Cue Repair Questions - Clear Coat Damage

FeelDaShot · 2022-07-14T12:55:31+00:00

Last night my cue rubbed up against a sharp edge on the corner casting of my pool table. The clear coat over my linen wrap now has a deep gash through it. The damage is only about a 1/4 inch wide and metal penetrated at an angle so there is kind of a flap over the gash. I don't know much about cue repairs but it looks to me like a cue maker should be able to fill the hole and sand it back down smoothly to fix. So below are a few of my questions for anyone who is familiar with cue repairs: 1. Is this as simple of a repair as I think? Or is it more involved? 2. How much do you think this repair would cost? 3. There is a local guy at the pool hall with a lathe who I use to put on new tips. He is by no means a cue maker but he seems to be sufficient at the simple stuff. Would you trust him to handle this type of repair? Or should I mail it away to a cue maker? I'm sure if I asked him, he would say he can do it, but I'm not sure if I should trust him to do it. 4. How long would this type of repair take? 5. Just a little bit of the linen is exposed. If I don't get this repaired right away, do you think it would make the situation worse? Much appreciated if anyone has some answers for me.