Cleaning leather wraps
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dave sutton
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clean or re dye?
if its black i just used black shoepolish in the tin not in the bottle. must be pastey. it will deff look better.
brown make sure it matches first
and everytime i am showing a cue i put a little armor all on the leather shines it up real nice. i would try this first
if its black i just used black shoepolish in the tin not in the bottle. must be pastey. it will deff look better.
brown make sure it matches first
and everytime i am showing a cue i put a little armor all on the leather shines it up real nice. i would try this first
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Pretty much all my cues that I play with is covered in lizard wrap.
Love the feel of it!
Daves recommendation is right on the money.
But one thing I do is clean my lizard every now and then with saddle soap just like the directions list (maybe use it twice a year). The saddle soap will pull up the chalk, oil from skin and of course the shoe polish. Once clean, I put a fresh covering of shoe polish and have a few times tried mink oil as the final coat (thought was to minimize how much moisture is soaked into the lizard wrap).
Good luck,
Myron
Love the feel of it!
Daves recommendation is right on the money.
But one thing I do is clean my lizard every now and then with saddle soap just like the directions list (maybe use it twice a year). The saddle soap will pull up the chalk, oil from skin and of course the shoe polish. Once clean, I put a fresh covering of shoe polish and have a few times tried mink oil as the final coat (thought was to minimize how much moisture is soaked into the lizard wrap).
Good luck,
Myron
dave sutton
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alpine9430 said:
thanks pal i also was spoiled with lizard. one day i found this lizard pattern that only lee for birianna sells. better that real lizard!!! never dulls or breaks down. if you ever see him at a show grab a piece for 18$ or so.
u know embossed leather looks fake as hell but this is hard to tell the difference. no joke
ill send you a pic later tonight
Now remember one thing - a little can go a long way with the saddle soap. Pretty much follow the directions and once the lizard wrap is clean, let it completely dry. It will have a dull appearance until you reapply the shoe polish.Remy said:
With the mink oil, again try just a little to see how the lizard absorbs it and buff it up just like it is mentioned on the container. After you see the results on the small area, proceed if you like the results.
Good luck and hopefully you will enjoy the wrap with the new shine to it.
Myron
dave sutton
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u can also use a clear or natural shoe pollish for shineRemy said:
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With the different color lizard wraps that I have, may have to try that one time.dave sutton said:
The idea of using Saddle Soap and Mink Oil came from Mike Webb in this thread...
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=33087&highlight=mink
Thank you Dave for the valued inputs,
Myron
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I bought a used cue with a leather wrap. The seller put black shoe polish on it. My hand was always getting black from the polish. I used leather lotion that I bought from Wilson's to clean off the polish. I wouldn't recommend shoe polish unless you want a black hand.
dave sutton
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TheBook said:
i use black paste polish on every wrap i do and have never had a black hand. i think someone did something else in your case.
most q makers hide their seem and clean up the ends with shoepolish