Sanding fret dot markers off fretboard ok?

Oh dear...look at the date and the Year....I am waiting on a few bits and pieces to arrive that will allow me to finish off the neck......and then all will be revealed....(hopefully).......
Took a bit of a risk with the finishing and have gone for a slightly relic style approach....hopefully photos will show later...

A question for the experts please:
My maple fingerboard has a really great grain and I really do not like the printed dots on the fretboard....do they remove easily with sanding or do they penetrate the timber to much?

Input appreciated, Thanks
Sam

Have you thought of drilling them out and replacing them with shell or pearl, etc?

Dots on the fretboard are likely to be about 2 mm plastic. You're going to do a lot of damage to the fretboard in sanding them back. Much simpler to get them out with a drill and screw (see:https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=2584). Options for filling the holes - anything from crushed rock (see: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=4456 or https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ead.php?t=3128), through to Mother of Pearl (MOP) dots or abalone / paua shell, through to pretty much anything. If you got really excited, you could get a bit of maple timber and make some plugs out of that. Ultimately though - I think the answer will be - you can't sand them off, but... you can remove and replace.

I think I saw a Stew Mac video on how to drill them out and replace them.

There's certainly a Pitbull one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yA4c4rTseY&t=190s