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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | HELP! Some (un)intelligent person just brought in an electric guitar that he superglued a loose tone knob on. It has a big blob, and I've tried with an exacto knife to cut through it, but no luck. All the articles I've read say to either soak it in warm soapy water or use acetone. Well obviously I can't soak it, and acetone will eat the finish. I'm not even sure the glue didn't seep inside, but I'd still like to get the knob off. I have a feeling it's hopeless, but I know some of you have great ideas about just about everything. All input will be appreciated. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Someone did the same thing to a tone knob on an ol' Lyle. I had to saw down across the top and snap off the halves using a screwdriver in the slot I made. A utility knife took care of the remaining SG on the pot shaft. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Even that won't work on this guitar. The knobs are metal. It is an ESP, and if I knew whether they used Polyester or urethane, I might be able to use acetone, but I can't get any info on that either. I'll keep looking. Thanks. |
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Location: Utah | You could potentially test a hidden area under the pickguard to see if the finish is safe for acetone. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | It doesn't have a pickguard. I can test some of the overspray on the inside I guess. I will have to soak the heck out of it because there is a HUGE blob of this stuff. I may just give it up. It's a "metal" guitar, and at least he had the tone all the way up when he glued it. Most metal heads play that way anyway. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | This may sound extreme but how about a hacksaw to cut all the way through to the switch stem and replace everything?
Anita |
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Location: Michigan | Acetone, or nail polish remover (same thing just diluted) will disolve superglue. |
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Location: Agawam MA | Find a woodworking store near you or online and get some debonder. 2P-10 makes a good one. Make a slit in a piece of plasic and slip it under the knob. overlap the ends and tape them down. Use the debonder sparingly. Of course I've never made a mistake like that before- this is all theoretical.
God bless,
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I got it off, and now I know why he glued it. The post is broken below the level of the set screw. I was trying to save the guy money, but it looks like I'll have to put in a new pot. Thanks everybody for you advice. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I got it off, and now I know why he glued it. The post is broken below the level of the set screw. I was trying to save the guy money, but it looks like I'll have to put in a new pot. Thanks everybody for you advice. Alison,
What did you end up using to get the glue off? |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I kept at it with the exacto knife. |
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Removing superglue
