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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Hello everyone. I have a Viper here with the black pickguard. It's is good shape except it had been played alot. Is there any product that can remove the swirls and scratches on a black pickguard? Can they be buffed out? Thanks..Paul Hebert |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Paul
Why do you want to remove the evidence that the pickgaurd is doing it's job. The factory has new pick gaurds, but old guitars should show signs of being played, gee whiz.
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Location: Netherlands | If it's plastic you could use plastic polish or displex, which is also used for polishing cellphone displays. |
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Location: NJ | There's also this stuff called "Novus" that we use for polishing out scratches and such from plexi/lexan exhibits and displays. You need to contact a plastics supply company. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The p/g is made from engraving stock, not a soft plastic. Buffing will make it more shiney than is originally was. I spoze you could buff it then steel wool it. Or get a new one from Budney. Or leave it. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Bailey, whats up with the "gee whiz" stuff. This is an old guitar that from what I can see was played hard. I don't play hard, and I don't like scratches anywhere on my guitars. I have old electric guitars I have played for years and the pickguards look great. If I am going to keep this Viper, the pickguard will look good....Paul Hebert |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | I was going to post something in a week or so... I'm waiting for a delivery of a Custom Legend Black with "some pick wear"... I'll wait to see how bad it is... But can "pick wear" be buffed out? The pictures didn't show "major" signs of wear... I'll keep you posted.
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Paul D.
moodypi was able to get a new Viper pick gaurd from the factory when he carelessly destroyed his by breaking out the cord plug. I dont think it cost him much. My Viper has little cracks around the cord plug, and I live in fear. Don't buff, buy.
Bailey (but don't forget to remove the plastic protectorate that it comes with) |
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Location: SoCal | "Carelessly"? Bailey, I'm wounded to the heart that you'd say that about me.
But it wasn't carelessness, it was sheer stupidity. Everybody, always, always, always keep track of where your chord is and don't step on it. Step on it and you can rip the cable right out of your guitar, destroying the pickguard. It's bad enough that there are bass players out there always trying to step on your chord.
It was an easy but bad design for Ovation to put the plugs into the pickguard instead of the body of the old electrics. They were probably hoping that if they guitars took off, they'd make a forture in the sales of pickguards (it's not the razors, it's the sale of the blades where Gillette makes all it's money).
Any way, contact Ovation. They have pickguards they sell. $50-75.
And don't forget to peel off the plastic protective covering before you put it on. |
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