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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | OK, I have a beat up Ovation that I want to try to somewhat resurrect. Is it possible to strip the top on an epaulet faced guitar? Also, for gluing down a pulled up bridge (wood came up with it)...would carpenter's glue work OK?
I know I should refer these repairs to the professionals, but my budget says that won't be happening....I will be OK with less than professional results, I just want to try and clean her up and make her functional.
Any ideas would be helpful....thanks.
Norse(I can cut and split wood, but that's about it)man1 |
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Location: New Hampsha | Norse,
I have stripped the top on an 1868; it can be done, just a lot of fussy sanding around the Epis. It now resides in the Great White North.
You can use Titebond to reglue the bridge (use clamps!).
I have also drilled a countersunk hole in a lifted bridge, installed two button head screws and covered the heads with fake abalone dots. Put in a bridge plate or washers on the back to prevent pull-through. Do it right and it looks great and nobody will know the difference.
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Location: SoCal | At the factory (at least this is what I was told by somebody there) they literally sand down the whole top, saddle, epaulets, and all. Then they refinish the top adding new epaulets and a new bridge. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | ...so it can be done...I am going to make this a summer project once I get back to the Great White North.
Thanks for the advice...
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Get one of those fancy detail sanders, with the pointy nose on it. Probably make the sanding around the leaves a tad easier. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | ...is there a particular stripper that is better than others?
Norse(just set up every pervert on the board!)man1 |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Norseman1:
...is there a particular stripper that is better than others? Hold on... be right back...   |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | When I discussed removal of the epaulets on mine with Kim, he said they will first try using heat to remove them. So I would guess a heat gun or blow dryer to start with and something like a wood chisel to pry with. As far as a proper stripper to use, just remember it is Laquer you are removing. That makes a big difference on what to use. What ever you do, stay away from the binding and joints as much as possible. If something comes loose THERE you may have a difficult time making it right. Sounds like a fun project if I had a beater to experiment on. |
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Location: Indiana | Actually it's catalyzed polyester, not lacquer. Strippers barely dent that stuff in my experience. Refinishing anything on an O requires a lot of sanding and elbow grease. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | We must be getting old! |
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