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Cool, I made a bit of progress on my HotRod Strat build, had to drill-out and plug the mounting-screw holes in the neck cause they were in the wrong place, I'll give the glue I used 24 hours to dry before I re-drill the holes, just to be safe, I also have a can of Metallic Blue paint that looks very close in colour to Lake Placid Blue so I'm pretty stoked, the other can of Metallic Blue was too grey-ish.
it's single coat paint, only prob is its $140 a litre :P
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I found the steam generator unit, and the above and below are the result.
I was (I thought) extra careful, knowing how difficult this can be, despite this care, I still ended up shredding the butt end of the board before I'd realised that it'd gone wrong.
It is just as well that I didn't want to use the board again as it is now essentially stuffed for anything other than decoration.
Tips for anyone wanting to do this/silly enough to do this:
1. make sure you have a good iron, that generates a good steam flow
2. using a sharpened scraper will do fine, as long as you have a sharp and straight enough edge to hit the glue join bang on.
3. Take your time, if you have to fill the iron three times, so be it.
4. if you have a straight edge and steady hand, think about pre-scoring the join edges to guide the scraper/knife as you go through.
5. Wear gloves.
6. If you are going to re-attach the board you are removing, leave the frets in, bar the first and 22nd/24th (you should put a fine drill through the fret slots here to act as markers for re-attaching), this helps stabilise the board as you ease the knife/scraper/tool under it.
I had heard nightmare stories from some on the forum about removing boards, tales of piles of splinters and cracked necks etc. It is not an easy thing to do, but it can be done with due care. At some point I may build a kit where i don't monkey with the Neck at all, but so far 2 from 2 kits with major neck mods! I'm on a roll!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
You are a braver man than I.
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Not really mate, I just like to see if I can do things, which basically ends up with me going off on tangents with bits and pieces of builds. You're streets ahead in actually getting guitars finished!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
cool result mate.
another thing to consider is that steam can also damage pre existing finishes you may wish to leave in tact
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972