After all the prep I'm finally ready for some installation. There are two key materials you need to decide on. One is to choose an adhesive to attach the binding the guitar. There are a few considerations. You need a superior bond of binding to guitar.You need to have adequate work time so you can finesse and anchor the binding to the guitar before the glue sets up. You have different glues that work better or worse depending on your binding material - you might want to use a different glue to attach wood to wood than you would to attach plastic to wood or pearloid to wood. I did quite a bit of reading and frankly became more confused the more I read. It seemed there were pros and cons for every choice. For every recommendation there was a warning from someone else. I had regular Elmers carpenter glue, Titebond original formula, Super Glue, Duco and Gorilla Epoxy to choose from.
You also have to decide what adhesive tape you are going to use to hold the binding in place until the glue sets up. You want something strong enough that you can really crank down and pull the tape tight. You want something that will not stretch too much. You want something that sticks well but isn't so sticky it pulls slivers (or worse) of wood when you remove it - especially on the soft soundboard. I had regular masking tape, painters masking tape, super sticky green painters tape and binding tape from Stew Mac.
I dropped Ken from KMG a note to get some advise. He explained his method of using CA glue and why he uses it. For a builder with his experience level it made a lot of sense. But for a rookie builder with no experience he had a different recommendation which also made a lot of sense. The winners are:
and of course I needed some protection:
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