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									Epi pickup covers - Guitar Repair and Maintenance				            </title>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168453</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 04:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[will do. it is out of the shop but i don&#039;t have it here with me. (i&#039;m at college @ 45 minutes from home). i should have it back in my possession tomorrow sometime, at which point it needs re...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[will do. it is out of the shop but i don't have it here with me. (i'm at college @ 45 minutes from home). i should have it back in my possession tomorrow sometime, at which point it needs restrung. then i'll give you guys a picture and an update]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>jtb226</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168218</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I wasn&#039;t talking about adding soldering wires on, just about removing the solder that is apparently holding the covers on the pickups.anyway.... jtb226 let us know how it sounds when you get...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I wasn't talking about adding soldering wires on, just about removing the solder that is apparently holding the covers on the pickups.<br><br>anyway.... <br><br>jtb226 let us know how it sounds when you get it back.<br><br> :)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>afterblast</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168210</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The soldering iron is there to heat up the parts you&#039;re soldering to the temperature at which solder liquefies, then you melt the solder onto them
Exactly right, when you are making a solder...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The soldering iron is there to heat up the parts you're soldering to the temperature at which solder liquefies, then you melt the solder onto them
Exactly right, when you are <U>making</U> a solder joint.<br><br>De-soldering, especially without causing damage, doesn't nescessarily require heating both pieces of metal.<br>You simply have to liquefy the solder between the two attached surfaces. And  remove the molten solder, using a wick or some variety of solder sucker.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>kent_eh</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168193</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Afterblast, you&#039;ve got it backwards. The soldering iron is there to heat up the parts you&#039;re soldering to the temperature at which solder liquefies, then you melt the solder onto them. If yo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Afterblast, you've got it backwards. The soldering iron is there to heat up the parts you're soldering to the temperature at which solder liquefies, then you melt the solder onto them. If you don't do it that way, it won't stick properly. You often need to use a clip on heat sink on leads to electronic parts to keep the heat traveling up the wire leads from damaging the parts.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>Ricochet</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168175</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[eh. i think i&#039;ll just take it to my local electronics place. he&#039;s done work for me before and actually sells/works on guitars and is very good.  rather than me doing it and possibly screwing...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[eh. i think i'll just take it to my local electronics place. he's done work for me before and actually sells/works on guitars and is very good.  rather than me doing it and possibly screwing it up. thanks everyone.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>jtb226</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168120</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[well having a soldering iron helps.  all you half to do is let the soldering iron heat up and then touch the tip to the solder. the solder dabs will melt and then you just have to figure out...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[well having a soldering iron helps.  all you half to do is let the soldering iron heat up and then touch the tip to the solder. the solder dabs will melt and then you just have to figure out what to do with the melted drops.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>afterblast</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-168063</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[i&#039;m not trying to solder anything on, i just need to remove two small dabs of it to get the pickup cover off.  i&#039;m not familliar with solder too much, so do i need to own a soldering iron to...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[i'm not trying to solder anything on, i just need to remove two small dabs of it to get the pickup cover off.  i'm not familliar with solder too much, so do i need to own a soldering iron to get it off?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>jtb226</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-167538</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[anyone know how to do this?

Soldering properly is not too dificult, but it is very much an acquired skill. If you aren&#039;t experienced in soldering, and capable of doing a consistantly good j...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[anyone know how to do this?

Soldering properly is not too dificult, but it is very much an acquired skill. <br>If you aren't experienced in soldering, and capable of doing a consistantly good job of it, you might not want to tackle learning on a project like this (if it is actually soldered)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>kent_eh</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-167525</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[there shouldn&#039;t be. there is actually only a cover on the bridge pickup and i want to take it off so the guitar looks cleaner. the pickup actually came w/o a cover on it and i had one put on...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[there shouldn't be. there is actually only a cover on the bridge pickup and i want to take it off so the guitar looks cleaner. the pickup actually came w/o a cover on it and i had one put on. i'm just not sure how the guy put it on (it was done at a gibson dealer) and i'm now very far away from that particular shop. i'm thinking it is something i can do myself, i'm just not sure how to remove solder if it is soldered on there. anyone know how to do this?]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>jtb226</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Epi pickup covers</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/epi-pickup-covers/#post-167514</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[When you get them off, make sure that the pickups are ok without covers, too. For instance, make sure there&#039;s no coils exposed or anything.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you get them off, make sure that the pickups are ok without covers, too. For instance, make sure there's no coils exposed or anything.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/">Guitar Repair and Maintenance</category>                        <dc:creator>xg5a</dc:creator>
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