4001 pickguards

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:28 pm

Bob iz coooooool daddy-o.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:46 am

They are the paper covered-sheets. The paper has already bonded to it to some degree. I was able to get it off using a coating of Goo Gone and letting it soak in a bit.

I'm not sure about the cool part, they keep beating me up for my lunch money at the office.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:38 am

That's the Hot Tip, Bob. I believe that Goo Gone was originally formulated just for that purpose.

You're cool. Every office (and Forum) has its bullies.

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:51 am

Old stock paper backed acrylic is almost always tough to just peel off. When I've made guards, after I have done all the drilling, routing, and edge polishing, I just run some real warm, soapy water in the sink and let the guards soak while I do something else.After doing this, the paper usually comes off pretty easy.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:04 pm

I was going to say that I've never had a problem using warm water and dish soap. Let 'em soak a few hours and it all falls off. That's at least true of "the real deal" stuff.

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:43 pm

...And, a side benefit of the "soaking" method;
If you've used buffing compound or whatever to polish the edges, you also wash all the grit/residue off at the same time.

pickguardian · Post by **pickguardian** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:26 pm

"Real deal" material is extremely difficult to find. The closest I have found (and use) is Acrylite by CYRO. Thirty-some years of aging makes a big difference, too. One trick I have used is to spray white (or off-white) lacquer on the back of modern material to increase opacity without making it look like cheap PVC plastic.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:13 pm

Tony, that's the trick that I refer to obliquely in my previous post on this thread.

Another trade secret bites the dust. That's three today...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:18 pm

Paul, you might as well just quit now.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:53 pm

As soon as the other 3,562 are revealed, I might retire...

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:22 pm

LOL! Maybe by next week at this rate?

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:49 am

I've thought of the "spray the back of it white" trick, but if you do this, especially if you are going to retrofit a newer Rick or one that has been recently refinned, better let that white paint dry Real Good. You don't want the guitars finish or the white paint off gassing[whatever the term is?] and reacting with each other.