In an effort to learn more luthier skills, I have attempted to inlay mop markers on my fingerboard. This is my first time, and for me it was very intimidating. I watched John's video "fingerboard inlay" on youtube and all I can say is AWESOME! It was very helpful. I successfully inlayed the entire fingerboard and it looks amazing....except....one of the markers, the focal point of my fingerboard, had some engraving that ended up getting removed after the leveling process was over. I know, I know, you're supposed to do engraving after that process, but I was afraid I would mess it up. I tried to level it as close as I could, and engrave deeply, so as not to lose what I did. It was only letters and numbers. But, some of it was removed through sanding, and I had to engrave after inlaying anyway.
Here lies the problem, I screwed up one of the numbers, and it's bugging the hell out of me. I tried to sand it out, but it's too low, so now I want to remove it. Any tips on how to do this?
I'm thinking tape around it, and try to seep acetone around and underneath it till the ca glue breaks free, and try to pry it out. Maybe I can sand it out, then reuse the old piece?
Thoughts??
Sincerely, the stumbling rookie with no help but the internet.
Sean