Clingy plastic for covering f-holes

Caffeine Patrol · May 16th, 2008, 04:17 PM

So, we had to buy a new phone the other day and it had a thin sheet of clingy but not sticky plastic over the screen. It seems to me this would be a good material to cover f-holes on a hollowbody electric to reduce feedback at high volumes. It adheres to the surface of a guitar (I tried it on my 335) but doesn't leave any residue. Am I crazy? Do you think this would damage the finish over the long haul? Does anyone know the proper name for this kind of plastic and where a decent size sheet of it might be purchased?

vjf1968 · May 16th, 2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Caffeine Patrol

So, we had to buy a new phone the other day and it had a thin sheet of clingy but not sticky plastic over the screen. It seems to me this would be a good material to cover f-holes on a hollowbody electric to reduce feedback at high volumes. It adheres to the surface of a guitar (I tried it on my 335) but doesn't leave any residue. Am I crazy? Do you think this would damage the finish over the long haul? Does anyone know the proper name for this kind of plastic and where a decent size sheet of it might be purchased?

Try that Glad "Press Cling" wrap. It doesn't seem to leave any residue and it is readily available at any supermarket.

RodeoTex · May 16th, 2008, 06:33 PM

It sounds like a great idea on the surface - BUT - I once shipped a guitar wrapped up in bubble (dry, clean, new) that reacted with the lacquer just in the time of shipping.
I'd like to try it but I'd be very careful not to leave it on too long. May have no reaction at all, I dunno.

Telenator · May 16th, 2008, 08:42 PM

It's actually a static charge that makes the plastic stick and while it may leave no residue, you may find that your guitar will start "clicking" through your amp from the static build up.

Nick JD · May 16th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Get some black spongy foam, cut out a big piece slightly larger than the f-hole, stick some double sided tape all over it and stuff it in. No feedback, looks great, totally reversible.

Coffeemutt · May 16th, 2008, 11:19 PM

If you use a cling wrap with vinyl content, and your 335 is finished in nitro, in could damage the finish.

Check this out.

beep.click · May 16th, 2008, 11:55 PM

Caffeine, you might try clear bookcover material. They sell it in rolls; I've found it at Staples and Office Depot. They usually have a LOT of it, around back to school time.

The material is VERY similar to the thin plastic film on the pickguard of a new guitar. In fact, I actually use it AS A PICKGUARD, on guitars that don't have one. Pretty hard to see, once it's on there.

If you try it, make sure the roll says it's the "repositionable" kind -- if you put it on crooked, you just peel it off and do it again.

I haven't had any finish issues YET, but I can't say it's 100% harmless. Also, I haven't tried it on nitro, and won't. Not worth the risk.

DADGAD · May 17th, 2008, 12:10 AM

Just don't use any of those things on a guitar with a nitrocellulose finish!

SMPTE · May 17th, 2008, 04:33 AM

Wax paper? That kind that you use to seal up the tops of bowls?

Martinp · May 17th, 2008, 09:23 AM

Black balloons, drop em in the hole, blow them up, tie them off, and tuck the end in there. works great and practically invisible.
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Charlie Bernstein · May 17th, 2008, 05:23 PM

Cheez Whiz.

May 16th, 2008, 04:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Caffeine Patrol Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 372	Clingy plastic for covering f-holes So, we had to buy a new phone the other day and it had a thin sheet of clingy but not sticky plastic over the screen. It seems to me this would be a good material to cover f-holes on a hollowbody electric to reduce feedback at high volumes. It adheres to the surface of a guitar (I tried it on my 335) but doesn't leave any residue. Am I crazy? Do you think this would damage the finish over the long haul? Does anyone know the proper name for this kind of plastic and where a decent size sheet of it might be purchased?

May 16th, 2008, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
RodeoTex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,257	It sounds like a great idea on the surface - BUT - I once shipped a guitar wrapped up in bubble (dry, clean, new) that reacted with the lacquer just in the time of shipping. I'd like to try it but I'd be very careful not to leave it on too long. May have no reaction at all, I dunno. __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

May 16th, 2008, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Telenator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,620	It's actually a static charge that makes the plastic stick and while it may leave no residue, you may find that your guitar will start "clicking" through your amp from the static build up. __________________ Dogs have the right idea!

May 16th, 2008, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 2,496	Get some black spongy foam, cut out a big piece slightly larger than the f-hole, stick some double sided tape all over it and stuff it in. No feedback, looks great, totally reversible. __________________

May 16th, 2008, 11:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
beep.click Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 1,919	Caffeine, you might try clear bookcover material. They sell it in rolls; I've found it at Staples and Office Depot. They usually have a LOT of it, around back to school time. The material is VERY similar to the thin plastic film on the pickguard of a new guitar. In fact, I actually use it AS A PICKGUARD, on guitars that don't have one. Pretty hard to see, once it's on there. If you try it, make sure the roll says it's the "repositionable" kind -- if you put it on crooked, you just peel it off and do it again. I haven't had any finish issues YET, but I can't say it's 100% harmless. Also, I haven't tried it on nitro, and won't. Not worth the risk. __________________ "It looked like a giant green gum drop to me."

May 16th, 2008, 11:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Coffeemutt Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South-Central Kentucky Posts: 182	If you use a cling wrap with vinyl content, and your 335 is finished in nitro, in could damage the finish. Check this out.

May 17th, 2008, 12:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
DADGAD Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Palmdale, CA Posts: 764	Just don't use any of those things on a guitar with a nitrocellulose finish! __________________ "I need to learn some new scales and stop obsessing about this stuff." http://www.myspace.com/slickshoes

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SMPTE Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minneeeesoooottta Posts: 1,164	Wax paper? That kind that you use to seal up the tops of bowls? __________________ '52RI, HW1 Texas Tele, EJ Strat, MIJ JM, Epi Casino (AlnicoV), Gibson '61 RI SG, Steinberger, Squier PBass (heavily modded)

May 17th, 2008, 09:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Martinp Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Westbury, N.Y. Posts: 314	Black balloons, drop em in the hole, blow them up, tie them off, and tuck the end in there. works great and practically invisible. mp __________________ mp Westbury, New York

May 17th, 2008, 05:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Charlie Bernstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Augusta, Maine Posts: 2,516	Cheez Whiz.