Stickisomething

[Bobby G]

It's not really a problem as such as I bought my YAS62 'as seen', but I wonder if anything can be done about it's cosmetic appearance - the long keyguard appears at one time to have become detached from the bell and reattached with some kind of adhesive, possibly superglue or similar, leaving a small but noticeable smear across the bell as if the residue wasn't cleaned off very carefully. Is there any way of removing this without damaging the lacquer?

 

[losaavedra]

Lighter fuel (the petrol sort) might do it ... at least it won't shift the lacquer. If it is superglue then I haven't found anything that shifts it although very gently rubbing at it with a small wad of Duroglit (wadding soaked in metal polish variety) might just do the job without taking the lacquer off too (that's why I said 'gently'!). Even toothpaste might work (another mild abrasive). All depends on whether the glue yuk has eaten through the lacquer beneath. Try a very small test area with each of these substances to see what works.

 

[stephen_howard]

Got room for it in the freezer?
If it's superglue it can be made brittle by freezing. This weakens the bond to the parent material, and if you're lucky ( and careful ) you should be able to pick it away with your fingernail.
Topical freezing might just do it...a couple of packs of frozen peas.

The best solvent for superglue that I've found is acetone ( some nail varnish removers contain acetone...but not all these days ) - but this is also a very effective solvent for many lacquers. Yamaha use an epoxy lacquer....so it should be resistant...but I wouldn't like to bet on it.

Regards,

 

[jools]

There is a superglue remover available from B&Q - called (I think) adhesive remover (I think it's made by Evostick) - I had to use it on my fridge, where the kitchen fitters spilled a drop when they put up the pelmets (GRRRRRR) - my fridge is aluminium, and it worked great, but the instructions do say " do not use on plastic" so that might include lacquer. It's only a quid or so, so if there's a small hidden spot you could try it on, it might work.

 

[Bobby G]

Good tip Jools, I'll give it a try as you say on a hidden spot. Firstly, though, won't I have to apply a small smear of superglue to said hidden spot to see if the remover works :erm:

 

[jools]

Nah - just to see that the 'remover' doesn't remove the lacquer.

It's a kind of jelly - wierd stuff - and you have to leave it on overnight, but it took off a huge (4inch) dribble off a metal surface with no aftertrace at all. It works a treat.

 

[Bobby G]

Hopefully it won't detach the keyguard, although I s'pose if it does at least I can get it fixed properly