Refinishing ?

jrackman

jrackman

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I was just looking at one of my cues with points and inlays and wondering how do you remove the old finish when refinishing a cue, without hurting the points and veneers etc? do you sand or use chemicals? will there be any bleeding? whats the proper way. just curious and bored ....thanks Jeff
 
jrackman said:
I was just looking at one of my cues with points and inlays and wondering how do you remove the old finish when refinishing a cue, without hurting the points and veneers etc? do you sand or use chemicals? will there be any bleeding? whats the proper way. just curious and bored ....thanks Jeff
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I feel sanding is the only viable way of removing a finish. Anything harsh enough to remove a finish is certainly capable of playing havoc with colored veneers, glues and plastics that the cue may be constructed of.

Dick
 
For me, it depends on the cue, type of finish, and materials that I am dealing with. Some I sand. Some I strip. I have a few different strippers, each is a different strength.
 
As for me when i removed the old finish, i just removed it manually using the set of sharp knives. like removing some fish scales. But make sure you do it carefully, avoid damaging the woods, specially the inlays. Lot of patience is needed.
Other way i was using, i wiped it with a thinner to softhen the old finish.
 
Scrape and sand is how I do it. If you don't have a lathe I would warn against trying this yourself, and suggest finding a professional to refinish your cue.
 
I have a friend who tried to refinish his cue an turned it into fire wood. There is a reason that some people are called professionals. The workmanship of the cue pros just knock my eyes out. I am more that sure there are a lot of super crafts people on here, I would give Ratcue a pm. That's a start. Hope this helps.
 
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thanks guys for your input. I already send out my refinishing jobs and will continue to do so. I have 3 cues being done by 3 different PRO'S at the present time. I want to see who does the better refinishing jobs, because I have lots more cues to be done in the future. I was just looking for a "how it done" type anwser to feed my curious mind. thanks Jeff
 
If one of those three hasent been sent to Ryan (Rat) Your missing out. He does a fantastic job.
 
cueman said:
Scrape and sand is how I do it. If you don't have a lathe I would warn against trying this yourself, and suggest finding a professional to refinish your cue.
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A few years ago before AZ and my lathe. I refinish a S/P. All hand sanding and a lot of it too! A friend at a body shop clear it for me and I hand polish. The cue came out nice with a lot of work. I wish you luck doing this with out a lathe.
 
I would think they were worth refinishing to the op since he sent them to several pros to be refinished which means adding at least $100 each I think. I have refinished a old Dufferin sneaky that sold for 20 bucks when new and looks like a 3 hundred dollar sneaky now and the owner has turned that amount down.--Leonard
 
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