Fender Decals Question 2

Hey Dude, Nice fire starting. your other decal post is developing nicely. LMAO

 

Hey, try solvent on a part of the new decal that you will not use and see if it disolves it. then try it on a part of the bass (top of the head stock) and see if it affects the finish. use a Q tip try lighter fluid or nail polish remover they are good adhesive removers. I have never done this so I really dont know.

good luck.

 

just keep the squier logo on... why make a fake fender for?i would feel guilty telling people i had a fender when it was a squier that sounded good..

 

PM Papajune or w/e his name, he did it.

EDIT: Here's his thread.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304158

 

Lacquer thinner will take off a decal.

 

Just sand it dude. Moisten the area, apply the decal (pretty much like a waterslide decal on a model plane or something) clear coat, and sand appropriately. It's quite easy and I've done several.

Ha, your other thread sure drew out the douchebag brigade

Anyway, good luck with your project

Matt

 

Like me, and when you're done, make sure you take big drink of that lacquer thinner, hmm hmm good!

If you don't drink, just splash it around your face a bit...

 

Remove tuners (after removing strings)
Remove tuner bushings
Sand whole face of headstock with 600 wet and dry on a block with water and a little dishwashing liquid till you get through the finish and through the existing logo.
If you go through to bare wood seal with a coat of lacquer.
Apply decal according to instructions
Apply mist coats of lacquer over decal
Apply at least a dozen or so full coats of lacquer over decal (more than you think you need
Wait a few weeks then level wet sand with a small block progressing 800 1200 1500 and then polish with cutting compound
Install hardware
Sounds lengthy and complicated? Yes it is and your bass is out of action for a month, but it is the only way to do it without it looking really shoddy.

 

What he said, but you dont need a dozen coats, just 2 or 3 an d wait a day or two to dry (assuming the clear is poly and not nitro) depending on humidity.

 

doo-doo head.

 

Hey, apparently im resident douche bag fake fender maker.

Contrary to popular opinion here i think if you want to do the decal replacement more power to you but do it knowing that you can never sell it, or if you have to then you must remove the logo. You might not have any intention of passing it off but there are a lot of folks that lack the integrity to disclose it once its left your hands. We'd all be livid if we paid for a Fender and got a moded squire in the post.

That being said i switched the logo on a new vintage modified and fingernail polish remover worked great, no need to sand!

Fingernail polish remover and paper towel to remove logo
Trim decal and determine placement
Follow waterslide directions
Then I felt I wanted to keep it there so I applied a spray on clear lacquer from walmart, for this though i recommend removing hardware and taping the nut but whatever.

Good luck

 

+1 no Dude, thats a Stand Up statement, and I wouldn't put you in my lying sack of s*** fraud making douchebag world....

 

They are called waterslides. That means you have to soak them until they slide off the backing paper onto the headstock. The pinup ones I bought said to soak in water for one minute. I ended up having the best results and easiest transfer after soaking them for about 1 1/2 minutes. Applying my pinup girl wasn't easy, geting the legs and arm straight but it worked. Just as the transfer starts to dry, blot the excess water and air bubbles with toilet paper.

Here's my pinup girl on my Aria P (OMG!! Fender Clone!!) Don't worry guys, this bass blows away ANY Fender, I'd NEVER put a FENDER logo on it..............

 

you sure as hell made a nicer relic, than the ones I've seen from Fender CS

 

Thanks! I posted a thread with more pics somewhere here.

I looked at a LOT of the Fender Custom Shop guitars and basses. IMHO, much of the wear and aging is just WRONG or missplaced. It's as if they want a relic look while still making a bass that looks factory new I bassed my relic on two old Fenders that a friend owns and sort of averaged them.

Here's what the Aria looked like when I got it: