gehazan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 hi, this is my first post in this forum. Yersterday, i found my gibson Lp Studio Alpine White with blue ink on a side. it's bic ink. what product can i use to take it away??withought damageing the laquer??? thanks gabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 A nitrocellulose safe polish should work fine (I siggest Gibsons pump polish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 That's not permanent ink, so you may just be able to rub it off with a wet cotton cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Yeah... soft cloth and water should do, or as said before Gibson pump polish. It's the only thing I use on my Nitro-finished guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 How did you get ink on it...younger brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehazan Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 i will try with a cloth and water. IT's MY OLDER BROTHER, HIS 24, BUT I DONT FUC"""" KNOW HOW HE DID THAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehazan Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 i TRIED,AND ALSO WITH DETERGENT, BUT THE INK DIDNT DISAPEARED TOTALLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba_leon Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 If all else fails try this. My bud used it on his LP and he swears by it. http://www.guitarscratchremover.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 20 grit sand paper will remove it all' date=' ink, paint, wood...........etc.[/quote'] I thought 80 and then 220 is what you should use? Seriously though, what grit do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 If water doesn't work completely, next try a slighltly less polar solvent before going to anything abrasive. Naptha (lighter fluid) is perfectly safe for nitrocellulose lacquer finishes and it might get the rest of the ink off. If you have paint thinner (mineral spirits) that's okay too but not as effective as naptha and it won't evaporate as quickly so it can leave a smeary residue. Emulsions used to clean furniture like Liquid Gold can also be helpful to remove marks and dirt and maybe even ink (so long as it wasn't a magic marker because the alcohol in the ink penetrates the lacquer and takes the pigment with it). However, stay away from rubbing alcohol (isopropanol), denatured alcohol (ethanol), acetone, or lacquer thinner which will either make white spots on the lacquer or will eat into it completely. After trying water and naptha it's time for something really mild in terms of an abrasive, like buffing compound or polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I wouldn't at all' date=' I was joking[/quote'] Went the route of the Colonel's product, huh. I was waiting to see. Wise move. One never knows. Groper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehazan Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 If water doesn't work completely' date=' next try a slighltly less polar solvent before going to anything abrasive. Naptha (lighter fluid) is perfectly safe for nitrocellulose lacquer finishes and it might get the rest of the ink off.[/quote']i will try, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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