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    What would be the best way to remove a sticker from the face of a guitar??? Any help will be appreciated!

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    Razorblade it!!! J/K. i use this stuff called goo be gone or goop be gone. i cant remember exactly but its one of those. i just pour it on, let it sit for a lil bit, then start scraping it away with a plastic putty knife. others may have a better way.....

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    • #3
      You can also try WD-40. I know it will remove the stickygoo stuff.

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      • #4
        Is it a vinyl sticker by chance? Then use a hairdryer.

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        • #5
          WD40, Goo Gone, Hair Dryer ...
          Last edited by Model1VH2; 09-08-2008, 07:29 PM.

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          • #6
            The finish could be darker/lighter under the sticker, so do a small test area first, or you'll have the halo-effect forever, which may or may not look worse than the sticker.
            Hair-dryer, careful fingernail, wd-40
            "Wow,... that was some of the hardest rockin ever. Hardest to listen too."
            --floydkramer

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            • #7
              Ive used goo gone and a guitar pick to scrape the stickers off. Then used rubbing compund to get the remainder of the goo off. Then polished it with meguiers.
              Gil

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              • #8
                Thanks guys!!!

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                • #9
                  Be careful if you have a nitro lacquer finish (ala Gibson) - only use naptha (lighter fluid) as an agent...I think Goo Gone is mostly naptha, but I would avoid WD 40 if that's the case...
                  Crime doesn't pay. Neither does lutherie...

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                  • #10
                    Its on a 2002ish Jackson Kelly so I don't think its nitros....right???

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by sparky View Post
                      Its on a 2002ish Jackson Kelly so I don't think its nitros....right???
                      Highly doubt it, it should be a pretty bullet-proof finish. FWIW, always test new cleaners, solvents, etc in an inconspicuous place on the guitar (pickup cavity, trem cavity, etc) before plowing whole-hog into dumping it onto the front of it - you just never know when you might be pouring acetone on it!
                      Crime doesn't pay. Neither does lutherie...

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                      • #12
                        I've used lighter fluid before to good effect. It'll get the residues left from the sticker go away in no time.

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                        • #13
                          Luckily it was a foil type sticker and came off in 2 pieces without leaving any glue residue!!!

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