Stray Dog Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Im rather new to this guitar builing shindig. What Im working on right now is completely re-doing a cheap 335 copy - all new hardwear, refret, and refinishing. Anyway, the guitar has some rather ugly abalone dot inlays which don't work very well with the rosewood fingerboard, which isn't very dark. How hard would it be to remove the dot inlays and replace them with new MoP ones? Is it worth doing myself? What would I need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanez_crazy Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I have had luck using a drill press with a 1/4 inch flat-bottomed bit, but make sure you have it centered on the old inlay. Drill out the old, put in the new. Thats about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I would drill a smaller hole in the middle of the old dot. You will usually find that this releases the glue and the dot comes out cleanly, but even if it doesnt it is then easy to pull out the remnants. Its a bit safer than drilling the exact same size of the old dot. Obviously you could also drill a larger hole and have larger dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I would drill a smaller hole in the middle of the old dot. You will usually find that this releases the glue and the dot comes out cleanly, but even if it doesnt it is then easy to pull out the remnants. Its a bit safer than drilling the exact same size of the old dot. Obviously you could also drill a larger hole and have larger dots. Agreed. This is the way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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