The sticker!!

[invertalon]

Do you remove the sticker on new cymbals when you buy them?

You know those sticky, devilish barcodes that sometimes do not come off no matter what you do? I bet you can tell my answer... Yep, I remove them. When I bought my 8" a custom splash, I wondered why it sounded so choked and found out it was the sticker on the bell. Once removed, that thing sung like it should. I hate those stickers! Why are they so hard to get off!

[x A7X Drummer x]

Yes! i effing hate those stickers guitar center puts on the cymbals. Take a hint from the internet stores and put the damn sticker on the damn bag where it belongs!!!

[PYRRHO]

The sticker stays until I'm absolutely certain the cymbal is a keeper. That varies anywhere from 10 minutes to a year.

[Chioffe]

My paragons have them on the inside of the bells, so no problem for me.

[Niles]

Absolutely, and they're a constant vexation. Turps gets the adhesive off, though.

[cold_pizza]

The guy at Long & Mcquade tried to put a sticker on my splash. I bet hes glad he didnt...

[awake94]

the cymbals that ive bought that had stickers on them all had them on the bells which have all been unlathed. the stickers came off like wet bandaids. piece of cake, and oh yeah of course i take them off.

[invertalon]

How do you get remaining goo off cymbals that are lathed? All mine are in the bell's as well, but do not come off! All this residue all over.

[BENNYweisch]

Man, I hate that stuff that is left on your cymbal! I need to figure out how to get that crap off too.

[PYRRHO]

Common isopropyl or 'rubbing' alcohol is best. Acetone works really well too, but will also eat through the protective coating of non-Paiste cymbals. Alcohol and a little rubbing with your bare finger usually does the trick.

[invertalon]

Thanks, ill give that a try.

[inspectah]

when i removed the stickers on my crashes (a customs) i just polished the bell and that also removed the leftover glue..

[joey_jordison1]

Yeah, the second you get cymbals, groove juice takes off that gink amazingly, I wonder if Goo Gone works? Anyone try this?

[boose44]

Yes, I just used Goo Gone to get a sticker off a bottom Mastersound Hi-Hat I bought off the Instrument Exchange. Looked like it been on there since the dawn of time.

Goo Gone make sticker gone, though I then used Groove Juice to clean it. Guess I could have saved myself a step, and tried the Groove Juice first, eh?

-bruce

[iCe]

after almost a year they're still on. they're not on very tight, but i'm too lazy to get them off. doesn't bother me that much. hell, even virgil donati doesn't take them off (at clinics at least)

[champdave]

I voted "Huh, what sticker?" because when I buy my cymbals from Julian (e-Cymbals) they are ordered from the Paiste factory, and hence no stickers :cool:

[sgt1371]

take it off.

[Nerdlinger]

There where on with my cymbals. Annoying little things.

I took them of straight away.

[Patriot]

I think Zildjian puts them on straight from the factory. I have on my K Connie and my K Custom. I haven't removed either. I also think I've seen old K's on ebay with them on and was thinking they helped authenticate the cymbal and increased resale value. I could be wrong. Anyway, I don't think they change the sound of my rides so I haven't removed them.