Vintage Fender Pickguard Repair

Here's another Quick Tech video talking about a repair I did on a 70's Fender P Bass scratchplate. It was the original tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard and it had been cut to install a battery for an EMG pickup. I made a filling material by mixing fiberglass resin, bondo, and dye stain. I used Protite resin, Selleys Builder's Bog, and Feast Watson Prooftint (Mahogany and Maple). Then I levelled the fill with a file, wet sanded it up to 2000 grit, then polished the 'guard with Meguiar's compounds.

[anthonywanis]

very creative! and helpful. Thank you.

[nanoluciani]

That's a magnificent repair job, Rob. I legit couldn't see it unless I was specifically looking for it.

[KeroDean]

Incredible repair! I thought the guard you showed was a new one to replace the cut one, seamless!

[johncarlo]

I think you done a very good job of it but I would have just bought a tortoise shell replacement pick guard, but again well done.

[SRDGUN]

Hey Rob. Similar dilemma. With a Fender Strat 60’s Celluloid pick guard with mid 70’s 5 way switch holes cut in.
Wondering how best to fill the holes in your opinion.
I assume a bonding solution white dyed and possibly syringed in then sanded flat? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[danielirvine]

Hey rob do you do this as a job or just hobby?

I live in Australia and if I ever needed work done on my basses are you available?

If so where are you ?
Website?

[octo]

Hey Rob great work as always! Actually I'm going to cut my P bass pickguard for quick access to electronic cavity. Jazz bass has separate control plate and I want something like that in my P too. I've searched for a metal control plate curved to fit P bass cavity but didnt find anything, so I desided to cut regular pickguard in two halves. Any advise on how to do it without leaving big gap between them? Thanks in advance!