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Transparent Guitar Pick

Step 4Cutting it out

Cutting it out
Cut along the outline with the scissors. As you cut, little bits of shiny stuff will go everywhere, so cut over a trash can or table.

Peel all of the remaining shiny stuff off of the pick.

What you will end up with is the crude outline of a guitar pick with jagged edges. But wait! It's not quite done yet...
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4 comments
Feb 17, 2012. 5:35 AMDanman430 says:
I tried everything to take the color off...heat,boiling the cd in hot water,prying it apart,sandpaper,but nothing works,how do I get this to work? (p.s. I did each try on a different cd)
Nov 23, 2009. 3:55 PMGlockenator says:
the easiest way to get the silver off is just press it to some masking or duct tape and pull it off
May 28, 2011. 6:10 PMremssik says:
THANK YOU. This actually helped immensely.
Sep 11, 2009. 8:02 AMsalishsilver says:
There are a couple of different CD materials. if you get one that is made of polycarbonate, scissors will cause it to shatter. The softer ones will cut like this. The harder ones you have to saw out, and a jeweler's saw works well.
Mar 30, 2010. 7:54 AMbeehard44 says:
nooo, see my comment above. just score and heat before you cut.
AND they do TEND to shatter
Oct 9, 2009. 5:30 PMeggyeggyeggy says:
Lol
I wasted 4cds b4 i resd this

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