I’ve placed my order, I’ll give you an update on how it looks when it arrives.
I have no clue how you would refinish a guitar, I’m sure there are tutorials online about how to remove the finish and apply a new one.
I’ve found a vinyl adhesive that I think would work better, this is what I’m going to buy, Wood Grain adhesives Vinyl - 24"x36" Gloss Red Burled Wood GW3055 | eBay
I saw that someone had a pickguard that left a gap where the route is, did you get that fixed? Mines the same, if so what pickguard did you go for that worked?