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Guitar decal
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Guitar decals, also known as "guitar stickers" or "guitar skins," are decals designed to adhere to the body of an electric, acoustic or bass guitar and are used as a means of personalizing mass produced musical instruments. These decals are usually made from printable adhesive vinyl products. History Origin The application of stickers to the body of guitars to get a crowd's attention, to make a political point, or to stylize otherwise mundane instruments, is a tradition among musicians dating back decades. Cautions The best products are made with high-tech materials such as laminated vinyls, which provide extreme durability, and removable adhesives, which allow the decal to peel cleanly off the guitar finish years after application. Applying vinyl graphics to some instruments could be harmful to the original finish. Vintage instruments, instruments made by companies such as Gibson and Guild, as well as custom shop and boutique guitars, often have a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. This finish is extremely sensitive to contact with PVC-based products such as vinyl. Applying guitar decals to these instruments can cause severe damage to the finish. Most modern instruments use polyurethane or polyester finishes on their guitars. These modern finishes are in no way affected by vinyl and are safe for guitar decal application. Footnotes 
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