MOP inlays question

[Eugen C]

Hello again

 

I have another guitar, an Ibanez Hummingbird replica from '70s.

 

 

I want to replace these block inlays with real MOP.

 

I made a little drawing to be better understood:

 

This is a cross-section of the neck. With orange is the fingerboard and with blue are the inlays.

The inlays are not radiused, so they will stay proud to the fingerboard ( please excuse my English).

 

My question is, how do I remove the MOP powder that will enter in the rosewood pores after sanding the MOP to the radius?

[Jeff Highland]

Either suck ut clean with a vacuum or blow it clean is you have conpressed air

[Pierre-Antoine Roiron]

As Jeff said, no particular problem with cleaning this. Go for vacuum.

[Eugen C]

Thank you both for your answers.
I was afraid that the MOP dust will stick into the wood fibers.

[Jeff Highland]

Only time I could imagine that happening is if you had oiled the fretboard, if so I would clean it with a mild solvent like naptha before you do the work.

[Pierre-Antoine Roiron]

Really? I've never had such problem!?
To me, the only problem appear when I inlay ebony or dark wood in mapple or clear wood.

If you wantto never have problem like this, use Abranet sandpaper on a caul linked to your vacuum.

[Jerry Ryan]

I have a similar project, How did you remove the existing block inlays without causing damage?

Jerry

[michael mcclain]

the plastic inlays can usually be removed with gentle heat to soften the glue and a dental pic. if you have trouble with this method, route out the interior of the inlay and use a chisel to remove the edge.