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Originally Posted by Hurricane Bob
should I try and scrape the new glue out with a razor blade? this sucks.....
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Leave it be.
By filling an open crack with glue, the glue fills the void and hardens. Humidifying the guitar will not close the gap since it is now filled with hardened glue.
Upon inspection, the repair person will decide whether or not to just cleat the crack - now, likely, with a hardened glue line on the interior of the crack preventing the cleat from seating until the now-hard glue is removed from the interior - or to reopen - with a saw or knife - the crack, typically widening the crack/gap. If he or she decides to re-open the crack, one option is to fill the gap with a thin splint of wood. That will then require some form of finish be applied on top of the naked splint, then levelled and, perhaps, buffed.
All in all, having "squeezed a little glue in the crack" makes the repair person's job much more difficult. Often, failed do-it-yourself repairs cost twice as much to repair as if the do-it-yourselfer didn't.
"Know thy limitations."