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Location: Dominican Republic | has anyone tried doing this? have you seen this in any O? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | the Elite T has no eppies |
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Location: Dominican Republic | i know... but has anyone tried to remove them from an Ovation that has it from the factory?... i mean, like when someone removes the pickguard from a guitar... would it be the same? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I would sand them off then refinish the top. |
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Location: Dominican Republic | what about applying a finish on the epaulets? anyones seen something like this? any variations? |
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Location: SE Michigan | I certainly would'nt try sanding them off. If you are hell-bent on removing them I would try a heat gun or a blow dryer and gradually warm them while trying to lift them with a plastic putty knife. Maybe even setting a clothes iron on them for a moment might soften the glue enough to lift them off.
I always thought that the epaulets were required on the wood topped Ovations to strengthen the narrow strips of spruce between all those bubble holes. I would worry that if you removed them you might end up with a crack near the holes. This obviously wouldnt be an issue on a graphite topped Adamas.
But now I wonder about the Elite T which has no epualets. I'll bet there is something on the inside of the top to stengthen the spruce around the holes. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | OFC member xnoel (member #1745) has removed the epaulets from a viper using a regular household iron.
I emailed him and asked how he did it (I haven't got up the nerve to try it on mine yet!) and here is part of his email reply.....
..."Removal was not all that difficult.
Use a regular clothes pressing iron.
Place a towel over the epaulet, to protect the top finish.
Heat it for 30 seconds or so then carefully use something like a putty knife to start at an edge and try to work it loose. If it will not start, more heat is needed.
This process will need to be repeated many times."
"Once the epaulets are off, the real work begins, removing the left behind epoxy.
I believe the better job of heating and removing the epaulets, the less epoxy to remove.
I used acetone and cloth and Q tips. It take a lot of rubbing. Not really hard, but takes some patience and care"......
Good luck and post us some pics! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The previous Owner of this guitar was doing fairly well at it!
takes about 20 more years!
TRy heat and slowly pry. |
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Location: Dominican Republic | does xnoel has any pictures? that might be interesting... |
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Location: NJ | 40 grit sand paper? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Why would anyone remove the epaulettes.. :confused:
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by V-elite:
Why would anyone remove the epaulettes.. Gay fig leaves aren't for everyone. Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | How do you know which fig leaves are gay, Dave? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | So He`s got a naked guitar :eek: and I threw out the figs...see what U made me do.. :p
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | U go for Him Màitre.... ;)
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Location: Waurika OK | I took them off my CV68 because I just don't care for them. It was a black top and looked fine when it was done.
I have since taken the entire top off that guitar and have purchased two matched pieces of redwood for a new top. Hot weather caused me to put that project on hold until cooler weather, which has arrived.
I do have some pics of the guitar after the removal, since I have never posted a picture here, all I can do is email pics.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Post some in the gallery. If I can do it, it can't be too tough. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Post some in the gallery. If I can do it, it can't be too tough. ...It must be pretty tough :eek: 'cause I've been trying for about 10 mins to upload a picture that Noel sent me of his viper. I've uploaded the image (4 times) and each time it gives me a url but when I go to my gallery the picture is not there and when I try to post it to this thread,nothing happens.... :confused:
Everybody check their galleries and see if you can find my four missing pics and I'll try again! (They gotta be SOMEWHERE!! ) |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Well the IMAGE linking thingy ain't workin' but HERE's the picture Noel sent me of his Viper....
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/Trboy_81371_xnoel\'s%20viper.j...
.....Looks COOL doesn't it? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | My Adamas SMT shallowbowl had no epaulets.
Adamas SMT |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | The URL is working in the post above but the picture's still is not in my gallery! :confused:
Any of you "computer whizzes" know whats up? |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | It's either the apostrophe or the space in the filename. rename the file to something simple and try again. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | 
YEP,It was the apostrophe!!!!! Thanks David :cool: |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | X-Noel What will You do with the epaulets that U have removed..would U consider selling them ?
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Xnoel...U got E-mail |
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Removing epaulets...
