Glue solvent

[Clive Hugh]

I have got an old bass that I am overhauling. Problem is someone has glued in a wrong sized nut which is tilted over. I have tried acetone as a solvent as I thought it might be super glued but it's obviously not.
Has anybody got any suggestions for different types of solvents. I'm reluctant to just keep trying blindly in case I screw up.
Clive

 

[Light]

As long as it is not epoxy, heat and moisture should do it.

If they used epoxy, a router can be a good option.



Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[Clive Hugh]

Thanks, it's the epoxy I'm dreading.
Clive

 

[Rokket]

If it is epoxy, linseed oil will soften it up enough to scrape it out... just be careful you don't gouge the wood.

 

[Clive Hugh]

Guys,
I have an old steamer from a cappucino maker that puts out huge quantities of steam, it only took about 30 seconds and it prised out easily. Thanks.
Clive

 

[Light]

Make sure you let it dry for a while before you do any more work on it. At a minimum, I would wait two weeks. That much steam is traumatic for the guitar.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

[Rokket]

Make sure you let it dry for a while before you do any more work on it. At a minimum, I would wait two weeks. That much steam is traumatic for the guitar.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

I wouldn't have done that, but if it worked.... just make sure you follow light's advice!

 

[Clive Hugh]

I'd better clarify, the steamer can really generate a surprising amount of steam and I suspect the thermostat is not working due to the pressure build up.
It has a small nozzle about 1/32" dia and I placed the tube about 2" away from the nut and gave it a light flow. After I finished I let the pressure go and that's where my comment about how much it generates came from. I didn't over do it.
I'm a bit leery about steam build up with a suspect thermostat not wanting a steam explosion in the kitchen.
I'm going to fit a new nut but it will be a light press fit and not glued.