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Other Stuff => Guitars => Topic started by: duke of earl on September 13, 2009, 08:04:42 pm
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Anyone have a recipe for flattening a warped pickguard for a strat?
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Anyone have a recipe for flattening a warped pickguard for a strat?
You can TRY flattening it between a couple of flat plates (big coffee table books and the like) with a bunch of weight, but it probably won't work.
This is on the guitar? Because usually the pickguard screws do a pretty good job of holding them down.
But in all likelihood you will either have to live with it or buy a new pickguard - it almost never works to flatten them. Do NOT try any method involving heat - if it's warping it's celluloid, and celluloid likes to go BOOM!
Gabriel
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Har! I recall back in my wild days back in the 70's forgetting about my 65 strat in the trunk of my car in
August summer heat after a Saturday nite gig. Latter in the week when I finally come to myself, got to missing my strat and traced it back to the trunk of my car the guitar in general was Ok but the pickguard was cracked. I had to install a new pickguard. Latter in the 90's when I sold that guitar as a vintage strat that move cost me on the price paid---it I had saved the old pick guard it would have been worth more but I chunked it when I got the new one. The pickguard in the picture is from a 70's anniversery strat and has some shading aroung the edges. :embarrassed:
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Thanks Fellas,
The guitar belongs to a kid whose Dad I do some work for and they don't have much money. I'm just trying to help him out by fixing up his axe (Austin-Strat). The pickguard is a little different than a strat pickguard and I can't find a match on ebay.
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Gee, if it's an Austin Strat why not try ironing it with a cloth/rag between the back of the pick guard and the iron.
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Yeah I was thinking along the same line. I may try it since I have nothing to lose.