Cue refinish question

Enigmaticul

Enigmaticul

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So I just purchased a mcdermott d15 cue. The cue is old and it has been abused. The finish is very damaged so it will have to be refinished. I can finish a cue with 2 part epoxy that I have been using on new builds with great success but how do I remove the old stuff from the cue. It looks like is epoxy coating as well because it is chipped.
 
Enigmaticul said:
So I just purchased a mcdermott d15 cue. The cue is old and it has been abused. The finish is very damaged so it will have to be refinished. I can finish a cue with 2 part epoxy that I have been using on new builds with great success but how do I remove the old stuff from the cue. It looks like is epoxy coating as well because it is chipped.
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You can sand or master the fine art of using a utility blade without removing your fingers :)Search the web maybe somebody has a video demostration. I run the lathe at 1400 rpm hold the blade about a 45 degree angle so it just touches the bottom part of the cue and run the entire length. Do not apply pressure just go lightly until you develope a feel for it.
Brand new blade works best. Good luck!

Mario
 
I see those that scrape it off with a blade and those that cut it off while it is spinning........... one mistake and the cue is ruined...........

Take an extra 15 minutes and carefully sand it off while it is spinning on the lathe.......... it is hard to cause much damage like that.

Kim
 
Enigmaticul said:
I went with the sanding method, to afraid or inexperienced to use a blade.
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McDermott uses a UV finish that is floated on and very thick. As most repair people already know, the finish is so hard that once the finish is scuffed or sanded it is extremely hard to rub out to the original shine. When refinishing you should take all of the old finish off as any that is left on and recovered will be a different shade than where the finish has been completely removed. Being so thick it usually takes some time to sand it all off. The cue needs to spin pretty true while sanding or you run the risk of wiping out deco-rings on one side of the cue.

On cues that are out at the A-joint I chuck the cue up where it is out so that it runs true and sand the area that is running true and then reverse the cue and sand the other end. No wiped out deco-rings nor inlays.

Dick
 
Get a heat gun, heat the finish in an area enough to allow you to get a dull pocket knife under an edge and starting from there you should be able to peel the finish off in strips. I just did a cue and got the butt sleeve off in three pieces of finish. The thickness for most of the finish was 10 mils and the ring at the top of the sleeve was 14 mils. The unfinished butt was 20 mils thinner than it used to be.
 
I managed to save the finish on the front. The finish on the butt sleeve weighed 2.77 gms or a tenth of an ounce. The front would have been another 2/10ths.
 
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