How To Clean Glue Off Rosewood Fretboard

I got my brand new Ibanez SR300EB delivered today. Sadly, upon closer inspection I discovered a bit of hardened rest on the fretboard close to i of the inlays. Whoever was putting the inlays in used also much glue and did the whole thing rather carelessly. It's an inexpensive musical instrument, so I am not going to go through the process of shipping the bass back.
Is there any easy fashion of removing the glue without damaging the fretboard?

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Utilise a razor blade to scrape between the frets.
Have you tried only wiping it with a make clean, clammy cloth?

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This stuff is really hard. I'll endeavor with a Stanley bract tomorrow just I don't think information technology'due south going to work. I've tried with a apartment screwdriver but to no avail.
You could effort various solvents similar lacquer thinner or acetone but they might damage the marker dot.
Use the bract and get dull. A few layers at a time. Don't utilise a screwdriver. You might gouge the board. If your planning on using an "oil" handling on the board you can lightly sand later on using the bract and then apply your choice of oil. I had a light scratch on my Indian Laurel board. I used 1K grit sandpaper and then applied a super light coat of BLO. Scratch gone..looks new!!
Yous may already know this so forgive me in advance if I'm existence obvious. When you say y'all tried a screwdriver I'm picturing using a flatblade and "prying" on the glue. Please don't do that. Yous will impairment the fretboard. Get a razor blade or a utility pocketknife blade and scrape the gum. It wouldn't be a terrible idea to spotter a video about sharpening a scraper and use that info to plough a burr on the razor bract and scrape that fashion.
Also, let u.s.a. know how it turns out!

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"I've tried with a flat screwdriver simply to no avail."
Sir! Put down whatever you have in your hand, and step away from the bass!
razor bract. it's possibly epoxy from the inlay work or just general workplace schmutz. use one of those razor blades that have that aluminum "thing" on one side not the triangluar stanley types, as you lot need a flexable bract. drag across and scrape the stuff off. don't effort to cut into it similar when whittling a piece of wood. move forth the length of the neck in i direction and "scrape" and y'all will be fine. rub in a small dab of fretboard care product of your choice subsequently, and you're done.
it'southward no harder then shaving your face.
I came back to mail this. Try blast-shine remover, but don't let it become into the fret crevice or onto the inlay.
Neither acetone or naphtha will hurt the inlays. Either of those tin even get into the frets cuts and its no big deal, though I wouldn't make a habit of that. Acetone and naphtha both drive oils away until they evaporate, then the oils will return, and yes woods oils will migrate some.
+1 to this ^
Put masking record on the frets so you don't scuff them. Take very light sand newspaper and carefully sand with the grain until it'south off. Treat the fretboard with lemon oil or some similar oil to condition information technology. It should look like new when you lot're done.
ship it overseas to me. I'll have it done in under vi minutes with no tape, solvents, sandpaper, damp cloths, video tutorials, cabinet scrapers or screwdrivers required. then pay for return shipping.
if that dot is plastic, acetone and information technology's aplicator cloth, towel, q-tip, whatever.. will mess it up pretty quick.
Don't get acetone anywhere near the terminate or whatever plastic parts (including the inlay if it might exist plastic).
Naphtha is safe for anything.
Scraping with a sharp border is probably the simply safe fashion to go. The razor blade scraper hint above is probably the all-time idea.
I take found, and this works even with Superglue, that spraying the gum blob with Goo Gone and letting it gear up for a few minutes makes for piece of cake scraping with a unmarried-blade razor, box pocketknife blade, what-have-you lot.
"I've tried keen information technology with the claw finish of a framing hammer and information technology didn't piece of work....."

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Odd, looks similar sellotape rest from a price tag or sticker.
but yea. sandpaper or a razor blade.
My tried and true method is to utilise Trumpet valve oil on glue stains, It works like a charm. It is deoderized kerosene and I don't care if it toll 4 to 5 bucks information technology is worth information technology for fixing instruments.
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