Best Ding Remover

I hope I don't get slammed for this, but I've got a glass pill crusher. Somebody gave it to me in a pool room and said it's for taking out dings. You rub the glass thingie on the ding in question.

I'm not sure where to get one. I also don't know if this is the "recommended" method for fixing dings. However, I've seen it work. :)

Warning: Do not practice this method at home, without consulting a cue mechanic. :p

JAM
 
There is no gizmo that works as far as I know. The best way to get dings out is using a drop of water or steam, use as little as possible obviously. Just don't use it on laminated shafts.

gr. Dave
 
what exactly is a ding lol? i'm assuming you mean a slight dent, in which case i would have thought it's impossible to remove... defying the properties of wood surely? just curious
 
I use steam over a tea kettle spout in the kitchen. Seems to swell the wood back into position. Then burnish well with leather or cardboard.
 
For dings in the shaft I have always found that wetting a small piece of paper towel, applying it to the ding, and then burnishing or microfine 2000 grit sand paper does the trick.
 
worriedbeef said:
what exactly is a ding lol? i'm assuming you mean a slight dent, in which case i would have thought it's impossible to remove... defying the properties of wood surely? just curious
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If you lightly sand the burnish off the ding, add a damp piece of paper towel on the ding for a few seconds, spin on the lathe, use a paper towel to burnish and it will heat up and swell the wood. You can then sand it and you will never know there was a ding. I have done this hundreds of times. Bring it on over tonight Fliedout and I will fix it for ya.
Purdman:rolleyes:
PS: Leesburg is just a couple miles down the road from him!
 
Purdman said:
If you lightly sand the burnish off the ding, add a damp piece of paper towel on the ding for a few seconds, spin on the lathe, use a paper towel to burnish and it will heat up and swell the wood. You can then sand it and you will never know there was a ding. I have done this hundreds of times. Bring it on over tonight Fliedout and I will fix it for ya.
Purdman:rolleyes:
PS: Leesburg is just a couple miles down the road from him!
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Thanks, Don. Can't tonite, but soon. Hope to see you Sat. at Cascades.
 
Go to wolfbite.com. Look in the Cue Facts and Fiction section. Best, most detailed information on cue repair and maintenance I've seen anywhere. Covers ding removal, use of a glass rod, various methods of shaft burnishing--the works!
 
JAM said:
I hope I don't get slammed for this, but I've got a glass pill crusher. Somebody gave it to me in a pool room and said it's for taking out dings. You rub the glass thingie on the ding in question.

I'm not sure where to get one. I also don't know if this is the "recommended" method for fixing dings. However, I've seen it work. :)

Warning: Do not practice this method at home, without consulting a cue mechanic. :p

JAM
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The Cue Doctor is who sells those glass things. Only problem I see with one of those is it presses the wood down near the dent while raising the dented area kind of making them meet in the middle. The flat on the shaft is hard to feel unless you spin the cue. Steam is the way to go in removing dents.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
A drop of water on the indentation or wet a small piece of tp or tissue and apply over it. When the tp dries the indentation will have popped out. Then burnish with leather, paper etc until smooth.

If the shaft is really bad steam it over a steam kettle by moving the shaft from one end to the other and rotating. Don't hold it in one spot too long. Once you do it you will see how easy is it and will understand the method. Wipe off the water and then burnish to smooth out the grain.
 
All good tips, glass if very minor and you want to remove it fast. Steam/water with paper towel and light sanding is probably the best, in my opinion.

I have a tendancy to sand my shafts often because I do not like them burnished. For the most part, I'm careful with it, and I take care of anything that is not minor enough to come out from a light sanding. I wear down my shafts over time from sanding, that is why I love my Schon with their standardized shafts...
 
JAM said:
I hope I don't get slammed for this, but I've got a glass pill crusher. Somebody gave it to me in a pool room and said it's for taking out dings. You rub the glass thingie on the ding in question.

I'm not sure where to get one. I also don't know if this is the "recommended" method for fixing dings. However, I've seen it work. :)

Warning: Do not practice this method at home, without consulting a cue mechanic. :p

JAM
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The glass rod that looks like a pill crusher (hmmm, wonder if a little 70's/80's drug use is in your past?:D) is made by Dr. Cue and is available at lots of places including Muellers www.poolndarts.com.

It works well, especially when time is of the essence.... like at the ph or a tournament.

Hot water on a tiny piece of paper towel is my favorite method as you don't have to push the wood fibers around in the way you do with the glass rod. But.... I often use the glass rod, rubbing very lightly, after I've put a tiny bit of water on the dent.
 
JimS said:
The glass rod that looks like a pill crusher (hmmm, wonder if a little 70's/80's drug use is in your past?:D) is made by Dr. Cue and is available at lots of places including Muellers www.poolndarts.com.

It works well, especially when time is of the essence.... like at the ph or a tournament.

Hot water on a tiny piece of paper towel is my favorite method as you don't have to push the wood fibers around in the way you do with the glass rod. But.... I often use the glass rod, rubbing very lightly, after I've put a tiny bit of water on the dent.
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Wood has a memory and tends to go back to it's uncompressed state on it's own if you have enough time to wait. A little water greatly speeds up this process and the use of steam is much quicker yet. The use of a glass rod does not swell a dent in the least. What it does is compress the wood a little on each side of the ding so that it is gradual slope instead of sharp dent. In this way you don't hardly feel the dent because of the ramp affect. This is still O.K. because you are just wanting to eliminate the distraction of the dent. It really doesn't matter if the dent is still there or not if it can't be felt.

Dick
 
I've found the damp paper towel bit works great.

Take a paper towel, fold it once, fold it over again the same direction. Get the center part of it somewhat dampish.

Lay your shaft, with the ding area up, across something where the towel can hang across the shaft (I use my kitchen sink). Lay the damp part of the towel across the ding. Let it sit overnight.
 
Another question,

I was cleaning the Wife's Viking and felt a couple of dents in the forearm. They are about 1" to 1 1/2" down from the joint.

Any tips on how to get those out?
 
Fold a small towel and put the (wet) corner on the ding and press an iron on it for a few seconds. You've got to be careful, but this method works great.
 
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JLW said:
Fold a small towel and put the corner on the ding and press an iron on it for a few seconds. You've got to be careful, but this method works great.
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This is the method I use. The steam will raise the grain then you sand it smooth.
 
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