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WTB: waterslide

Does anyone know a waterslide decal maker who sells Fugazi decals in a fender font?

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Waterslide decal on wipe-on poly

Hi -- I built my first two guitars and finished them with Minwax wipe-on poly. I came to order Rothko & Frost waterslide decals and noticed their website says they won't work on wipe-on poly (or maybe any poly). Anyone have advice on how to add a decal to the headstock in this situation? FYI, the builds are over two years old so the poly is pretty well set. Thanks!

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I think you would probably rub the decal off if you aren’t careful. I use a lot of wipe on poly, but have learned to use spray poly on the headstocks if there is a decal. I use Minwax fast-drying poly…
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OK I know I just posted here, but I just had a tremendous customer service experience and had to share. I contacted Guitar-Restore.net about this, they had a similar graphic to what I needed for my Harmony, but it was on vinyl instead of a waterslide decal. They not only made one available for me, they just added it to their site!! Couldn't be happier. So if anyone needs custom decals or graphics for a project, I highly recommend th…

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Ian Davlin
Adding to useful links.