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I had a few guys coming over to check out some of my guitars, knowing they were strummers, not fingerstlye, so I installed removable pick guards to protect the finish. Afterwards, I left one on for several months and when I removed it, well, not a warm feeling. Ruined the finish underneath. I thought I would share my experience in the hopes that it saves someone else this warm feeling. Clinton

I had a bad finish problem with a French polished top last year when I left a Kling On on it for several weeks - against the manufacturer's instructions.
The problem area recovered somewhat over the next several months, but eventually needed to be refinished.

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Well, it seems you are damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

I had a guy come by with a repair, and to test a new guitar, and I had been thinking I would put a clear pickgard on it, but didn't.
Sure enough, he scraped up the finish, and I had to re-polish the area.

I was so mad, I added $100 extra to his repair quote. After doing the repair, there was more to do than I estimated, and the money came out about right.
What to learn? Get mad at everyone bringing in a repair job!

That doesn't help you with YOUR problem, I don't know what the cling-on is made of that would react so strongly with shellac and varnish.
It must be vinyl.

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It's vinyl. I've used them on oil varnish finished guitars, but only after it's cured for at least a month, and I always remove it after playing.


Added/Edit, I would suspect results could vary depending on the finish manufacturer too.

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