sbskates Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Anyone ever had any good fixes for an of center dot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Drill out and put in a bigger one is the best I've got, unless you decide to go with a more elaborate inlay. Of course, fretboard material will govern it some too. If it's ebony, you can probably just use tinted epoxy to fill the hole (after drilling out the off center one) and install in the right place. If it's maple, that is a total no-go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbskates Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 its rosewood. the bigger dots is what i was thinking also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I've had to redo a few fretboards on maple because of this. Rosewood will show as well. A bigger dot is possible, depending on how off you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Anyone ever had any good fixes for an of center dot? If it's ebony, you can drill it out and fill it with ebony dust. Flood it with thin cyano and let it dry really good. Sand it down flush and you will be SHOCKED at how it disappears. This assumes fairly black ebony. Always save your ebony dust when you radius fretboards. This trick is also used when you do more complex inlays, since it's tough to get really detailed routes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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