- Tweedboy6L6 wrote:
- At last Friday night's Stray Cats show, luck was on my side and Brian Setzer autographed the pickguard from my Gretsch 6120 Setzer Hot Rod. I want to leave the signed pickguard on the guitar as it adds so much character and soul. I'm not quite sure how to protect the signature. Has anyone had any experience along these lines? I've considered window cling vinyl but am afraid this might lift the Sharpie ink. I'm leaning toward making a clear pickguard out of .030" clear plexiglass to put over the original.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
the pkguard is made of cast or extruded acrylic (plexiglass is a brand
name for thermal plastics) and is shot (painted and engraved) from the
back.
In either situation you dont want to hit either the plastic or the sharpie
ink with anything using catalyzing solvent. While it doesnt spray out the best from a rattlecan, Poly acrylate spray paint (the blue rattle can from
home depot) can be gently layered on the plexi...
the only niggle here is that the surface of the pickguard was highly polished to begin with and as "permanent" as the sharpie ink is on most
surfaces, it doesnt have much to adhere to, soooooo...
be careful man! beee careful... I would never take the chance of that signature coming off that pkguard by leaving it on the guitar.. I would frame that mother...
my 2 cents...
ps. and yes paul setzer is a good source for the pickguard stuff, I use
to run an acrylic manufacturing company and that is some specialized
work(tedious), if paul has that stuff avail..a thin veneer cover would be nice!