Stripped screw holes in tele body
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Wayne Alexander
Friend of Leo's
Wooden toothpicks and superglue or white wood glue in the holes. Then reinsert the screws. This also works for the screw holes that hold the strap button screws.
Awesome thanks! So just one toothpick in each hole?
Wayne Alexander
Friend of Leo's
As many as will fit. The screw will squish them down as you screw it back in. Normally it's fine to just screw it in with the glue still wet.
I use the narrow end of the flat-style toothpicks and (as said above) as many as I can jam in the hole along with a liberal amount of Elmer's Carpenters glue. Wipe up the excess with a damp paper towel.
I always let the glue dry before nipping them flush with the hole. The toothpick wood is soft, so the screws bite in very easily and the glue helps it hold the thread shape if you have to remove things again.
I've done this for most any stripped out screw hole in the guitar, except for the neck. Then I glue in hardwood dowel and re-drill.
I always let the glue dry before nipping them flush with the hole. The toothpick wood is soft, so the screws bite in very easily and the glue helps it hold the thread shape if you have to remove things again.
I've done this for most any stripped out screw hole in the guitar, except for the neck. Then I glue in hardwood dowel and re-drill.
Toothpicks work well. I recently discovered that the bamboo skewers that you use for kebabs are the PERFECT fit for normal pickguard holes. Dip the tip of the skewer in some glue and wedge it in the hole [I know that sounds like a filthy euphemism.]. Wait a hour, nip it off, redrill, and BOOM....perfectly plugged holes.
tlm3210
Tele-Meister
Crap, I thought I had come up the toothpick cure. It does work great.
I put in as many as will fit and tap them down with a small hammer to get a tight fill.
darkwaters
Friend of Leo's
Toothpick trick works like a charm. I don't bother with the glue.
