The weather was fine today, allowing me to work outside. Tried scraping the layer of dried glue stuck to the top, but hardly anything came off. Instead, the dried glue embedded itself even deeper into the spruce, resulting in a smooth surface that fresh glue would not adhere to.
Scratch the scraping, then. On to Plan B. Plan B? Yes, it's Goof Off Pro Strength Super Glue Remover to the rescue! Apply directly to the dried glue, wait about a minute, and wipe away the dissolved glue. In this case, I used lots of cotton swabs, followed by cleanup with isopropyl alcohol. A slow and tedious process, no doubt, but absolutely necessary.
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| Removing Dried Glue With Goof Off |
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| Cleanup with Isopropyl Alcohol |
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| No More Dried Glue |
Time to deal with the underside of the ebony bridge, methinks. Elbow grease, sanding blocks and various grits of abrasive paper got the job done fairly quickly, thankfully. The last pass was with 80 grit, as I wanted a slightly rough surface. This would give the glue something to "bite" into.
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| Sanding the Underside of the Bridge |
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| Last Pass With 80 Grit |
Dry fitting the bridge left the two locating pins embedded firmly in the spruce top, so I let them be. Let's glue the bridge back onto the top, then. My glue of choice? Titebond Original Wood Glue, of course. The bridge has also been clamped in place with three StewMac soundhole clamps, which will be removed once the glue has cured.
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| Titebond Wood Glue Applied |
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| Bridge Clamped in Place - 1 |
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| Bridge Clamped in Place - 2 |
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| Now We Wait |
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