REMOVING SEYMOUR DUNCAN LOGO
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ExplorersRock
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Uncle Fred
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At first I didnt like the logo on the pickups but I put them in my latest Les Paul and I kind of like them now.
At first I didnt like the logo on the pickups but I put them in my latest Les Paul and I kind of like them now.
PizzaMaker
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I often wondered how some luthiers get away with their "replicas". Slash had early Les Pauls with Gibson logos on the headstock made by the likes of Kris Derrig and Max Baranet.
I'm sure Gibson turned a blind eye to some of these - I mean Slash basically turned the Les Paul into a gold mine for Gibson with his Derrig clone, but there must be hundreds of Luthiers around the world building and selling these replicas - both good and terrible.
I often wondered how some luthiers get away with their "replicas". Slash had early Les Pauls with Gibson logos on the headstock made by the likes of Kris Derrig and Max Baranet.
I'm sure Gibson turned a blind eye to some of these - I mean Slash basically turned the Les Paul into a gold mine for Gibson with his Derrig clone, but there must be hundreds of Luthiers around the world building and selling these replicas - both good and terrible.
uOpt
Something Cool
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I managed to remove the logos without that slight matte effect.
#2 from this kit and patience:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J41VDM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I managed to remove the logos without that slight matte effect.
#2 from this kit and patience:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J41VDM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ExplorersRock
X-Files Duckbucker
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Well, the nail polish remover worked. Surprisingly, the eraser trick worked too.
Best results came from using Cerama Bryte. Picked it up at Ace Hardware for $10. Heard about it on youTube of all places as the guy said it didn't cause the bobbin to lose its gloss.
Well, the nail polish remover worked. Surprisingly, the eraser trick worked too.
Best results came from using Cerama Bryte. Picked it up at Ace Hardware for $10. Heard about it on youTube of all places as the guy said it didn't cause the bobbin to lose its gloss.
DreX
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Regarding acetone / nail polish remover, be very careful as it will melt a lot of plastics. For example, in this OP image from page 1, you can clearly see some horizontal streaking where the cue tip was rubbed back and forth. In all likelihood, that's not something that will wipe off, that streaking is in the plastic itself. I'm not sure what's in "ASTONISH Oven & Cookware Cleaning Paste" but note that it's obviously intended for metal, not plastics, and it may well have mildly dissolved the plastic bobbin. The specific chemicals that melt a specific type of plastic involves chemistry that's over my head, so it's best to test it on the side/edge of the plastic where the damage will be less visible if it ends up occurring.
I haven't tried removing the SD logo from a plastic cover, but I recently removed the SD logo from a Tele QP bridge fiber bobbin, and that seriously was difficult. The paint seeps way down into the fibers. I had to go at it for several minutes with various dremel polishing attachments to finally get rid of all the white paint.
Regarding acetone / nail polish remover, be very careful as it will melt a lot of plastics. For example, in this OP image from page 1, you can clearly see some horizontal streaking where the cue tip was rubbed back and forth. In all likelihood, that's not something that will wipe off, that streaking is in the plastic itself. I'm not sure what's in "ASTONISH Oven & Cookware Cleaning Paste" but note that it's obviously intended for metal, not plastics, and it may well have mildly dissolved the plastic bobbin. The specific chemicals that melt a specific type of plastic involves chemistry that's over my head, so it's best to test it on the side/edge of the plastic where the damage will be less visible if it ends up occurring.
I haven't tried removing the SD logo from a plastic cover, but I recently removed the SD logo from a Tele QP bridge fiber bobbin, and that seriously was difficult. The paint seeps way down into the fibers. I had to go at it for several minutes with various dremel polishing attachments to finally get rid of all the white paint.
Re: REMOVING SEYMOUR DUNCAN LOGO
Yes,
Nail polish (acetone) can melt many types of plastic. I worked with acetone, polycarb, zylenolite, etc., as I used these every day as an optician. The worst was acetone and polycarbonate(safety glasses, or "Featherlite" lenses I melted the first week at my first job in the real world of optician work. Regular plastic lenses were fine.
So a year ago, with none of all these great suggestions to be found, I new it would streak, so I used acetone(nail remover) and it left a streak, so I went to 1500 sandpaper and a half hour of hard elbow grease and old polish.
This was on a new pair of double white SH-2 Jazz neck and bridge, for a white HSH Strat and white pickgaurd. Now they look good, you still see the streak, but only if you look at it with the proper tilt a bright light source. It was for a double white SH-2 Jazz neck and bridge for an HSH strat. The logo had to go, it was a white pickgaurd on a white Strat .
So like the guy said, practice a small area first. I did have a very old JB and the logo came right off w/rubbing alcohol. But not on the very new pair.
SJ
Yes,
Nail polish (acetone) can melt many types of plastic. I worked with acetone, polycarb, zylenolite, etc., as I used these every day as an optician. The worst was acetone and polycarbonate(safety glasses, or "Featherlite" lenses I melted the first week at my first job in the real world of optician work. Regular plastic lenses were fine.
So a year ago, with none of all these great suggestions to be found, I new it would streak, so I used acetone(nail remover) and it left a streak, so I went to 1500 sandpaper and a half hour of hard elbow grease and old polish.
This was on a new pair of double white SH-2 Jazz neck and bridge, for a white HSH Strat and white pickgaurd. Now they look good, you still see the streak, but only if you look at it with the proper tilt a bright light source. It was for a double white SH-2 Jazz neck and bridge for an HSH strat. The logo had to go, it was a white pickgaurd on a white Strat .
So like the guy said, practice a small area first. I did have a very old JB and the logo came right off w/rubbing alcohol. But not on the very new pair.
SJ
treyhaislip
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Acetone is what I use...I don't like the names on the face of my pickups.
Acetone is what I use...I don't like the names on the face of my pickups.
ExplorersRock
X-Files Duckbucker
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I'll see if I can snap a few photos of the pickups I worked on this weekend. I did get some horizontal scratching despite my best efforts.
I'll see if I can snap a few photos of the pickups I worked on this weekend. I did get some horizontal scratching despite my best efforts.
jumble jumble
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Just wanted to add to this that things get a bit more tricky if you want to take the SD logo off a Tele bridge pickup. The problem is of course that it's not shiny plastic, it's a textured fibrous surface. Sanding it will fade it but you have to really take a lot off if you want the whole logo gone, as the white actually soaks into the bobbin a little bit.
By far the best, and easiest result, for me, was to simply paint over the logo with matt black (flat black) paint. The paint soaks into the bobbin just as the white does, and results in a completely uniform dark black appearance across the pickup. And don't worry about it scratching off - as it'll be absolutely as difficult to remove as the white SD logo was in the first place.
Just wanted to add to this that things get a bit more tricky if you want to take the SD logo off a Tele bridge pickup. The problem is of course that it's not shiny plastic, it's a textured fibrous surface. Sanding it will fade it but you have to really take a lot off if you want the whole logo gone, as the white actually soaks into the bobbin a little bit.
By far the best, and easiest result, for me, was to simply paint over the logo with matt black (flat black) paint. The paint soaks into the bobbin just as the white does, and results in a completely uniform dark black appearance across the pickup. And don't worry about it scratching off - as it'll be absolutely as difficult to remove as the white SD logo was in the first place.
DreX
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What I did is use dremel polishing attachments. First, the wire type,
which did 90% of the work, and then I used the softer polishing wheel with compound to restore semi shiny look to it
I went over the entire pickup with the polish attachment to give it a consistent look. If you look real close you can see that more attention was paid to where the logo was, but you can't tell from more than a few inches away.
What I did is use dremel polishing attachments. First, the wire type,
which did 90% of the work, and then I used the softer polishing wheel with compound to restore semi shiny look to it
I went over the entire pickup with the polish attachment to give it a consistent look. If you look real close you can see that more attention was paid to where the logo was, but you can't tell from more than a few inches away.
Fusion1
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Toothpaste works surprisingly well with added elbow grease. Whitening and Tarter control give a special type of clean to the bobbin...
Same deal with Scratch X found in the auto store, but beware if the stuff gets old the product separates into white goo and a clear liquid and after shaking for minutes doesn't bring it back into the white cream/paste it was when new. I need to contact the company (made by Meguiars) to see if I can get a new tube of the stuff.
Toothpaste works surprisingly well with added elbow grease. Whitening and Tarter control give a special type of clean to the bobbin...
Same deal with Scratch X found in the auto store, but beware if the stuff gets old the product separates into white goo and a clear liquid and after shaking for minutes doesn't bring it back into the white cream/paste it was when new. I need to contact the company (made by Meguiars) to see if I can get a new tube of the stuff.
jc74868
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I removed the logo from a SH 5 Zebra yesterday (Removed silver logo from the creme side). Used Crest toothpaste (Crest Complete, if that matters) and a Q-tip. Took less than 5 minutes. Didn't scratch pickup face at all, that I could tell. Used a little WD-40 to remove what little excess toothpaste was left.
I removed the logo from a SH 5 Zebra yesterday (Removed silver logo from the creme side). Used Crest toothpaste (Crest Complete, if that matters) and a Q-tip. Took less than 5 minutes. Didn't scratch pickup face at all, that I could tell. Used a little WD-40 to remove what little excess toothpaste was left.
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