Removing Inscriptions/Stray Marks From Your Items

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Permalink Reply by David K on January 3, 2012 at 5:32pm

I Have a question--what iod the BEST way to remove  (Sliver or Gold) Paint Marker from a guitar body..I know how to remove "sharpie" but what about PAINT PENS?

Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on May 21, 2012 at 3:06pm

David, I've always used acetone (watered-down slightly) to remove stray paint pen marks from guitar bodies. Deepening on the paint pen, WD40 will also work. Rule #1: ALWAYS test on the back to make sure. I'd be curious to hear others' advice & methods.

Permalink Reply by David K on June 4, 2012 at 12:44am

hwkll0--thank you..i will try it ....see what happens...and TEST first..... I havent been on the site for a while--been having major surgery work done...all over actually..so in and out of recovery..... now if  ican only get "to David" off that guityar Dylan and Prince signed (LOL--JOKE) :)))

Permalink Reply by David K on July 7, 2012 at 8:44pm

I have acetone here...what is the 'ratio to water" ? I used it to remove an inscription on a pick guard..and wow--it actually embedded the ink off a sharpie right into the pickgaurd--now it has a permanent blue stain.....cant come out. So before I try it on a guitar.....what ratio of aceteane./I also heard nail polish remover works--never tried it--have you?

Permalink Reply by David K on July 7, 2012 at 8:38pm

I just bought GOO GONE...it does NOT remove any Paint pen off a guitar...all it did was ..nothing....have you ever actaully used it on an instrument> I went back to "cologne" which if carefully applied--and let to soak a minute or two--WORKS..with a litle tender care on removal....iot just cleaned up two guitars nicely.... GOO GONE..I  tried to get it to remvoes some escesstape stain on a guitar..and it didnt even dissolvwe the masking tapwe residue...i used another product,. Thumbs way down on GOOO

Permalink Reply by David K on July 7, 2012 at 8:47pm

Do you have to let the goo gone "soak in" a period of time? witr cologne it only takers a minute for it to loosen the ink to wipe.

Permalink Reply by David K on July 7, 2012 at 8:52pm

N oI ahve the spray bottle..i tried to remove two gold paint pen (different brands) off different guitars..and it did nothing...I was able to get bothe inscriptions 9thanks a lot SLASH and METT/ JAMZ for purposely isncribing =--yoru inscriptions are bnow HISTORY-- I will try goo again

 

Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on September 19, 2012 at 9:51am

I personally would never try to remove an inscription, and certainly if it is done that has to be disclosed.  Were I to purchase any photo with the inscription removed I would only pay the same as if the inscription was still there.  I would wonder about long term effects of the chemicals on the photo.  So in my personal opinion I would discourage this practice if the item is intended for sale.   I have never been troubled by an inscription to me it is just more writing in the persons hand. 

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