Glad you found out about it, but... It's been standard OLF practice for some time now...
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | "Detacking" |
Well, you never know when u will come across a totally useful idea. Someone recently mentioned using a blow dryer to heat binding tape to "detack" it for easy, non-damage removal. Well, it works like a charm. No more fiber pulls on the top. Thank you! Mike |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sat Mar 28, 2015 12:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
Glad you found out about it, but... It's been standard OLF practice for some time now...
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I just put a coat of shellac on the area and fugetaboutit. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I use shellac. Just that that stew Mac binding tape sticks quite well to it. If I recall, the purpose of the shellac is to make it harder for wood fibers to separate. Not reduce the ability of the tape to stick (which would be counter productive). Anyways, I get the tape off in way less time with no tears to clean up. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I have known about it for awhile, but still from time to time I forget and just the pull the tape at a low angle. Oh, the pleasures of getting old. |
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| Author: | Imbler [ Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I had read about this, but never needed it till the last guitar I did where fibers would fall out if you shook the top upside down (not really, but you get the idea). It was fine where you could use shellac but you can't use shellac everywhere (i.e. masking top to glue fretboard and bridge on). Tried the blowdryer trick (on recommendation of this forum), and wow! It really works. I'll use it everywhere from now on just to be safe. Pulled out fibers are a pain in the last stages of a guitar, Mike |
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| Author: | Goodin [ Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I wipe on three coats of old shellac (mixed long ago but fine for non-critical finish work) on the top only, before I cut the binding channel. I make a little tab at the end of the binding tape (fold a small portion of the end of the tape) so I don't have to use a fingernail to dig up the tape off the top. I use a hair dryer as I pull off the tape slowly, at a 45 degree angle. As a side note, I also shellac the top before cutting rosette channels because it seems to help keep glue squeeze out from embedding into the top when I pass it through the thickness sander. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
Shellac is magic juice for so many apps. But even with shellac, I've had pulled fibers. Heating up the tape is one of those things that just makes sense once u think about it. Now, I just wish the stew Mac tape had a little fiber in it. Only because it would make it even stronger in some challenging situations. Of course, the downside would be tearing off pieces... |
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| Author: | IanC [ Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I wish I'd known that ages ago, I've always found it really hard to avoid tear out. Just happened to have a bound body ready to remove the tape as I read it. Works a charm. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
I agree. According to Med Fool, SOP. It is now in my shop. Wife's hair dryer sits on bench right next to her clothes iron. Hope she doesn't go looking for them... |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Detacking" |
Used to use her hairdrier, but I caved in and bought a heat gun. (And my own kitchen foil, baking paper, clothes pegs, clingfilm, ......etc.) But my made up HHG and Fish Glue lives in the freezer, you've got to draw the line somewhere. If that's OK with her. Please. |
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