oren Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 hi how can i remove standart fender strat inlaye without making damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 If it has a maple fretboard it could be hard to do it without damage as there is a finish over it. With rosewood you might be able to steam it out. Don't take my word on it though. Best wait for some of the experts to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maurits Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Drilling a little hole does make sense. I'm going to go that way myself I think. Would this also work with non-dot inlays like LP trapezoids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ryanb Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Apply heat to soften the glue (like a soldering iron on a piece of brass or something to spread the heat -- or maybe a heat gun). Then you can gently pry under the inlay with an xacto knife or something. This will damage the wood slightly -- but on ebony or rosewood it isn't too bad and can be disguised/repaired well. That's about the only way to save the inlay. If you don't care about saving the inlay (or if it's just dots that are easily replaceable -- or if it's a maple board), just drill out part of the inlay and cut/pry out the rest. The cavity will be undamaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddd Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 do you know how deep these little fender inlays go? I might attempt to do this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 anywhere from 1-4 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Also make sure its not a sticker... some of the cheaper companies like squier and epiphone use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nitefly SA Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 i too have never seen stickers but i have seen both blobs of paint and stenciled "inlays" seriously at some point they have to think "what the hell are we trying to pull?" i'd rather have a blank fretboard than blobs of paint or messy stencils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 what i should have said was... make sure its not OVERLAY... i guess the term "sticker" wasnt technical enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ledzendrix1128 Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 (edited) not that im tryin to sound like a dick, but i said low end guitars LIKE squiers and epiphones, it was probably misleading, but i was just trying to point something out for him to check into before he starts drilling holes into a fretboard that might turn out to have an overlay.... Edited April 28, 2006 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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