D.I.Y. Guitar Case Repair
I found a guitar case on the street in Brooklyn, as I was walking to practice no less, with guitar in hand (without a case). Its was a festivius miracle. The case was pretty beat up but nothing a little duck tape and elbow grease couldn’t take care of. So I set out on a mission to repair a long neglected guitar case. Here are some before shots so you know what I was dealing with.
Before
The Process
As complicated as this DIY project was I will try and simplify it, as much as possible.
- Safety first, break out the trusty Safety Goggles.
- Prepare your exacto knife by first putting a blade in it.
- Practice cutting with the exacto knife on a napkin or a material of similar composition. (This may take days)
- Move up to something like cardboard or a material of similar composition. (If you didn’t slack on the napkin cutting you may be able to learn this in under 3 or 4 hours)
- Practice peeling and applying duck tape. (The cardboard you have already cut makes a good test subject. Careful not to accidentally tape an appendage to cardboard. It hurts.)
- Now you are ready to move on to the real thing.
- A break may do you good here. Maybe some tea. I suggest Green Tea it will calm your nerves
- Estimate in your head how long a piece of duck tape you may need. (once you cut duck tape it will never be whole again)
- Now tape all the edges that are broken.
- And cut the remaining edges in to a design.
After
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