Mop Dot Inlay Chipped

[jaycee]

I have set all of my dots into the fretboard, glues them in using super glueand everything was looking good.

Then I noticed after I had started to radius the board a small section of dot had broken away. Even after radiusing it still notices.

I could live with it but the fretboard is looking so nice after oiling it ( thanks to supernova and wez ) that I am a little reluctant to try and take it out.

I have tried ti fill it with super glue and mop dust but to no avail, I thought of drilling it out with a small bit but if the glue has done it's job well it will end up looking worse than it does now.

Any ideas

Crying or Very sad

[cSuttle]

You should be able to drill it out and put in a new one. With something like a dot, that sort of repair should be no big deal.

[jaycee]

In theory it will work. But the chip extends over the center of the dot it is superglued in, so if the drill isn't alligned perfectly it will look even worse

[cSuttle]

Use a small router bit in a dremel with a router base and just blast it out of there. Trust me, the glue won't hold that well. It's all going to flake out. The just put in a new dot, in the same hole. You don't need a drill bit the same size.

[Batfink]

As i said on the UKGB forum, use a pin vice or simular if you're scared of making more of a mess than you have already. It's as both of us have pointed out, the dot will fall apart quite easily and the glue won't hold it once you start munching it up.

Jem