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Location: ranson,wva | a freind of mine called today,we was shooting the sh*t and the topic came up of patching a ovation case with "tiger hair"...he says it will work but im not so shure...any of you guys have any experience or input?? jason |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Putting fiberglass on an injection molded case (which I beleive most Ovation cases are) would not be pretty. It would work, but it would be pure hell to make it look right. |
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Location: Shotley Bridge, Northern England | If the hole is reasonably small (lets say a couple of inches each way), try using Milliput (2 part epoxy putty). Dries rock hard, and can be shaped with water before it dries. I would imagine that it would be fairly easy to replicate the 'grain' on the outside of the case with the back of a craft knife before the Milliput sets. Easy to paint with model paints. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Doesn't look bad to me ...in fact, it's manly!
 (just look off to the right)
Just use the fine fiberglass sheets ...
From a prior post:
I bought a case on ebay to fit my "new" 1976 country artist, after not finding a case that would fit "just right". Unfortunately, while it fit just right, it needed some repairs. Here's the materials list:
Naphtha
80 Grit Sandpaper
180 Grit Sandpaper
Sanding block
Bondo Fiberglass resin and hardener
Fiberglass cloth
1” Wide webbed strap
Goop glue (Maritime or household, and yes that’s its name) Goop is good because it retains some flexibility.
Bug spray (Reefer-Galler Cedar Scented Spray)
Clear silicon gel small tube (GE)
Paper towels
Newspaper
Armor All
Paint Nut brown Plasti-Kote Odds and Ends Brush on
MaGuire X
Use your common sense because most of the chemicals can make you drool. I’m just going to give a general outline of what to do:
1) Bend valence to approximate shape with pliers.
2) Spray the inside with the bug spray.
3) Wash the outside with the naphtha
4) Fiberglass the cracks. Only tip I have on this is follow directions carefully regarding the amount of hardener and only make an ounce at a time. Use those thin surgical type gloves.
5) In the groove part of the lid valence put in a silicone bead to fill in any gaps to keep case at least partially water resistant
6) Gently pry foam away from lid and case at the place were the web should go. Cut strap to length (make sure that there are at least three inches of strap going into the case side, and 1.5 inches into the lid side. Use the Goop glue.
7) Build up feet on case bottom if necessary with silicone gel.
8) Paint Fiberglass.
9)Rough up paint with something like Macguire X
10) Put on armor all.
Case is fixed and ready for the streets! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | No way will it look 100%, but it will work, and have character. |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks!! i just cant pass up a good buy(even if it is something f#cked up) ive got 3 or 4 cases that the interior is mint on but the "hide" is shit. looks like im gonna have some work to do this winter..thanks jason |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Jason,That's what they make stickers for...
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | COOL CASE .. :cool: ..I thought I was the only creative person here.. :p
Vico |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | V,I got that picture off the net.....I googled "guitar case with stickers" under images!! ;) |
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Location: ranson,wva | i just stripped a shit load of stickers off one that brown delivered today, $15.00 from a friend in wva..its a wreck tho..jason |
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fiberglass and resin to patch a ohsc?