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Remove Paper on Inside of Box Lid?

Posted by Jose Cruise on May 15, 2013 at 11:34am in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hello,

I've found some old threads on removing the paper on the outside of the boxes, but do you all routinely remove paper on the inside lid?

As you can see, I started to remove it with a Stanley Knife, but it's tedious. Will leaving it on deaden the tone on the soundboard?

Thanks,

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Slowpaw Steve T May 24, 2013 at 6:35am

if glueing it is best to remove the paper otherwise it could weaken the bond, but should hardly affect the sound i leave the paper on the outsides (-:
Wade May 23, 2013 at 9:43pm

If you want to improve tone - you could try these steps. This is what I've done:

1. strip the paper off as mentioned with sandpaper- water and then scrape off.

2. thin the top so it vibrates more freely using a sander

3.I like to apply some salt water to really dry out the wood. Not sure what it does, but it seems to open the wood top up.

4. Lastly, that is a lot of work. If you are amplifying your guitar, ignore steps 1-4 and go directly to cranking the amp up to 10 and jamming out!
robert gate May 23, 2013 at 12:49pm

Well I take it off
Clarky May 21, 2013 at 6:42am

I don't remove it, I've not really noticed the difference in sound between it being there and not.
Penny Nelson May 21, 2013 at 2:32am

Just get a blow drier or heat gun much easier just heat it and the paper will come straight off. Anything that impacts the resonance of the soundboard is gone on my builds.
Bluesheart May 18, 2013 at 5:11pm

I like to take it off if I can w/o too much trouble. I always will take out any of the velvet like stuff no matter what a pain it is. Hard surfaces are good, fuzzy ones, no thanks.
Hippy Chip May 17, 2013 at 6:32pm

I never peel off any paper labels inside or out except where I need to glue in neck mounts. If I don't like the looks or the sound of a box---I don't get it!
Bruce Trappes May 16, 2013 at 7:28pm

Well I take it off. To my mind it is sound absorbing, so I remove it.....carefully.

The inside label if removed carefully & intact can be kept as a spare label for a box with a damaged label on the lid
Daddy D May 16, 2013 at 3:22am

If you want the paper off, sand it with rough paper for about 20 seconds. Then wet it and scrape it off with a razor blade. Comes right off. Start to finish, you'll be done in less than five minutes.
Ron "Oily" Sprague May 15, 2013 at 2:08pm

Goo Gone. Sandpaper. Dremel sander wheel. Lighter fluid. An old razor blade. Take it all off.

Or leave it all on. It won't matter, unless you truly have ears that can actually hear the Abbey Road studio air conditioners at the end of A Day In The Life.