K&K Pure Classic: Reuse after Removal?

[lpa53]

I just replaced a K&K Pure Classic with an LR Baggs Anthem system and would like to reuse - or sell - the K&K. There is some superglued residue left on the transducer disks. Is there an easy and non-damaging way to remove this so that the system will transmit correctly in a second installation?

[chitz]

I think you can clean it off with a little acetone on a cloth.

[Bluside]

Can't help you.

But if you do get the glue off, please post how you did it for the rest of us. Thanks.

[clintj]

Hobby shops sell debonding agent for CA glue, and that does a pretty thorough job of it. I think it's pretty much just acetone with a couple of other things added. Nail polish remover (the old school stuff) works too, especially on stuck fingers.

[throbert]

My tech was able to get the disks off and clean the bridgeplate area but wasn't able to save them for reuse. I don't think it can be done but if you figure it out, please let us know.

[Fat Otis]

I had to move a JJB piezo (similar) today, and, after carefully detaching the piezo with a flat razor blade, was able to clean off the pickup with several gentle applications of finger nail polish remover (acetone) and judicious use of a fingernail through a paper towel. Be careful not to scrape the piezo with too much force and bend it, though.

Obviously, if you sell it, mark it as previously installed/removed, as there's risk to the integrity of the piezo.

[lpa53]

Thanks for the advice, all. I'll try the nail polish remover route first.

[JLS]

Sand it off, by rubbing the transducer on sandpaper on a dead flat surface.