I have a question. Would wood timber filler like this or a wood touch up crayon like this be a good solution for adding side dots inlays to a fretless fretboard?
Background informations.
My fretboard has dots in the fretted position (in the middle of the fret), but I want them to be in the fretless position (where the fret is).
Simon already provided some great solutions on how to remove the exisiting dots. The most approachable for me in terms of skills and tools is to drill out the dots and fill them with wood filler of a matching colour.
About adding the side dots: I could drill the new holes and use a plastic rod with a drop of super glue, cut the rod and sand a little. I have seen also some side dots simply painted on the fretboard.
I would like to try to use one of the products mentioned above (wood filler or waxstix) to fill the holes, to create white side dots inlays.
What I mean is, drill the hole, fill it with white filler, sand lightly.
Would that work?
Both filler and touch up waxstix seem interesting products to have in the workspace, instead of plastic rods.