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The Old Timer - Posted - 05/24/2012: 18:25:21
I searched the archives on this and couldn't find it, even though I remember it being discussed here once.
Can someone remind me the simplest cleanest way to remove the black brand logo from a frosted white plastic banjo head, specifically Remo Weatherking? Without making a mess or marring the white? I've got a new banjo with the head put on so logo is right up near the fingerboard, which I don't like, but it sounds too good to take the head off and rotate the logo down under the tailpiece!
Thanks.
BlueRanchRider - Posted - 05/24/2012: 18:29:34
From my search, fingernail polish or acetone does the job. I have no experience with trying either. Mine are visible, and new RK is hidden under the tailpiece.
J-Walk - Posted - 05/24/2012: 19:01:53
Try acetone (it's fingernail polish remover), but I'm pretty sure that Remo recently changed their formula to make it much more difficult to remove.
This might be the thread you were looking for:
rudy - Posted - 05/25/2012: 04:37:28
quote:
Originally posted by Fathand
I just hide it under the tailpiece
Not always an option...
steve davis - Posted - 05/25/2012: 04:45:12
You won't hurt the tone by loosening and repositioning the head.
Just return it to the same tension for the same tone.
Coin and stick method will let you identify where the tension is and let you repeat that tension on retightening.
SFI - Posted - 05/25/2012: 05:12:32
The easiest way to have no logo on your banjo head is to buy a logo free Remo head from me.
Bob Smakula
steve davis - Posted - 05/25/2012: 06:08:15
quote:
Originally posted by rudy
quote:
Originally posted by Fathand
I just hide it under the tailpiece
Not always an option...
No hiding place.Great NBB song.
The Old Timer - Posted - 05/25/2012: 06:41:48
Thank you all! The old thread that was linked had plenty of answers to help me in this particular situation.
goldtopia - Posted - 05/25/2012: 06:56:42
Turn the head round so that the logo is under the tailpiece. Its what most people do.
Bill.O
motleyminstrels.co.uk
csbdr - Posted - 05/25/2012: 08:58:32
That doesnt work with alot of openbacks with much smaller tailpieces. I have the same problem/desire.
OldTimeGal - Posted - 05/25/2012: 14:22:04
RE: Removing factory labels/graphics from heads:
Solvents such as lacquer thinner, nail polish remover, etc. would dissolve coated finish on coated heads as well as the graphic. A less toxic solvent that apparently works very well is Citrus Strip (surfkoat.com/citrus_strip).
Hope this helps,
Old Time Gal
The Old Timer - Posted - 05/25/2012: 19:29:38
So, I went to the hardware store and asked for their smallest container of paint stripper, nail polish remover, etc. and they had two kinds in little cans about the size of a 3 in 1 oil tin. "Goof Off!" and "Oops!" Both had similar directions and warnings so I got the cheaper "Ooops!". For "graffiti, paint, ink, marker, tar and asphalt".
Very powerful lacquer thinner type of odor. I made a wet spot about the size of a quarter on an old t shirt and Boy! did it peel that black logo ink off in a hurry! The black ink now on the t shirt wanted to smear, so I kept moving to clean spots on the rag and doing it again. Within 30 seconds got down to just a "shadow" of the logo, with very little blackening of the cloth any more. Went to another clean spot and cleand up all the faint remnants of black smear and very soon noticed tiny clear "speckles" starting to show up in the white frosting, so I quit immediately. No great harm done, you can only see them from 8 or 10" away.
From 6 feet away it now looks like an all white head. I'm happy.
I threw the rag outdoors to air out rather than keep it in the basement.
This stuff works FAST and you do have to be careful not to rub too hard or too much, to avoid peeling off the white frosting.
Now what do I do with the rest of the tin? I suppose I could leave it to my grandchildren, I'm sure it will last that long. I must have blown through 7 or 8 drops of the stuff already.
Better living through chemistry!!!
rudy - Posted - 05/26/2012: 03:54:24
quote:
Originally posted by The Old Timer
So, I went to the hardware store and asked for their smallest container of paint stripper, nail polish remover, etc. and they had two kinds in little cans about the size of a 3 in 1 oil tin. "Goof Off!" and "Oops!" Both had similar directions and warnings so I got the cheaper "Ooops!". For "graffiti, paint, ink, marker, tar and asphalt".
Very powerful lacquer thinner type of odor. I made a wet spot about the size of a quarter on an old t shirt and Boy! did it peel that black logo ink off in a hurry! The black ink now on the t shirt wanted to smear, so I kept moving to clean spots on the rag and doing it again. Within 30 seconds got down to just a "shadow" of the logo, with very little blackening of the cloth any more. Went to another clean spot and cleand up all the faint remnants of black smear and very soon noticed tiny clear "speckles" starting to show up in the white frosting, so I quit immediately. No great harm done, you can only see them from 8 or 10" away.
From 6 feet away it now looks like an all white head. I'm happy.
I threw the rag outdoors to air out rather than keep it in the basement.
This stuff works FAST and you do have to be careful not to rub too hard or too much, to avoid peeling off the white frosting.
Now what do I do with the rest of the tin? I suppose I could leave it to my grandchildren, I'm sure it will last that long. I must have blown through 7 or 8 drops of the stuff already.
Better living through chemistry!!!
I suggest you use it on "graffiti, paint, ink, marker, tar and asphalt".
I think any of the solvents capable of removing the logo inks will also remove the frosting if there's very much scrubbing involved. I found that a stronger solvent with little or no rubbing is better than lighter duty stuff like nail polish remover. If you use lacquer thinner, apply it liberally, and use a couple sections of clean rag the logo will liquefy and float away with very little rubbing necessary. Without the scrubbing the frosting stays intact and is not effected.
SWCooper - Posted - 05/26/2012: 04:22:25
I had two FiberSkyn heads I've recently tried to pull the logo off of. One American made, one probably not. Acetone didn't touch the logo on the US one (it didn't damage the surface that I can tell, either). It kinda sorta took a bit of the logo off the non-US one, but it's still visible. Very small tailpiece on this banjo, so I'm just going to draw over the logos.
DeanT - Posted - 05/26/2012: 08:00:04
I removed the Remo Wagon wheel logo from my ESS just last month with nail polish remover I found in the bathroom. Gone without a trace in a minute, with a little rubbing. No damage to the white frosting.
taiger - Posted - 05/26/2012: 21:54:03
I tried to remove logo from a few heads recently. I tried the nail polish remover method with so so results. The fiberskin was to rough. The label smeered a bit but stayed put. The frosted top remo came off but with some frosting too. The frosted bottom was the most success. And I also tried an elite renaissance head with no luck.
Gillis Cashman - Posted - 05/27/2012: 05:00:40
The newer remo head logos are etched in to the frosting. Use nail polish and a cotton ball then dab only.