Replacing an acoustic guitar pickguard

[Riffster]

After dyeing the fretboard, oiling it and a new set of strings I decided to "pretty up" this otherwise bland-looking guitar so I decided to replace the pickguard but I ran into something unexpected: "tan lines"

 

The guitar in question, Fender 12-string.

 

 

Close up

 

 

Pickguard carefully removed and glue residue removed with "Oops".

 

 

Check out the "tan lines":

 

 

New look, or at least what I wanted to achieve

 

 

Problem is:

 

 

Tan lines look sexy on women but not on this guitar. I will have to look for a guard that covers area.

[Tman5293]

If you found one thats bigger you could always cut it down to size with a dremel.

 

BTW, how did you go about getting the pick guard off? Did you just pry it off?

[Silenced Fred]

Spray tan?

 

Looks good though man, much more pretty

[Riffster]

If you found one thats bigger you could always cut it down to size with a dremel.

 

BTW, how did you go about getting the pick guard off? Did you just pry it off?

 

Yep, I will look for one that is big enough or make a custom one,

 

To answer your question, yes i simply started pulling from the small side of the guard (curling it) while holding the guitar down with my other hand.

 

Then I applied that Oops stuff liberally and let it soak for a bit, removed the glue residue and then cleaned with regular non-abbrasive cleaner to remove the rest of the glue residue that was smudged around.