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Originally Posted by Tom West
My advice would be to do a refret on a beater first rather then start on your OM.
Tom
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+1 on that.
Pulling the frets cleanly is usually the most difficult.
Interesting, Brian prefers a plastic hammer, but I myself prefer a small metal-headed tack hammer. Each to his own; neither is wrong, both are good.
End nippers are essential, and you'll either have to buy a previously modified version or grind the face of it flat so that the bladed edge of the nippers can lie flush with the fingerboard.
I have never heated frets before removal, and have never had undue issues.
You should know that chip-out is common, especially with ebony fingerboards. Next worse for chip-out is rosewood. Maple usually pulls out without any chip-out.
So, be ready to CA the chips back into place and giving the fingerboard a light sanding to re-level the edges of the fret-slots before installing the new frets.