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Location: Sacramento | Hi,
Just picked up a 1624 Country Artist model and it had, at one time, some kind of funky swirly decal across the top (seems I have seen this before) There is glue residue and shadows in this pattern and I wonder what might be the best way to fix? Can I take a real fine sand paper to it, thinner or is this best left to a pro to strip and redo?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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| Don't use sandpaper. Take a very soft cloth and put a small amount of rubbing alcohol on the cloth first, then lightly wipe the surface. Most any kind of thinner will tend to dissolve the polyurethane, don't use thinner. |
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Location: East Tennessee | tj,
Welcome to the OFC. You've got a great guitar. I would tend to agree with Steve. Go slowly and you should be able to remove all the residue. Ovations have a pretty durable finish.
BTW; Both Steve and I, along with a lot of other members have this model guitar. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | I'd try Goo Gone. It's natural and supposedly doesn't have any harsh chemicals. Just don't leave it on too long. Goo Gone |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Naptha (lighter fluid) will remove it. |
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Location: Sacramento | Thanks to everyone - I'll try some of these fixes and let you know.
Cheers,
tj |
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Location: Sacramento | Well, I tried both the rubbing alchohol and the Naptha with no luck. It must have been ingrained into the finish. Once the weather gets a little more consistent in a month or two here in N. California, I will take to my guitar guy and see if he can do an affordable fix.
Am having fun with it, great sound plugged in.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | If it's on the surface of the finish keep rubbing with the Naptha. If it's damaged the finish then try meguire's scratch x. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Stickers that have been on guitars awhile can leave 'sticker shadow' when removed. It's due to the differential effects of light. Really good polishing with a scratch remover can even the surface, but it takes time for the differences in color shading to even. |
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Refinishing a top? Suggestions? :confused:
