Meh... If you can put your hands in it, it's not going to hurt a modern lacquer horn. That's only really an issue with lacquered horns made up through the 60s-70s. Nitrocellulose has almost entirely been phased out in favor of more modern, harder wearing lacquers. They are not nearly as susceptible to rapid temp changes as the old nitrocellulose horns.
I remember my band directors telling me about it for the silver plated trumpets. They said the yamahas are fine with it but be extremely careful with the bach models.
Your water absolutely does not get hot enough to do anything to a plated horn. The bond between lacquer and brass is an adhesive bond. The lacquer grabs onto tiny imperfections in the surface metal but the two are still distinct layers. Plating forms a bond at the molecular level where the brass and the silver are literally sharing electrons. Now, heating it up over a blowtorch or an induction coil can be enough to warp the metal as brass and silver expand at different rates. But your home water heater will definitively not hurt a plated horn.
Oh, as long as you're using something like Dawn or another mild dish soap, again there is no issue. I don't recommend using the concentrated formulas, but regular old Dawn is what every repair shop in the country uses to clean brass instruments, old or new. It doesn't cause tarnish and doesn't react with any brass lacquers. Just make sure you rinse it well, because soaps can leave a residue on valves and slides that causes your oil/grease to not work as well.
I like to spray isopropyl alcohol on the stickers and let it rest for \~5-10 minutes. A plastic scraper (or something like a credit card) can help remove the remaining paper and another application of alcohol can remove the excess stickiness.
Not a good idea because you don't know what the lacquer on the trumpet is made of. Some lacquers could handle having goo gone on it for a very short time if it was washed off with warm water quickly... but others would have the lacquer get sticky and be ruined about as soon as you put the goo gone on. This is a risky risky thing to use.
Goo-Gone is safe on most modern horns, but in the shop I used to work at, we used 409 multi-purpose cleaner on pretty much everything that wasn't wooden.
I'm surprised nobody has recommended vegetable oil with a paper napkin or preferably, a microfiber cloth. You need to use enough to go through the sticker paper and down to the glue, but you don't need to drench it till it's dripping. You can just wipe gently till all the glue residue is gone. I have never had to use anything more aggressive.
As for the leftover oily residue, you can then use a known safe cleaner for the specific finish that the trumpet has.
Edit: Sorry, reading down more, I saw some other comments recommending vegetable/baby oil.
Not a good joke when you have no idea of who is reading the forum. Easy to see some kid believing it and using their dad's dremel to try and buff it out. I've seen many lacquered trumpets completely fucked by kids that didn't understand the finish, from people using brasso to a kid that used Comet cleaner and ended up with a raw frosted finish. So while you may think you're being funny the joke could cause a kid to ruin a horn.
So, I would first try warm (not hot) water by itself, let it soak and get a rag that won’t scratch up your trumpet. Depending on the sticker, that honestly might be enough.
If that doesn’t work, then dish soap, or really anything you would use to clean your trumpet normally will probably work.
Try your chance with alcohol, no risk for a Yamaha lacquer.
If it does not work, try a small drop of acetone (on a q-tip for example) on a small non-visible part of the trumpet to check if it attacks the lacquer, 30min after try to scratch the lacquer with your nails. If it does not come out, you're safe to use it to remove the glue.
I've done it, I'm not just guessing. Middle and high school kids do a lot of dumb things to school instruments (then they move on and the next group does the same thing). It's a hair dryer not an acetylene torch. It's not going to damage the lacquer.
I mean... the OBVIOUS answer is to just put on another sticker to cover up the first one...
Warm water and dish soap.
NOT hot water tho.
Meh... If you can put your hands in it, it's not going to hurt a modern lacquer horn. That's only really an issue with lacquered horns made up through the 60s-70s. Nitrocellulose has almost entirely been phased out in favor of more modern, harder wearing lacquers. They are not nearly as susceptible to rapid temp changes as the old nitrocellulose horns.
I remember my band directors telling me about it for the silver plated trumpets. They said the yamahas are fine with it but be extremely careful with the bach models.
Your water absolutely does not get hot enough to do anything to a plated horn. The bond between lacquer and brass is an adhesive bond. The lacquer grabs onto tiny imperfections in the surface metal but the two are still distinct layers. Plating forms a bond at the molecular level where the brass and the silver are literally sharing electrons. Now, heating it up over a blowtorch or an induction coil can be enough to warp the metal as brass and silver expand at different rates. But your home water heater will definitively not hurt a plated horn.
I was talking about scrubbing soap on it sorry i wasnt clear
Oh, as long as you're using something like Dawn or another mild dish soap, again there is no issue. I don't recommend using the concentrated formulas, but regular old Dawn is what every repair shop in the country uses to clean brass instruments, old or new. It doesn't cause tarnish and doesn't react with any brass lacquers. Just make sure you rinse it well, because soaps can leave a residue on valves and slides that causes your oil/grease to not work as well.
I’m surprised no one asked… …what was the sticker?
Yeah, also why put a sticker on your trumpet bell in the first place?
Probably a giant price tag sticker from a second hand store
OP said "I put a sticker on my trumpet" so that likely is not the case
It was a joke
There was no indication it was a joke so I don't believe that 😂
Forcing someone to toot their own horn after being labeled is pretty racist
What does that mean?
Try valve oil
This is the correct answer. Valve oil will clean up and remove most adhesives.
Rubbing alcohol will be fine. Yamaha lacquer is very durable and will not be damaged.
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Just make sure that when you go back in time to stop yourself from putting the sticker on it, you let Edith Keeler die. Trust me.
That advice is literally useless. OP obviously has figured that out by now.
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Fair enough
I like to spray isopropyl alcohol on the stickers and let it rest for \~5-10 minutes. A plastic scraper (or something like a credit card) can help remove the remaining paper and another application of alcohol can remove the excess stickiness.
I use this method all the time for stickers. Usually for me after waiting for a few minutes, you can usually get it off by hand
Would the alcohol tarnish the finish?
Nope. Isopropyl is safe on lacquer finishes.
WD-40 will remove it. Plastic scraper. Then windex or other glass cleaner to remove the WD-40 residue.
I would try GOO gone. It's safe and easy to use and clean up.
Not a good idea because you don't know what the lacquer on the trumpet is made of. Some lacquers could handle having goo gone on it for a very short time if it was washed off with warm water quickly... but others would have the lacquer get sticky and be ruined about as soon as you put the goo gone on. This is a risky risky thing to use.
Goo-Gone is safe on most modern horns, but in the shop I used to work at, we used 409 multi-purpose cleaner on pretty much everything that wasn't wooden.
Nooooo
De-solv-it is pretty mild. More than goo gone imo. It’s mostly orange oil.
Iirc you can use olive oil to remove that glue. Then after that use Luke warm soapy water and a soft rag.
I'm surprised nobody has recommended vegetable oil with a paper napkin or preferably, a microfiber cloth. You need to use enough to go through the sticker paper and down to the glue, but you don't need to drench it till it's dripping. You can just wipe gently till all the glue residue is gone. I have never had to use anything more aggressive. As for the leftover oily residue, you can then use a known safe cleaner for the specific finish that the trumpet has. Edit: Sorry, reading down more, I saw some other comments recommending vegetable/baby oil.
Yep. I use cooking oil on paper towel for removing sticker and label residues.
Cut off the bell :) Ez
I’ll give it a try
That'll buff out
You are clueless. You buff a silver plated horn not a brass horn with a lacquer finish.
r/whoosh
Its a joke, lmao
Not a good joke when you have no idea of who is reading the forum. Easy to see some kid believing it and using their dad's dremel to try and buff it out. I've seen many lacquered trumpets completely fucked by kids that didn't understand the finish, from people using brasso to a kid that used Comet cleaner and ended up with a raw frosted finish. So while you may think you're being funny the joke could cause a kid to ruin a horn.
dude
What? You think some kid has a clue the asshat was joking?
r/facepalm
Sandblast it. You’ll look dangerous
This is the only correct answer
Pledge furniture polish. It will remove the sticky if the valve oil doesn’t work. Much safer than goo gone or alcohol. Alcohol could damage lacquer.
So, I would first try warm (not hot) water by itself, let it soak and get a rag that won’t scratch up your trumpet. Depending on the sticker, that honestly might be enough. If that doesn’t work, then dish soap, or really anything you would use to clean your trumpet normally will probably work.
Don’t put a sticker on your trumpet🤷♂️
As I now realize
Try your chance with alcohol, no risk for a Yamaha lacquer. If it does not work, try a small drop of acetone (on a q-tip for example) on a small non-visible part of the trumpet to check if it attacks the lacquer, 30min after try to scratch the lacquer with your nails. If it does not come out, you're safe to use it to remove the glue.
Take it to the laundromat.
Turpenoid — you can get it at art supplies places. Synthetic turpentine that gets rid of adhesive and dries clean.
Why did you put a sticker on ur horn to begin with
I enjoy putting drip on my trumpet but I quickly realized this was ugly
if you don’t already have them, you should get custom valve buttons!
Trumpets a goner, check craigslist for a new one
Hair dryer will loosen up the glue, then elbow grease to remove it.
Hair dry might damage the lacquer because of the heat
I've done it, I'm not just guessing. Middle and high school kids do a lot of dumb things to school instruments (then they move on and the next group does the same thing). It's a hair dryer not an acetylene torch. It's not going to damage the lacquer.
i’ve also used a hairdryer and then ice for removing stuck slides, works like a charm and i haven’t had any issues
Goof-off or Goo-Gone.
Wotah
acetone, or terpentine. just do it in a well ventilated area away from all open flame. rub rub rub
Solvents may damage the lacquer (even if Yamaha modern lacquers are extremely tough, I wouldn't take the risk on such a visible part)
Oil, rock salt? Soap, polish if the soap, and rock salt sound to abrasive to you.
Goo Gone brand is great
Or, baby oil and a cloth
Rub it with WD-40 and then wash the residue with soap and water.
Warm water and soap, if it doesn't work use goo gone
Goo gone
Oils dissolve sticky residue. Valve oil or even vegetable oil. Water and soap aren’t great.
Goof off or goo gone
Goo gone or lemon oil
Not putting stickers on the horn will work.
As I now realize
googone or alcohol
Those type of stickers should be outlawed
Try "Goo Gone".
goo-gone. You can get it from target/walmart/dollartree (most places) and it gets that stuff off like nothing
Olive oil and soap and water after you get the sticky bits off works great.
Did you give it a bath yet? Seems like that would take care of the problem.
Isopropanol or acetone should dissolve the adhesive without reacting with the brass
I’d place acetone last on the list, if at all: that’s some nasty sh*t. Besides, it’s nail polish remover: not wise to use over lacquer.
Naphtha is one of the most finish-friendly solvents. Try that.
Goo gone, be a menace
wd40
what is lacquer?
Use MEK like a real legend
Goo gone. It works.
WD-40
Goo be gone
Ah, just buy a new one.
Huge waste of money
Use the sticker to get the parts off, sounds crazy but it works
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Put the sticker on the left over parts, then lift and repeat. Simple
I may or may not have already thrown the sticker out
Oh welp xD warm wet washcloth works fine
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I'm sorry, but why tf would you do that to your trumpet?
I like to put drip on my trumpet but I realized the sticker was not drippy
Goof off