Chip in clear coat

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I dropped my cue during a practice session and put a large (1/2" x 3/4") chip in the clear coat near the bumper. The wood is fine. I'm the type of guy who is bothered by such things & was wondering if refinishing is a complicated task. I don't know the local cue makers & am wondering if it's the kind of thing anybody can do or if I should send it back to the maker. The cue is not a collectible, just one I like. Still, I'd like it done right.

Thanks.
 
You are victim of OCD, I get you want your Cue perfect.

I have same problem, got a smug of foreign material on Wrap.🤮

Still drive me 🥜 when I notice. Some day I will get rewrapped.

Being OCD beats hell out of being 🐷.

Hipefully someone might have idea to resolve CHIP problem. 😡
 
terpdad said:
I dropped my cue during a practice session and put a large (1/2" x 3/4") chip in the clear coat near the bumper. The wood is fine. I'm the type of guy who is bothered by such things & was wondering if refinishing is a complicated task. I don't know the local cue makers & am wondering if it's the kind of thing anybody can do or if I should send it back to the maker. The cue is not a collectible, just one I like. Still, I'd like it done right.

Thanks.
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send it to Meullers. Get on their website, they do it all at a fair price
 
anyone competent at wood working can fix that. it takes a cue maker to make a cue but it is woodworking skill that does a finish.
 
Something like this? I haven't shown it to any local cue makers yet, but will soon.
Yours sounds like it is much larger but probably a similar fix.
 

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I would probably fill a little at a time with cyan then light sand and buff on buffing wheel. Don’t try it though if it’s not in your wheelhouse amd if it’s a high priced cue.
 
Your first cue is bound to suffer several times this much damage as you learn how never to put it in that kind of danger.

Write it off to experience.
 
Proficient Billiards does good work. Just had two shaft collars refinished due to the lacquer chipping away. Drove me nuts. It's fixed now and good as new!
 
I've fixed all sorts of finish issues on cues with CA glue. Takes a little patience but its really easy and sort of error proof in that you can correct any blunders with light sanding. Lots of youtube videos around finishing all sorts of wood projects with CA. (Its really common in pen making). It's a very clear finish and very resilient.

I've also fully stripped and refinished two butts with CA (without a lathe, that was an adventure) that came out perfect.

Whether you try to fix this yourself or send it out for repair probably comes down to how comfortable you are doing this sort of work and how much the cue means to you.
 
hejests said:
I've fixed all sorts of finish issues on cues with CA glue. Takes a little patience but its really easy and sort of error proof in that you can correct any blunders with light sanding. Lots of youtube videos around finishing all sorts of wood projects with CA. (Its really common in pen making). It's a very clear finish and very resilient.

I've also fully stripped and refinished two butts with CA (without a lathe, that was an adventure) that came out perfect.

Whether you try to fix this yourself or send it out for repair probably comes down to how comfortable you are doing this sort of work and how much the cue means to you.
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Solarez is also quite good imho. Some solarez, sandpaper, 2k clear coat and lots of patience.

Alternatively, accumulate the chips and dings and send it in to take down, recoat, sand and polish.
 
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