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I posted a question recently about this and no one responded, so I decided to figure it out on my own, and it worked! I know some people think this procedure is a nightmare, but if you take your time its actually pretty easy.
DISCLAIMER- your golpeador's adhesive and your guitar's finish may be different from mine, so I can't guarantee equal success for you.
To start with, my guitar is 15 years old and I put the golpeadors on when it was new. The guitar has a french polish finish.
Ok- here we go-
Supplies you'll need: Goo Gone (citrus based cleaner) Very small paintbrush Paper towels Box cutter blade or razor blade Masking Tape
Dont rush this job, plan on possibly taking 30 minutes for the whole thing. If you rush, you may pull wood grain out.
Tape off a border around the edge of the golpeador so you wont damage it with the razor. Put some Goo Gone in its bottle cap and dab the paint brush in it. Apply Goo Gone to the corner of the golpeador. Carefully and slowly work the blade under it.
I put an extra piece of tape under the revealed area, but I dont think this is necessary. The Goo Gone makes the adhesive completely release the plastic of the golpeador, so it wont be able to reattach itself.
Once there is enough plastic loose to hold onto, you dont need the blade anymore.
Take your time. Pull gently and constantly on the golpeador, and constantly brush Goo Gone on the newly exposed area so the adhesive will loosen as you go.
The Goo Gone softens the adhesive, which will release the plastic, but will remain on the surface of the guitar. This softened adhesive is very much like rubber cement at this stage. With your fingertips, simply rub the residue into large bits and pick them off of the guitar.
When you've rubbed most of the adhesive off the guitar, you'll still be left with some sticky residue. With a little bit of goo gone and paper towel, wipe it off the surface and dry it.
Viola! Golpeador is removed.
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Goo Gone is a citrus based solvent sold in paint supply stores. It was made for removing latex paint from surfaces if painter gets sloppy and drips. Maybe in Europe there is a version under another name.
I think it´ll be a better idea to order in the US or in the UK. I hardly buy anything special here in Spain anymore. Either they dont have what I need, they dont care about what I need or I´ll have to wait close to forever.
Chiste- Thank you for posting this excellent report. I have installed hundreds of golpeadors but very rarely have had to remove any. Your method was very helpful to me this week when I had to remove one that I seemed to have put on too soon after french polishing. It appeared cloudy from some directions, apparently because it had lifted a thin layer of finish. What an incredible amount of patience removal takes! But at least the soundboard is undamaged.
RE: How to remove a Golpeador (in reply to estebanana)
Some of them are basically Naptha (i.e. lighter fluid), which works pretty well for sticker type adhesive. I use Naptha a lot for just getting tape residue off stuff, not sure what if any guitar finishes it hurts. Guess proceed cautiously would be wise with anything.
Regards, Jeff
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Goo Gone is a citrus based solvent sold in paint supply stores. It was made for removing latex paint from surfaces if painter gets sloppy and drips. Maybe in Europe there is a version under another name.
RE: How to remove a Golpeador (in reply to at_leo_87)
Hello All,
I know this is a very old post and I am about to try the same task in removing the golpeador on a classical guitar with French Polish finish. Will using "Goo Gone" cause any damage to the French Polish finish, will it remove the finish? Have any of you use Naphtha to remove the golpeador? Again, will Naphtha cause any damage to the French Polish finish? I bought this classical guitar online and the original owner put a golpeador on the top. I would like to remove it. I've uploaded a picture for reference. Thanks in advance if any of you can share your experiences on this task.
Thanks,
Joe
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