Clearcoat, Hanging Or Revolving?

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

I just sprayed the the joint end of a new shaft & wondered how those of you who spray with your work revolving, do it? I have always sprayed everything while it is hanging from a string. Do you spray the butt & shaft seperately or screwed together? What do you do about overspray, ON the surface of the joint?...JER

 

[J&D CUSTOMS]

I spray everything in my hands. Then I spin it. IMO clearing a cue while it is spinning creates eneven coating. Even on non wrap cues, I put it in the booth, but do not spin while I am clearing it. I rotate it by hand. Then I spin it to level out under power.
This way of doing it for me eliminates the overspray and gives me great results.
Hope this helps........

 

[Princecues]

I used to spray the cues when they were hanging, but I prefer to do it with them rotating. I think it is a lot easier. I don't really have to worry about spraying too thick in one area and to thin in another. I made up some delrin joint protectors that have been center drilled on one end and just spin the cue between centers. I don't have any issues with overspray on the joint faces. Even if I don't use the joint protectors I just aim the gun so it doesn't spray on the face. I always spray the butts and shafts seperately and I have found that with spraying the cue while rotating, matching the shafts to the butts is easier due to the finish being applied more evenly around the cue. Thats what works for me, hope it helps.

 

[cueman]

I have done it revolving, hanging and spraying without revolving and then revolving right after spraying. Hanging is the one way that is now eliminated for me. I prefer letting it rotate to level out the finish. I rarely spray cues and let them rotate slowly from beginning to end when applying the Cue Cote.

 

[Poulos Cues]

"... what do you do about overspray, ON the surface of the joint?...JER"

I use the Radial pins- so I just use Paul's Delrin joint protector on the joint end. I hang my cue vertically from a string on both ends. (I put a screw loop in the end of the protector) and walk around the cue. When I'm done, I just crack the joint protector a bit. No finish on the face as you might touch it up a bit for the shaft. The finish just peels right off of the delrin for re-use.

I turn a delrin piece just smaller than the hole in tenon on the but end. It has a center in it. This allows for a nice finish on the face there and I can polish it up nice. My bumper overlaps the exposed tenon and part of the cap.

As far as spraying the shaft and butt together- no. I use the shaft protector just like the joint end mentioned above.

Both are wet sanded and polished to my carbide dummy's. Interchangable that way.

My way...
-Chris