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I used Weld-On to glue tortoice binding to a fingerboard. Dispite my efforts, the binding did not get seated exactly right on the end. I glued the sides first and they are okay. Can I use heat (purhaps from a heat gun or hair drier) to remove this small piece of binding? It is glued to the side binding as well as the end of the fingerboard. Does the Weld-On fuse the plastic binding pieces together? Will it soften enough to remove that piece and allow me to glue another piece in?
Steve

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

Bump. Anybody...

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

I've never used weld on, but if I'm understanding correctly the binding on the end of the fingerboard is the problem (??) If it is just a small piece on the end I'd either try to remove it with a sharp knife, or sand it off.

Celluloid binding will burn easily (it's actually flammable) so I don't think heat is a good idea.

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Well out of my zone of expertise, but as long as any applied heat does not reach ignition temperature, you would probably be O.K. If you have a small piece of scrap, simply do a prolonged test with a heat gun, to determine a safe temperature threshold for the real operation. But removing it -as mentioned by woodyB- might still be a better idea.

Do not use a heat gun with celluloid in order to melt the glue. Celluloid ignites suddenly and you'll ruin your piece, there's no warning. Woody's advice is best: remove the piece with a sharp chisel and/or knife. Alternatively, you can melt celluloid on celluloid with acetone if it's a gap to fill.

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
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Those are some good ideas. It looks like I should either cut the end piece off with a sharpe chisel or use a paste w/ acetone and binding shavings to patch the gap. Thanks for the heads-up on heating the celluloid. I knew it was flamable but I didn't think that trying to losen the glue with heat could be a problem.... Sometimes you just need someone to bounce ideas off of and that's why I like this forum...
Steve

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com