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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:28 pm
by leftybass
Bob iz coooooool daddy-o.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:46 am
by BobKat
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:38 am
by jingle_jangle
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:51 am
by rick12dr
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:04 pm
by johnhall
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:43 pm
by rick12dr
...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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:26 pm
by pickguardian
"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.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:13 pm
by jingle_jangle
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...
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:18 pm
by ken_swearingen
Paul, you might as well just quit now.
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:53 pm
by jingle_jangle
As soon as the other 3,562 are revealed, I might retire...
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:22 pm
by ken_swearingen
LOL! Maybe by next week at this rate?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:49 am
by rick12dr
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.