Sticker residue...
Posted: 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?
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:21 am
GooGone works well.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:26 am
And won't dull the finish?bassintom wrote:GooGone works well.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:46 am
Nope. Its excellent. Just dont use goof off, that shit smells horrible.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:55 am
Fairy liquid and elbow grease.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:56 am
Just put a sticker over any ugly marks that have been left behind.
Posted: 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
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:35 am
WD-40
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:42 am
+1mage wrote:WD-40
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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
It's in a little bottle like this, does not smell bad, and is not greasy.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:48 am
urine!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:22 am
Already tried that.gaybear wrote:urine!
I piss on all my guitars when I first get them. You know... marking my territory.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:41 am
Are you secretly Half Cat, Half Man? 
Posted: 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.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:13 am
i've used this many many timesjcyphe wrote:Naw goo-gone is much better.
It's in a little bottle like this, does not smell bad, and is not greasy.
fantastic for getting off sill advised stickers
(actually i'm sure all of my guitars have been treated with it at least 3 times..)
Posted: 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!
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!
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:01 am
lighter fliud, and vegie oil also works well.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:33 am
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.robert(original) wrote:lighter fliud, and vegie oil also works well.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:41 pm
sounds like my friday nights!euan wrote:Fairy liquid and elbow grease.
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