does anybody here know how to remove a pickguard safely from an acoustic guitar??
Im getting a new one soon, which has a satin with gloss top finish..
My friend said use a glue remover, but Ive also heard about using heat..but Im worried it will damage the finish, or worse the wood =O

can it be done at home, or is it better to take it to a professional.?

A quick Googling and this is the first link that comes up regarding pickguard replacement:

http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/pickguards.htm

Hmm for me i'd definitely take my guitar to a pro. can't risk my fender strat getting damaged @@

ahh thanks!! ^^
dnoe why i didn think of googling it.. hehe.. :sry

I say you should take it to a professional guitar luthier to help you remove the pick guard. It'll cost you, but you can be sure that they'll know what they're doing... hehe. It also helps if you just buy a guitar without a pick guard, but you probably couldn't find one, right?

Your acoustic guitar sounds expensive... gloss top! Are the sides satin then? My acoustic is gloss top with satin back/sides, no pickguard ..;) *drools, lol*

do you know how much it will approximately cost me?
im really broke.. and i just lost like 50dollars theother day =O haha..

but anyway, yeahh the sides are satin.. i suspect.. lol. It's either gona be the taylor 114c or 114ce, i havnt decided yet..but they look smexy without pickguards

:clap

what guitar do u have?? it sounds so sexy lol :suki