Glue for Repair

[scottcald]

Got an old Charvel body and a previous owner tried to do something with it, add or change the controls and layout etc, but there are pieces that broke out at the control cavity.  They can kind of Tetris back together, so I feel like it could be fixed.  The wood is obviously thin there too.  Is there a particular glue that's better for this than others?  

Not afraid to try some stuff to fix it, but I'm certainly not one of our esteemed experts here. 

My other idea was just to fashion a piece of pickguard over the whole spot and be done with it.  

Thanks.

Edited August 25 by scottcald

[Dave Scepter]

Titebond II or III with clamping 

[scottcald]

3 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Titebond II or III with clamping 

Thanks, since there were several, I wasn't sure which would be best for it. Appreciate it. 

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Titebond if it's wood to wood!

[Jeff R]

Do not use Titebond II or III, or TB's horrid brown bottle "hide glue" incarnation, to work on guitars.

Use original red label red cap Titebond I. 

Ask Google the question "which Titebond for luthiery?" and it will share more legit insight than I spout off the top of my very forgetful head.

[tbonesullivan]

4 hours ago, Jeff R said:

Do not use Titebond II or III, or TB's horrid brown bottle "hide glue" incarnation, to work on guitars.

Use original red label red cap Titebond I. 

Ask Google the question "which Titebond for luthiery?" and it will share more legit insight than I spout off the top of my very forgetful head.

Yeah... only the original. Titebond II and III are intended for wood that may be outdoors, and remain rubbery, unlike the original Titebond. 

[hamerhead]

Didn't know that. Great info!

[Dave Scepter]

Oh ffs... I've been using Titebond II for decades on all my guitar repairs/modifications without one single issue 🙄.. just got done dowling a couple of Floyd rose posts... sanded flat and painted 

[hamerhead]

Nice going, Dave. Now you have to go back and re-break everything so you can use the right glue. Hack.

[cynic]

Only Daves use Titebond II.  Don't be a Dave.

[Dave Scepter]

My latest strat project before the sanding and paint... I can guarantee you non-believers that the glue is 10 times stronger than the actual repaired wood 🙄

With that being said, I will bow down to all you experts...

Edited 10 hours ago by Dave Scepter