I sprayed a sneaky pete this afternoon. After a couple of hours, I went to check on it and it had a big bubble/ blister right where the rosewood handle meets the forearm. I sealed the cue earlier this week using epoxy and didn't notice any kind of hole where the 2 woods meet. Can anyone tell me what caused this blister. It's as though the cue burped or something. It won't be much of a problem to fix, but I was wanting to find the cause so that it could be avoided in the future. Could it be caused by a change in temperature? My shop was about 60 degrees when I sprayed the clear. After spraying, I took the cue into the house. I keep the house at around 72 degrees. Thanks..
Bubble under finish
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sliprock said:
Did you wipe down the Q with a degreaser? What kind of clear coat did you use? Did you spray or brush it on. How big is the bubble? Is it a bubble or a run? Anything under 70 degrees is too cold. I'd like to help, but you didn't give very much info to work with...JER
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
Sorry I see that you did spray on the finish...JER
I'm guessing contamination in your final mix.
sliprock said:
You'll have to sand that area down to bare wood, finishing with 600 grit. Then make sure you scrub the area clean, to get rid of any grease or finger print that has contaminated the wood. Denatured alcohol is pretty dangerous stuff to be breathing. A much safer degreaser would be mineral spirits. Also bringing a Q in the house to dry, that has been sprayed with that clear, is endangering the health of all who live in that house. Read the label, I may be wrong,but these clear finishes are not to be taken lightly. GOOD LUCK...JER
sliprock said:
I have found that where wood meets wood, as in a forearm floating point, there is sometimes a small hairline gap that can be hard to seal. Some woods really drink up the sealer.
I have had this happen a time or two.
I agree with Merylane that the temp change is waht caused the bubble but there had to be an unsealed spot there for it to happen.
Going from a cold area to a warm one will expand the air traped in the wood and cause exactly what you have experienced. You can let the cue stablize for an hour or so before spraying it but you should also look closly at the join lines for any gaps before you spray the finish. You might need to touch them up a bit.