Avantcourier Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Hi everyone - long-time-lurker-first-time-poster here. As of today I am the proud owner of my first DB, however its previous owner had decorated it with a sticker that I’d like to remove. The sticker itself will come of easy enough but is going to leave some of the adhesive, I was wondering if anyone had any tips for ways to remove the adhesive without ruining the varnish? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 WD 40 is a safe option, our guitarist used nail varnish remover on his nearly new Gibson, it didn't end well 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) try warming with a hair dryer... glue sometimes 'balls-up' when rubbed or pushed with a thumb or finger... try lemon oil if you have some to hand fo the board... the citrus oil helps, often cleaners use orange oil. Sticky Stuff Remover? Edited April 11, 2021 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_p Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Naptha, or cigarette lighter petrol as it is also known. I wouldn't trust WD-40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I always use lighter fuel - I used to use an orange scented product called 'sticky stuff remover' which was good but I suspect it was just lighter fuel with added orange oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: I always use lighter fuel - I used to use an orange scented product called 'sticky stuff remover' which was good but I suspect it was just lighter fuel with added orange oil. Is that stuff ok with varnish? If so citrus degreaser might do it too. Cleaned my cello strings with cellulose thinners when I was much younger ... you can still see the spots in the varnish it dropped on 45 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I’ve always used wd40 or electrical contact cleaner with no issues whatsoever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Lemon oil. Apply, leave to soak for a Couple of minutes - should do fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I have found that sunflower oil removes old glue very nicely. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro_Mendonca Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) WD-40! It doesn’t damage the paint/wood. Cheap Solution! Apply on the Adhesive and wait 5 minutes. After that, clean with a cloth. Edited April 12, 2021 by Pedro_Mendonca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avantcourier Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thank you everyone for all the suggestions! I ended up trying sunflower oil as I had some already and it worked a treat. Now to actually learn how to play the thing... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Avantcourier said: Thank you everyone for all the suggestions! I ended up trying sunflower oil as I had some already and it worked a treat. Now to actually learn how to play the thing... I discovered this suggestion by accident. The original suggestion was peanut butter (which apparently works) but I didn’t have any, so used some tahini we had in the cupboard (basically, very similar to PB in my mind in terms of texture/components). I had another sticker issue later and as tahini was quite messy (it’s one of those jars that seems to live in the store cupboard for ever) and reasoned that it was the oil that was the main factor; ta da! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 If the remover has to stay in place, butter works well, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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