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Stratrocker Contributing Member **** USA good welder, crappy guitar player	Feb 18th, 2017 07:06 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic ....do you peel the plastic film and sticker off the pickguard? I have a hard time doing it.
littleuch Contributing Member ********** ***** Florida	Feb 18th, 2017 07:43 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Immediately.
Blueblender 20 miles out of town ...in cold irons bound	Feb 18th, 2017 07:52 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "I have a hard time doing it." Someone has to ask, so I'll be that guy. Why?
Modal Magic Contributing Member ******** MBJ, Highway Hound. You Can't Bend It Aussie!	Feb 18th, 2017 07:58 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I do it as soon as I get it home but I cut the plastic around the stickers and keep them along with the rest of the paperwork that comes with the guitar. I also give the scratch and back plates a polish to get rid of any residue left behind from the plastic, which can attract dust and dirt causing gunkiness.
Stratrocker Contributing Member **** USA good welder, crappy guitar player	Feb 18th, 2017 08:03 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "Someone has to ask, so I'll be that guy. Why?" - Blueblender I know, it's weird. It just takes away from the "newness" I guess. "...but I cut the plastic around the stickers and keep them along with the rest of the paperwork that comes with the guitar." - Modal Magic I like this idea!
reverendrob FDP Data Goon Moderator We all want our time in hell	Feb 19th, 2017 01:22 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I get rid of that on any pickguard that has plastic, not just Strats. Unless I found that within minutes I wasn't keeping it for one reason or another (which is very, very rare), that plastic goes away immediately along with stock strings.
Pinetree Moderator Emeritus (with many stars) NW Pennsylvania	Feb 19th, 2017 02:16 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Immediately if not sooner.
budg Contributing Member ********** ohio Home of the Goodyear blimp	Feb 19th, 2017 04:51 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic It's part of the unpacking process.
Leftee Contributing Member **** VA	Feb 19th, 2017 05:34 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I'm in the right away crowd. As soon as I know it isn't going back. Can't remember the last time I bought one in a store.
009 Contributing Member **** USA	Feb 23rd, 2017 06:27 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic ^ ^ ^ Yeah, as long as it takes to confirme that it's a keeper.
HeavyDuty Contributing Member ********** ***** Northeast IL Not very bright but does lack ambition	Feb 23rd, 2017 06:55 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic Not just a Strat thing, but I usually replace the pickguard right away, and the original gets put in storage with the plastic and stickers intact.
jay1vinton Hawaii, USA Perfect is the enemy of good enough	May 25th, 2017 02:45 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I remove it immediately, I go so far as to loosen the pickguard screws to get those pesky plastic pieces that get stuck under the screws. I begin to scratch it up immediately also..;-)
5Strats Contributing Member ********** ********** Edmond/OKC GospelBilly!	May 25th, 2017 02:48 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I keep it on until plastic starts shrinking and tearing, making the Strat look absolutely terrible. Only then is magic achieved. (;oD
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** ****** I've got my own double-cross to bear	May 25th, 2017 03:09 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I've never been a fan of condoms--so that stuff does not stay on more than a few days. Like Jay1Vinton, I loosen the mounting screws (and the pots) to allow a clean, complete removal. And like Mick--I give the plastic a wipe down with a cloth dampened with mineral spirits to remove the sticky residue that sometimes remains on the plastic.
Mick Reid Contributing Member *** Australia American-made in Oz!!	May 25th, 2017 04:04 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "And like Mick--I give the plastic a wipe down with a cloth dampened with mineral spirits to remove the sticky residue that sometimes remains on the plastic." I didn't say that! (right country, wrong member!) But I *do* loves me some mineral spirits! I go through litres of it every year! Use it on everything... We call it "Metho" here. Short for Methylated Spirits. Also... there's plastic on pickguards??? ;^)
stratcowboy Contributing Member ********** * USA/Taos, NM	May 25th, 2017 08:59 PM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "Also... there's plastic on pickguards??? ;^) " That's an up-charge option in Australia.
Mick Reid Contributing Member *** Australia American-made in Oz!!	May 26th, 2017 12:39 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "That's an up-charge option in Australia." You're not wrong! I knew there had to be a reason Fender guitars are so expensive here!
Fenderookie Contributing Member ****** Troy, IL	May 26th, 2017 05:29 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic I see no reason to keep it on, so I remove it immediately
MLC It's not just good.. ...it's good enough.	May 26th, 2017 06:21 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic "It's part of the unpacking process." ^^this^^ It's packaging material and should be treated as such.
Peegoo Contributing Member ********** ********** ****** I've got my own double-cross to bear	May 26th, 2017 07:56 AM   Edit   Profile   Print Topic   Search Topic If you've ever bought plastic or metal (polished/painted) sheet stock, you know It always comes with the adhesive polyethylene film on it. The purpose is to help protect it from minor damage during storage, handling, and machining. I've had guitars on my bench that were 10+ years old with the protective plastic film still on the parts. At that point, the film is ratty and brittle, and the adhesive has hardened and can be extremely difficult to remove. Some people like that stuff to stay on. Some people like to leave the tags or labels on their hats and shoes. But it's nothing new: Minnie Pearl was doing this 80 years ago with the price tag on her hat.

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