How To Remove Guitar Headstock Logo Quickly Without Sandpaper
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- A video of how to remove the makers mark/logo from a guitar neck without sandpaper, a kitchen sponge and 3 in 1 oil was used.
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This operation should also work with a lot of oil based fluids such as WD-40 or other solvents like nail polish remover, anything that will dissolve ink.
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Does it only work when you do it over the obituarues page of a news paper or can I use the sports section?
Crossword page also works
I found that using the obituaries side made the job dead easy.
You guys are cracking me up
lol this thread killed me 🤣
Sports section will leave scores;)
Amazing. I just used the wife's Nail Polish Remover wipes and literally wiped the YAMAHA logo of an old guitar I'm modifying. Thanks for the video.
Will this work on a 68 Les Paul I think the word Gibson looks ugly
😂😂
@@bombercountyblues hope you got a kick out of that. By the by I am doing a total redo on a glary that I got very reasonable price the neck and body were in very nice overall condition so I thought I would give it a shot going to go with all black tuners bridge Etc I have neuropathy from chemotherapy so I can't even really play anymore but I can still tinker. Actually they did a pretty good job putting this one together my luck of the draw I guess just don't get why they can't seem to drill a hole straight. But all fixable we'll see what it looks like in the end have a good day God bless
Did it work? I'm considering doing this on my painted LTD headstock to replace the logo with ESP so it looks nicer, but it's painted.
Yes, stick a beautiful Fender logo instead ! 🙂
How would you go about removing the decal on a Squier Classic Vibe strat? Try this method and probably be prepared to stain or spray over the area to try to match the tint of the rest of the neck? Just afraid it would turn out horribly
how did u do it?
This worked. I used it to remove the "Indio" logo on the headstock on one of those cheap ass Chinese Strat 'clones' from Monoprice (that plays just fine, thank you very much). I used mineral oil and it just took a little bit of light elbo grease and about 5 minutes.
Glad it worked for you
Haa! I have a Chinese Strat clone too. The neck and body are surprisingly nice and resonant.
I swapped out all the hardware and electronics. Used '65 Fender PV pickups, Mojo Tone and CTS pots, new tuners and a new Fender vintage style bridge (had to do a little wood trimming for that). After these upgrades, it's a actually a good playing and sounding guitar for under $500!
This only works on lower end squiers and other cheap guitars where the decal is on top of the finish. You can use 0000 steel wool also and it won't leave oil on your headstock that could mess up any finish you put on top of it.
This is what I was wondering. I want to remove the old brand logo and apply one of those custom-style decals; probably followed by clear coat. Was wondering if using oil would get into the wood and interfere with new decal application or clearcoat finish.
Love how everyone came to this video because they're ashamed of their guitar brand
It's nice to keep 'em guessing. "Is that a Squier or Fender?" .. "No it's a project guitar I made myself" .. lol
😂😂😂 truth right there
I wouldn't recommend this on lacquered necks, as you would need to go down to the bare wood first to remove the decal.
If you have a lacquered neck and want to remove the decal, I would recommend just buying a new neck that hasn't been clear coated yet and remove the logo on that one; then of course clear coat etc.
These type of logos on the necks that have no clear coat over them come right off with acetone, too.
This is still sanding albeit with a fine abrasive, not sand paper.
It is still going to be a Squier neck.
didnt work for . Doing a Starburst guitar
Wow thanks for the suggestion. It was easier than I thought.
What if the headstock has a lacquer finish? Will it affect the finish?
i'm sur it would !
Yes. This is still sanding using a very fine abrasive.
is there anything we can do in this situation?
@battleshipyamato8505 I would remove all hardware then remove the logos but also donthe whole headstock sand it, and re apply the top coat easy peasy.
I'm curious to know if that scrub sponge left any scuff marks. My particular headstock is maple with the glossy clear finish so, I'm concerned it may dull the finish where the decal is. Thx!
Obituaries 🤣
So, the logo decal is on top of the clearcoat, and not under it? Is there any spray finish OVER the decal?
Of course not. This is a clickbait video, it doesn't actually work.
@@christopheraaron8299 On the cheaper squiers with the black decals you can remove them with some 0000 steel wool.
@@christopheraaron8299 You never actually see it being taken off. It is possible we are being trolled Lol
@@buzzbuzzerson3592 It's a 100% certainty.
Thank you for this !
This is terrible advice, if you're gonna do something do it right, first time...
Id recommend wet'n'dry paper... 1200grit even 1800 (takes longer, better finish tho). Use a hard block, work in small circles and figure 8's, using plenty of water, avoid cutting through the edges so when the decals are removed/gone there should still be lacquer that simply requires polishing to refinish (unless you want a satin finish)
couple squirts of brake-kleen on a rag, done. 30 seconds. your welcome.
this is bare wood neck, for the one like classic vibe with thick poly coating, it would be hard
Here's the back of my hand...
that's cool, so say I buy a cheap guitar would this work for example on a gear4music branded guitar to get rid of the brand and add a custom logo?
There are some guitars that come with lacquer over the top of their logo, though this method should be possible for most guitars. I would imagine cheap ones are less likely to have that so this will most likely work
@@makeitquick9638 perfect thank you man !!
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I have a painted headstock I find it ugly is there anyway I can get that off?
Sand paper
why would you do that
I wanted to do that because I'm modding a cheap squier and I want to inlay my "logo" in the headstock (my first inlay too)
@@kittatro Same here; want to apply my custom decal 'logo', wondering if the use of oil might cause a problem for decal application or clear coar adhereing to wood.
Hi Can I do same process with painted head Stock ?
This will be helpful. I'm looking to replace the pickups, tuners, bridge and whammy on my squire Stratocaster, and give it a shiny new look.
I was thinking going gold knobs and bridge because that would fit nicely with the white body.
Sounds like its going to be a lovely guitar.
@@makeitquick9638 thanks!
Any advice on what pu's?
Mostly focussing on the clean atmospheric tone (Gilmour) and something Knopfler like
apologies but I haven't really worked much with pickups, only with Humbucker sets. They do provide a clean sound though as they are wired so that any unwanted noise created in one is cancelled out by the other so maybe consider these.
@@makeitquick9638 Okay thanks!
Easier to buy new guitar than putting all the money into a squire you not happy with
I call BS. You sanded that logo off.
Good for you, all I know is it worked for me as demonstrated in the video and has similarly worked for many others.
he's did not say not sanding, he did say he does not use sandpaper, in which he doesn't as advertised.
@@watchmania46 I don't care what he said, that logo was sanded off. I've tried this method, it doesn't work.
@@makeitquick9638 Liar
@@christopheraaron8299 your logo is probably under the clear coat then, that would be harder to remove as you need to remove the coat first