Advice Needed!!

Cheez Dawg

Cheez Dawg

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A friend of mine wants a plain cue made. Nothing fancy. He has a friend who is one of the top air brush artists in the country (he has many awards). He wants to have him air brush some designs on it.
Now, how should I prep the cue for the artwork? Should I just leave the wood or is there some kind of sealer I should put on it?
What kind of paint should I recommend he use for the artwork?
The cue is coming back to me for the finish. I will be using cue cote.
I am trying to think of any other factors that need to be considered before it gets sent off for the artwork.
I really need some advice on this.
Thanks in advance!:grin-square:
 
I have a local artist that has drawn one of a kind designs in ink on several cues. I spray the 1st coat & lightly sand, before giving it to him. That way if he has mistakes, he can wipe them off. When spraying the final coat of clear ,be careful to spray the 1st coat heavy on the air & light on the clear...JER
 
I am getting a cue air brushed at the moment. I suggested to the artist, that he put the clearcoats on the cue when he is finished. Then I can give it the final polish.The reason is because I don't want there to be a reaction from the paint to the epoxy coat.
I preped the handle with a thin coat of epoxy.The test coat seems to have adheared well, with no reaction so far.
There are some really nice art work that can be done onto cues. Especially with the new technoloy of colour changing paints etc.
I am just getting metalflake and some cards on the cue.
So far it is looking good to me.
I hope this helps.

Neil Lickfold
 
Neil,
What ever you do, DO NOT go right over that air brushing with a flow out coat of Cue Cote. I am almost certain it will ruin the air brushing if you do. You need to get a thin coat of some kind over it and it be totally sealed and dry before you apply the Cue Cote.
 
Take a piece of wood from the scrap bin, and tape off a few different sections. Apply superglue to one section, epoxy to another, cue cote on another. (substitute anything you like for any of the sections of course). Then have him paint a couple of lines or something real quick and easy on each of the sections, and then try different ways to seal it. Just make notes for each section so that you don't try the same thing over again.
 
I have done this to 3 or 4 cues about 10 or 12 years ago with no problems at all. I used an epoxy for the sealer putting on at least two coats and then sanding down flat and smooth down to 400. The artist cleaned the epoxy, did his stuff and returned to me about six weeks later. I then put 3 coats of Auto Urethane on and all was well. I believe I was using Tran-star at the time.

Dick
 
The problem with testing paint and different finishes is the guy lives about 4 hours away.:(
Thanks for all the great advice! Everyone here graciously offers up help and avice. It is so appreciated!:thumbup:
 
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