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Gretsch Rebind Glue
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Gretsch Rebind Glue
I’ve been slowly chipping away at a rebind on a Gretsch streamliner with full on rotted binding.
The repair was started by a luthier in KC that passed away a couple years ago and I inherited the repair after it sat for a few years.
I’ve glued some binding back in place on martins with the Pacer canopy glue, and that has worked out fine in the past. I did a test w/ some new ABS from stewmac that I was going to use for rebinding the gretch and the canopy glue didn’t stick to it much. It stayed down but as soon as i put any force on it, pop, the whole thing pulled off.So long and short, any glue recommendations for rebinding on vintage?
Maybe I just need new glue? This stuff was only bought a year ago. -
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Hey Dalton!
Have you found a better alternative than canopy glue for your ABS binding yet? I’ve had a similar issue finding an adhesive for celluloid binding repair that won’t attack NC lacquer.Karl Borum (GAL)
Saint Charles MO-
Hey Karl good to hear from you.
I did some testing with the canopy and Titebond Melamine glue. I’ve used a different melamine glue (roo glue) in the past and liked it.
The melamine and canopy glues both popped off.
Tried both with 80 grit scoring on the binding and that helped a lot. The canopy still came off after i got a fingernail on a lip. But the melamine glue i couldn’t easily pry or pop off. I’ll try the melamine glue if I end up uncomfortable with Ian’s suggestion of gel CA.
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Dalton,
I totally missed this. I am really sorry. Usually, when I do a Gretsch rebind, I use Loctite gel CA. I do small sections, one lamination at a time and I am careful with the glue. If you are careful, the squeeze out squeezes straight up, barely intersecting with the finish. You can then wipe it away across the binding. You can also wipe paste wax on the finish, in that area, to protect the finish. I’ve been meaning to try a liquid frisket as well. With anything like that, if your finish is checked, you need to beware of your barrier penetrating the checking.
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