as you get it really snug against the body... with the tape if you squirt a bit of acetone and quickly wipe it off the top the tape pulls up pretty quick and easy... the binding will be higher than the body and it does burn pretty easily when sanding it down... scrape it down even before sanding... stewmac sells binding scrapers!!! Very handy!!! If you do end up with some gaps super glue and sand it... I'll try to take some video of the process for you

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[stan]

So I work for Gibson guitars in the acoustic factory and for the first part of my shift I do the slotting for binding... when we have rebinds we use the straight edge and bearings like Gav said to cut off the old binding. As he said it strips the old glue but also helps straighten the edge to allow for an easier time with actual binding... the more tape when binding then less chance for gaps as long as you get it really snug against the body... with the tape if you squirt a bit of acetone and quickly wipe it off the top the tape pulls up pretty quick and easy... the binding will be higher than the body and it does burn pretty easily when sanding it down... scrape it down even before sanding... stewmac sells binding scrapers!!! Very handy!!! If you do end up with some gaps super glue and sand it... I'll try to take some video of the process for you

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great to know and a vid would be awesome