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Post subject: Any easy way to remove Stickers?
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:39 am
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I have a jazz bass riddled with stickers everywhere. I out grew that whole style of things and I am wondering if anyone knows if there is an easy way of removing them or if removing them is even worth it. I don't want to remove them and have paint damage. Any and all comments would be appreciated.

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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:24 pm
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Acetone (or nail polish remover, essentially the same stuff) worked on my sister's bass. Poly finish, I wouldn't dare try it on nitro.

You gotta be careful with the stuff too.


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:42 pm
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I would be tempted to try a heat gun. They use them in auto body shops to remove moldings, and stripes from cars. I would be very careful not to overeheat the wood of the guitar. My suggestion would be to put a sticker on a piece of painted wood and try it on that first. If it works, great. If it doesn't, then at least you didnt risk your guitar.


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:35 pm
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I bought a bass from a guy once that was peppered in crappy stickers, peeled 'em off best I could. Than I used a rag and very sparingly sprayed WD-40 on the rag, it removed the "sticker-goo"

No idea if this could be harmful on some finishes, but it worked for me. Keep in mind the "sparingly" part if you try it :D


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:00 pm
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the best way is to get some of that foam aerosal window cleaner, it wondt hurt your finish. and then they will just peel right off. i had a suburban that was loaded with them and i took em all off of there with that


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:06 pm
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Hold a hair dryer about a foot or so away from the area you applying heat to and move it slowly back and forth for a minute. Peel as much of the sticker off as possible. Sometimes I'll use the edge of a pick to get under the sticker to remove it. There is a product called Goo Gone that will safely remove any residue left from the stickers. It doesn't have any solvents in it so it won't harm the finish.


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I've used the same method Secretsoundz describes and it works really well.


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Lighter fluid (naptha) works great. I do wipe the guitar down with a warm, wet rag afterwards to make sure that the naptha is all gone and the guitar can't ignite. And yes, I dry and polish it immediately thereafter.


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Hello rbwarwick,

Stop by your local hardware store and pick up
a can of Mineral Spirits. I've used it successfully
on a few projects.

Cheers.


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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:16 pm
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secretsoundz wrote:
Hold a hair dryer about a foot or so away from the area you applying heat to and move it slowly back and forth for a minute. Peel as much of the sticker off as possible. Sometimes I'll use the edge of a pick to get under the sticker to remove it. There is a product called Goo Gone that will safely remove any residue left from the stickers. It doesn't have any solvents in it so it won't harm the finish.


exactly what i would do... goo gone comes in handy a lot for me


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I agree with the Goo Gone suggestion. It removes adhesive pretty good.


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flamekaster wrote:
the best way is to get some of that foam aerosal window cleaner, it wondt hurt your finish. and then they will just peel right off. i had a suburban that was loaded with them and i took em all off of there with that



I didn't know Fender made a Suburban?


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