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Removing tap plates
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Antonio, Thomas is right. It is a bit of a risk, and the 2 links you've found are worthless. They say nothing. The main thing is if the guitar is lacqured or french polished. If it's french polished, DONT do it. It takes between 3 days and a week to remove, and it is risky. If it's nitro laquer, I'll explain to you how.
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Date Mar. 24 2005 7:04:18
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Hi Antonio Well it's poliurethano or nitrocellulosa and a spruce top. So here's a how to do: You need mineral spirits (white spirits) (Sustituto de aguarrás ( aguarras mineral) en castellano), and a brush. Around 3 days or more of time (important!) and thats it. Put the guitar on a stand and brush a bit of white spirit above the tap plate and leave it for a while, then start to peel the tapplate above a very little bit. some 2mm, nothing more. brush with white spirits again and leave. From now on many times a day do the following: brush a bit with white spirits, peel a few milimeters and brush again with white spirits. Thats one session. Repeat as many times as possible, AND DONT DRAG THE TAP PLATE!!!!! it must come of more or less by itself. The white spirit must dissolve the glue and that take time. Take care and be patient!!!!! and good luck Anders
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Date Mar. 24 2005 15:43:52
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Hi all. Well I'm not a native english speaker either, so I can be creating my part of the confusion. (why don't you guys speak danish?) Important: NO TOOLS, scrapers, knives or whatsoever , just a very gentle dragging and brushing underneath the tapplate. The whole process demands a lot of these brushing sessions. The amount depending on the quality of the tapplate. A good one requires at least 20 sessions!!!!! Escribano is right, you dissolve the adhessive (glue) and not the tapplate Last. If you are not sure how to do it, don't. I really mean it. You can make serious harm to the guitar. Good luck Anders
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Date Mar. 25 2005 7:16:05
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Hi Thomas To be honest, I hate installing tapplates. After all this work of building a guitar, you have to put this plastic thing on it, knowing that you can really screw it and make the guitar impossible to sell. I've develloped a good tecnique on this subject, but still...... Tapplates on French polish
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Date Mar. 25 2005 19:13:15
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Hi Antonio. I doubt that Trebentina (spanish) is strong enough to dissolve the glue. White spirit (sustituto de aguarrás) is not hurting laquer, not even shellack (goma laca)
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Date Mar. 28 2005 13:23:42
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RE: Removing tap plates (in reply to antonio)
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Hi Antonio. good to hear you had succes. No, it's not to bad as long as the guitar is varnished with nitro. About the frets, etc. You most probably dont need a new fingerboard, but maybe some new frets and a light fingerboard shaving. But this I wont recommend you to do unless you really know how to do it, or really want to learn. Saludos Anders
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Date Apr. 3 2005 7:39:33
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