u/LazyWave63

I am doing a Solo Spalted Maple Telecaster with a paper thin veneer. After applying a thin coat of sanding sealer I noticed the area I marked in the first pic bubbling in places.

In a panic I grabbed my heat gun and stole some parchment paper from the wife’s baking cabinet.

I heated the bubble areas up with the heat gun to hopefully activate the glue and used the parchment to apply pressure rubbing back and forth across the bubbles.

It seemed to work but I am leaving it alone for a few days. The 2nd pic is last night after cleaning with Naptha showing what I hope it to look like when finished.

This is my first Tele after saying I didn’t like them. Then I went to see Jason Isbell and that all changed. I was going to get the Jason Tele but I don’t like a 7.25 radius, but that’s the look I wanted.

I was ready to pull the trigger on Tele Ultra Luxe but at the last minute I went on Guitar Center used and saw this Ultra in Plano, TX. I called them and was told it was just traded and was basically like new. They weren’t kidding, it was some pick marks on the pick guard but that’s it.

It looks and sounds amazing especially after a new set of NYXL 9-42 strings and a good cleaning.