A Guitar And Gear Support Forum

mickey wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:32 am Yes, they bother me. I'd pass on a guitar like you describe because of them.

Forecaster wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:56 am I'd think there'd be no problem if the guitar is otherwise okay--as above Goo Gone or carefully used nail polish remover work magic. Is your concern with fade of the uncovered areas?

toomanycats wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:08 am Goo Gone is your friend.

glasshand wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:44 pm

toomanycats wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:08 am Goo Gone is your friend.

And it doesn't attack the finish? I once had Goo Gone destroy the handles of a Swiss Army Knife!

glasshand wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:44 pm

toomanycats wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:08 am Goo Gone is your friend.

And it doesn't attack the finish? I once had Goo Gone destroy the handles of a Swiss Army Knife!

rrobbone wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:00 pm .
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"Do stickers bother you?"


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Not really.

golem wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:30 am I'm thinking of buying a Taylor SBX locally. I'm not really in love with the stickers the previous owner put on. They've been on long enough where I'd assume, given the color of the finish, that there would be discoloration if I took them off.

So... I'm thinking of leaving them on.

andrewsrea wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:20 am Normally not my style. I've seem some pretty cool themes over the years, so I am not opposed.

I am pretty confident that it negatively affects resale. I agree with Mickey and Mr. Cats, that depending on the product which was used for the finish and the conditions the guitar endured with stickers on it (UV light, heat, cold, tobacco, etc.).

An dark opaque urethane or nylon finish on a guitar which was in someone's closet 99% of the time would be the ultimate candidate for a little heat gun and Goo-Gone.

On the other end of the spectrum would be a guitar finished with a transparent VOC finish (like nitro-cellulose lacquer), organic dyes or some Aniline dyes (especially transparent blue or red). Couple that with sunlight, toxic bar room gases , etc. and you probably have fading and perhaps some of the sticker will become absorbed in the finish.

The Yamaha EG 112C that my former neighbors gave me, is opaque black and I believe a urethane. It was made in Japan 1990 and almost immediately had stickers on it. I took them off last year and you would not be able to tell where they were, with the except on that they are areas which were protected from damage.

When encountering these, one can pass on it. Or, go see it, ask a ton of questions, low ball it and take a risk.

golem wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:51 am

andrewsrea wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:20 am Normally not my style. I've seem some pretty cool themes over the years, so I am not opposed.

I am pretty confident that it negatively affects resale. I agree with Mickey and Mr. Cats, that depending on the product which was used for the finish and the conditions the guitar endured with stickers on it (UV light, heat, cold, tobacco, etc.).

An dark opaque urethane or nylon finish on a guitar which was in someone's closet 99% of the time would be the ultimate candidate for a little heat gun and Goo-Gone.

On the other end of the spectrum would be a guitar finished with a transparent VOC finish (like nitro-cellulose lacquer), organic dyes or some Aniline dyes (especially transparent blue or red). Couple that with sunlight, toxic bar room gases , etc. and you probably have fading and perhaps some of the sticker will become absorbed in the finish.

The Yamaha EG 112C that my former neighbors gave me, is opaque black and I believe a urethane. It was made in Japan 1990 and almost immediately had stickers on it. I took them off last year and you would not be able to tell where they were, with the except on that they are areas which were protected from damage.

When encountering these, one can pass on it. Or, go see it, ask a ton of questions, low ball it and take a risk.

I picked up the Taylor Solidbody (SBX?) this morning. One of the stickers came off easily and the only had residue. The postage stamp has been harder to get off, but the parts I've had off don't seem to leave a mark either. So I think I lucked out. These guitars are definitely underrated. I guess they remind me of my Ovation VXTs in that regard. Maybe not my favorite guitar ever, but it's a quality guitar that should be going for more than it does go for.