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Stratrocker
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good welder, crappy guitar playerFeb 18th, 2017 07:06 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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....do you peel the plastic film and sticker off the pickguard? I have a hard time doing it.
littleuch
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Immediately.
Blueblender
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...in cold irons boundFeb 18th, 2017 07:52 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"I have a hard time doing it."
Someone has to ask, so I'll be that guy.
Why?
Modal Magic
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You Can't Bend It Aussie!Feb 18th, 2017 07:58 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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good welder, crappy guitar playerFeb 18th, 2017 08:03 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"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
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our time in hellFeb 19th, 2017 01:22 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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NW Pennsylvania Feb 19th, 2017 02:16 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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Immediately if not sooner.
budg
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Home of the Goodyear blimpFeb 19th, 2017 04:51 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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It's part of the unpacking process.
Leftee
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VAFeb 19th, 2017 05:34 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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USAFeb 23rd, 2017 06:27 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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^ ^ ^ Yeah, as long as it takes to confirme that it's a keeper.
HeavyDuty
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Not very bright but does lack ambitionFeb 23rd, 2017 06:55 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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Perfect is the enemy of good enoughMay 25th, 2017 02:45 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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GospelBilly!May 25th, 2017 02:48 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I keep it on until plastic starts shrinking and tearing, making the Strat look absolutely terrible. Only then is magic achieved.
(;oD
Peegoo
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double-cross to bearMay 25th, 2017 03:09 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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
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American-made in Oz!!May 25th, 2017 04:04 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"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
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"Also... there's plastic on pickguards??? ;^) "
That's an up-charge option in Australia.
Mick Reid
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American-made in Oz!!May 26th, 2017 12:39 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"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
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Troy, ILMay 26th, 2017 05:29 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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I see no reason to keep it on, so I remove it immediately
MLC
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...it's good enough.May 26th, 2017 06:21 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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"It's part of the unpacking process."
^^this^^
It's packaging material and should be treated as such.
Peegoo
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double-cross to bearMay 26th, 2017 07:56 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search
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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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