Victory Pete Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 When using stripper on a Les Paul, what prevents the stripper from melting the plastic binding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 When using stripper on a Les Paul, what prevents the stripper from melting the plastic binding? Can't you just use lacquer thinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Pete Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Can't you just use lacquer thinner? I just scraped it near the binding. I am not sure if the thinner would soften the binding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Thinner will melt the binding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Pete Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Also thinner would evaporate so fast you may not get all the lacquer off before it hardens again. If you want to see my project go here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammin' Joe Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I may have gotten lucky but I used acetone to strip a Les Paul Special once. It worked really well and was easy to use. I just put some on a rag and wiped it over the guitar until the finish was gone. Didn't notice any adverse effects but I'd still be careful while using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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