I always thought the stuff was too homogenized for my taste. No broken abalone lines. Besides, a green strip of wood looks better than black next to abalone.
But, I suppose for "modern guitars"...
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Zipflex |
I got some of that flexible Abalone from LMI today. Man is it thin! I usually level my rosettes on the thickness sander and it looks like the Abalone is only a couple of thousands thick over the rubber backer and would be very easy to sand through if not perfectly level at installation. Have any of you guys had that problem? |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
I really like zipflex and have had good success with it. I do inlay it as flush as possible to avoid excess sanding, but I have never had any issues with the sanding I have done. The shell component is .050" so you should be fine as long as you are careful. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
Whoops I just looked closer. At first I thought it was just a thin veneer on a thick rubber backer. OK now I see. Yeah that'll work great! Thanks! |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
Zip flex is a really cool product. Good luck! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
I also love it and use it just as Greg said. Keep it all close as possible. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
I don't think the shell is 50 thou .. more like 30, plus the backer plastic, unless its been changed recently ... I like to inlay it below flush, then sand down to it ... better safe than sorry. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
I always thought the stuff was too homogenized for my taste. No broken abalone lines. Besides, a green strip of wood looks better than black next to abalone. But, I suppose for "modern guitars"... |
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| Author: | Jfurry [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
It's great for laying around sides |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
Well now that I've found that it is actually plenty thick I'll be using it on a rosette tomorrow and will report back. |
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| Author: | Nils [ Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Zipflex |
I love the stuff. 
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