Help inlays lifting on my 83 Spoiler

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Author Message blackelan Intermediate Member Username: blackelan Post Number: 135 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 8:06 pm:    My tech has had my 83 Spoiler for a while because 5 of the inlays are lifting out of the fretboard. He is unsure of how he should fix this issue. The inlays are plastic and the new ones are real Mother of Pearl so replacing the 5 would not look correct, any advice would be appreciated. terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1326 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:15 am:    A single spot of superglue either on the inlay or the wood and firm pressure for about a minute. One came of mine years ago so I did the above. Are they damaged?, if they have not completely come off then gently lever them up and apply the superglue. Don't apply too much as it leaks out onto the fretboard when pressure is applied blackelan Intermediate Member Username: blackelan Post Number: 136 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 6:07 pm:    Thanks for the reply I told my tech what you did and he is going to give it a try. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 6897 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 6:56 pm:    Terry's suggestion is what we'd do. Short of replacing all the inlays so they match, it's at least worth a try.