Finishing Methods...
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I seal with 30 min epoxy then wet sand to dull look with no shiny spots. I then dip cue eith shaft slowly about 4" up shaft and remove slowly and hang for about 24 hours. I get a nice smooth, even, covering. I then break joint apart, wet sand butt and shaft, put back together and repest process for 2 more dips. The 3rd dip I wipe off any drippings on butt cap after a few hours and continue to let hang 4-5 days. Then I fo a light wet sand, buff and polish.
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Not water based.
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I pretty much use your method on lower end jump and break cues.
water based finish
Chris-
What finish do you dip those cues in?
None of the water-based finishes I've tried dry hard enough to suit me even after weeks of drying time. I even tried cooking them at ~95F but never got the fingernail-hard finish I wanted. Since then, I've gone on to other methods, but a water-based finish that dried HARD would certainly interest me.
Robin Snyder
Chris-
What finish do you dip those cues in?
None of the water-based finishes I've tried dry hard enough to suit me even after weeks of drying time. I even tried cooking them at ~95F but never got the fingernail-hard finish I wanted. Since then, I've gone on to other methods, but a water-based finish that dried HARD would certainly interest me.
Robin Snyder
Mike
You can use the method I showed you years ago. You can just brush it instead of spraying. I know a couple builders doing this and it works really good.
I always thought that if you dip and hang, the bottom clear coat would be thicker than the top?? right or wrong??
Kim
Right, but does a thousandth or so of extra finish on the bottom really matter?
If that is all you get... it doesn't matter. I thought that the finish was kinda thick so you got a lot more................
Kim
Yes, it dries fingernail hard, but it takes longer to cure than an automotive clear coat. To answer Kim's question about being thicker on the bottom, that would be assuming that I always dip the big end of the butt first into the tank which is not necessarily so. Also a build-up can accrue on the very end of a dipped cue unless provisions are made to let the finish run smoothly off the end of the cue. I think dipping is an easy way to start finishing cues but not without as many if not more pitfalls than spraying.
I've always did the dipping method because it's so environmentally friendly, meaning the wife is happy that no fumes are coming into the house which in turn keeps hot meals on the table for me.
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Alan
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What kind of finish are you using that your dipping with? If don't want to post it please send me a pm. Thanks
I'm not dipping now. I have never tried a water-based finish that dried hard enough quick enough for me to continue using it. I'm an environmentally friendly kind of guy but in the end I may end up with auto clear. I use epoxy now. It's kind of slow and not really as hard as I wish it was...not bad though, and I can get a good gloss, but I'd like to quicken and improve my process.
Robin Snyder
Tommy- Thanks!