Sticker residue...

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:20 am

I just scored a Squier '51 over the weekend and it had stupid stickers all over it. I yanked the stickers off but how do I get the adhesive residue off without damaging the finish?

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:21 am

GooGone works well.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:26 am

bassintom wrote:GooGone works well.

And won't dull the finish?

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:46 am

Nope. Its excellent. Just dont use goof off, that shit smells horrible.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:55 am

Fairy liquid and elbow grease.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:56 am

Just put a sticker over any ugly marks that have been left behind.

Fink · Post by **Fink** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:13 am

I actually just finished taking some stickers off a spare strat body ive got. I used Goo Gone as mentioned and it works perfect and IT MAKES YOUR GUITAR SMELL LIKE LEMONZ

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:35 am

WD-40

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:42 am

mage wrote:WD-40

+1
I've used a bunch of times to get off stickers and stuff.
Or, sometimes for the hard to remove stuff, you can tear of a piece of masking tape, gently apply over the area, and remove and it should grab the left over.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:44 am

it's one of the many uses listed on the back of the can. goo-gone is probably just rebranded wd-40.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:47 am

Naw goo-gone is much better.

It's in a little bottle like this, does not smell bad, and is not greasy.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:48 am

urine!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:22 am

gaybear wrote:urine!

Already tried that.

I piss on all my guitars when I first get them. You know... marking my territory.

Ty · Post by Ty » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:41 am

Are you secretly Half Cat, Half Man?

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:52 am

I've had luck with Kit car polish from auto zone on Poly finishes. You have to be careful not to leave swirl marks, though.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:13 am

jcyphe wrote:Naw goo-gone is much better.

It's in a little bottle like this, does not smell bad, and is not greasy.

i've used this many many times

fantastic for getting off sill advised stickers

(actually i'm sure all of my guitars have been treated with it at least 3 times..)

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:13 am

My MIM strat was covered in stickers, completely removed with goo gone, covered again, and then completely removed again with goo gone. Goo Gone is awesome with stickers. Peel the stickers off as much as you can, then use Goo Gone on whatever you can't get off, just use that and scrub it with a paper towel. It's really simple and works really well.

This is the closest picture to what it used to look like the last time I covered it in stickers. There was a lot more yellow electric tape on the pickguard, but I had removed it before this picture.

And I haven't taken a more recent picture since I fixed it up and removed all the stickers and the dice knobs and returned it to stock looking, but I assure you it looks great after the goo gone!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:01 am

lighter fliud, and vegie oil also works well.

astro · Post by **astro** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:33 am

robert(original) wrote:lighter fliud, and vegie oil also works well.

I've only ever used lighter fluid. Works perfectly. They sell bottles for a buck at my local dollar store, so it's the cheapest option I've found.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:41 pm

euan wrote:Fairy liquid and elbow grease.

sounds like my friday nights!

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