PeterP Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 What is a good and safe cleaner to get sticky sugary goo off a Epiphone SG. Hate this time of year and the annoying visitors (& their kids) it brings. Only kept one guitar out for the holidays and they went and slimed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 PeterP, Does it have the clear poly finish or is it a faded? We are talking about the body, neck and headstock...right? Hopefully not the fretboard. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Lunatic Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 A cloth dampened with a mild solution of Murphy's Oil Soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Like I always say when people with sticky fingers visit my house: 'In the case, or its out of place' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 It is a sg g400 standard, cherry red veneer finish. goo is mostly on the body around the knobs, pickups & strings. Strings are easy, will just replace them. Pickups & pickguard should just wash off with a bit of soapy water I hope. Not sure what the finish on the wood is, poly would make things easier to clean I suspect. PeterP, Does it have the clear poly finish or is it a faded? We are talking about the body, neck and headstock...right? Hopefully not the fretboard. Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I used to have a g400, and when it got sticky, I just used warm water and a microfiber cloth. worked just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterloocasino Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The poly finish on my Casino is quite resilient. Like all Epiphones, the E fell off the pickguard as soon as I got it home. I glued it back on with Krazy-Glue, but a few drops of the glue landed on the poly. I was able to remove the glue with nail polish remover. I checked before using it on a small area near the neck joint where damage wouldn't be noticed, and to my surprise it had no effect on the finish. To be sure, it would be prudent to check your guitar's finish before trying this at home.<br style="text-shadow: none;"><br style="text-shadow: none;"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The poly finish on my Casino is quite resilient. Like all Epiphones, the E fell off the pickguard as soon as I got it home. I glued it back on with Krazy-Glue, but a few drops of the glue landed on the poly. I was able to remove the glue with nail polish remover. I checked before using it on a small area near the neck joint where damage wouldn't be noticed, and to my surprise it had no effect on the finish. To be sure, it would be prudent to check your guitar's finish before trying this at home.<br style="text-shadow: none;"><br style="text-shadow: none;"> the E fell off my es 335. I didnt really like it on the guitar anyways, so I put glue on it and stuck in on my case When I bought it: after I got home: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The poly finish on my Casino is quite resilient. Like all Epiphones, the E fell off the pickguard as soon as I got it home. I glued it back on with Krazy-Glue, but a few drops of the glue landed on the poly. I was able to remove the glue with nail polish remover. I checked before using it on a small area near the neck joint where damage wouldn't be noticed, and to my surprise it had no effect on the finish. To be sure, it would be prudent to check your guitar's finish before trying this at home.<br style="text-shadow: none;"><br style="text-shadow: none;"> The main ingredient in nail polish remover is Acetone. Acetone will melt plastic and poly is a type of plastic. If you wipe it off quick, you may not notice any damage, but if left on in any concentration it will dull, and then eat through the finish on Epiphone guitars. But of all the common finishes, poly is the most durable. I've used Windex (active ingredient ammonia) on it with no noticable negative effects. And it cleans sticky goo real well. Tehbeast, that's a really nice looking Dot. Is that one of the "Special Edition" block issues? I haven't seen one in that finish before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 The clensing was successfull. Used plain wet paper towels to get rid of most of the gunk, Then used Purell sanitiser and towels to clean off the more stubborn residue. Followed by a lot of buffing with a microfiber cloth. Purell is jellied alcohol dries quick and leaves no residue, our IT guys use it to clean laptop screens so I guessed it would be safe to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Oups made double post, I don't see how to get rid of this dup post The clensing was successfull. Used plain wet paper towels to get rid of most of the gunk, Then used Purell sanitiser and towels to clean off the more stubborn residue. Followed by a lot of buffing with a microfiber cloth. Purell is jellied alcohol dries quick and leaves no residue, our IT guys use it to clean laptop screens so I guessed it would be safe to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewblue Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 See if you can find a product called Lizard Spit. It removes sweat, beer. and any other sticky stuff even sticker glue. It has some kind of wax in it, so it really cleans things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjudge3 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I would not use paper towels! They have fibers in them that can scratch the finish of your guitar. You may not notice it after few times but eventually tiny little scratches will show up. A 100% cotton t-shirt is much better if you don't have anything else. Just trying to help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 That is good to know thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed1 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 My luthier once told me that Naphtha (with a soft cloth) was the best all around cleaner you could use on a guitar. He also told me that he never uses wax to shine up a guitar, that a Naphtha cleaning will shine it up right back to the factory finish, without adding wax build up. It'll take wax off, too. That build up will deaden an acoustic guitar, which isn't much of a problem with solid bodies. I've used it on My Rickenbacker 12, Gibson MM, Epi Casinp and Fender Strat, with excellent results every time. Don't know about nitro though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magneezo Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The T-shirt thing works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atj13 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 hey good luck with the clean up but I guess you have it well in hand by now, man if my sons Epi or Gibson got slimed he would need freakin counselling it would be China syndrome meltdown time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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