Cue repair or refinish...? Pic attached

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The_JV

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Hi all,

I have already posted this question in the "Ask the Cuemaker" forum, but it doesn't get a ton of traffic, and I'm short on time (tonight) to make a decision.

I've been offered an opportunity to purchase a cue that has suffered a dent on the butt. My decision is basically coming down to the likelyhood and potential cost of the repair. That said, it's a bit of unicorn for me so my decision is also being weighted against opportunity regret.

I've attached a close up of the butt. At first I thought it may have been a gouge, but with this pic is appears to be only a dent in the clear and the point hasn't been dug into.

The cue has a leather wrap which I would imagine would have to be removed, if a full refinish is required.

My question is whether or not the dent could just be repaired (sry if that's a stupid question), or it will need a complete refinish. Any ballpark on potential cost on these two options...?

If it matters, the cue is made by Exceed, so there is some decent resale value.

Thanks in advance...
 

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Black-Balled said:
Why does it need fixing? Fuggit...if you like how it looks and plays and you can afford it...go for it.
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lol... ya I know.

I literally just bought an Exceed from the seller less than a week ago that's in perfect 'new' condition. He knew I wanted this model, but he didn't have one and the wait list is North of 2yrs now. This particular one came in on trade today, so he let me know. This cue is what drew my eye toward the Exceed brand to begin with.

I love my current cue and it's condition is perfect. The motivation to trade for this used cue is purely in preferred design. ...however it's obviously a "touch" flawed in cosmetics....lol.

Trying to sort out what it would take to get it back to perfect.
 
I dunno, man. I bumped my cue on the table corner the other day, first time in about 15 yr!

Put a pretty good ding on it and I got over it in about 60sec.

Maybe we are different, but that damn hunk of wood has been so good to me, I couldn't imagine id love her any less if she put on a few pounds or got a scar on her.

But she does have a twin (break cue) that I threw on the floor the other day when it failed me. I was a tad surprised it didn't break, the way it hi the floor.

Sometimes, the cue must pay!
 
Did you try to clean it?
Might become unnoticeable, except to the well trained eye of the OCD.
 
For sake of closure... I took a pass on the cue.

I had to partially commit to the purchase before seeing it in hand, and wasn't willing to do so. The seller had another potential buyer, and out of respect I didn't want him to loose out on a sale because of my "maybe".

Thanks to all that responded
 
For future reference, dents like that usually are able to be steamed out pretty easily, and it's usually impossible to see the repair. Especially true if the fibers aren't cut, which seems to be the case on this cue. The hard part with this one would be getting the discoloration out of the grain first.
 
The_JV said:
For sake of closure... I took a pass on the cue.

I had to partially commit to the purchase before seeing it in hand, and wasn't willing to do so. The seller had another potential buyer, and out of respect I didn't want him to loose out on a sale because of my "maybe".

Thanks to all that responded
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That is a very considerate persoective, for all involved.

But not for us. Have you no idea how much thought we put into this, for naught?

I war. I mean a refund. I want a refund!

Added pick of my ding. A ling not expected to follow.
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