Cue tip glue questions

[Kevin Lindstrom]

What is the best present day glue to use when replacing tips.

I have had one tip professionally installed and it came off after only 2 days of play playing straight pool only so no hard breaks.

I have heard that the new glues are not as good due to some of the new EPA rules enforced on the glue makers. Not sure if this is true or not.

Any suggestions as to what glue I should be using????

Thanks

Kevin

 

[deadbeat]

I like to use loctite superglue gel, but on most layered tips i coat them once and let it soak in and dry for a couple minutes, then sand it flat and install. Haven't had one pop since I started coating the back once first.

 

[shakes]

Searing method

I like to use loctite superglue gel, but on most layered tips i coat them once and let it soak in and dry for a couple minutes, then sand it flat and install. Haven't had one pop since I started coating the back once first.

After reading about this years ago on this forum, I also always coat the back of the tip first and I have not had a tip pop off since. I even do this with phenolic j/b tips. I do use the liquid loctite for coating the back of the tip, then I use the gel to adhere it to the ferrule.

I have not heard anything about problems with superglue not being the same, but there are some ferrules that I've heard people having trouble getting tips to stick to. I have not had any issues doing it like this no matter how cheap the cue.

 

[JoneseyCues]

nope

Kevin, I don't know about the laws governing super glue makers, but that's no reason for your tip to come off at all. You can use a number of different glues that will hold the tip no sweat. Like the others said, any gel CA(super glue) will work. Or any thick super glue brand should work well too. Sand the back of the tip to remove the burnished surface and coat with glue, let dry, sandpaper on a hard flat surface sand it again lightly to make it flat. Then take your thick or gel CA and coat the back of the tip and the ferrule surface, and clamp that baby on there TIGHT! The more force the better, without breaking thw shaft obviously! Let it sit clamped up for about 5 minutes or so... BRAVISIMO! That sucker shouldn't ever come off!

 

[flyrv9]

Just a note here. Super glue and 2 part epoxy type adhesives have a shelf life. Many even have an exp date after which their ability to bond reduces. Use them or not - they will deteriorate over time. How well you reseal the tube, container, etc. matters too.

 

[BigDon]

I have tried the gel but I like to use the Loctite Professional in the blue bottle. Make sure tip and ferrule is good and flat, soak back of tip and let sit for a minute. Apply tip and clamp or hold with finger pressure. About any good, in date super glue will work. The big thing I found was making sure your surfaces are flat. I stopped sanding my tips and actually cut them on my lathe :smile:

 

[tsp&b]

To Kevin Lindstrom

Kevin, There are reasons why a tip may pop other than the type of glue used. Your repair person may have used to correct type of glue and the proper application method and the tip may still pop because of the type of material that your ferrule is made of and also if the glue was a little old that could cause it to fail as well.

 

[measureman]

Kevin, I don't know about the laws governing super glue makers, but that's no reason for your tip to come off at all. You can use a number of different glues that will hold the tip no sweat. Like the others said, any gel CA(super glue) will work. Or any thick super glue brand should work well too. Sand the back of the tip to remove the burnished surface and coat with glue, let dry, sandpaper on a hard flat surface sand it again lightly to make it flat. Then take your thick or gel CA and coat the back of the tip and the ferrule surface, and clamp that baby on there TIGHT! The more force the better, without breaking thw shaft obviously! Let it sit clamped up for about 5 minutes or so... BRAVISIMO! That sucker shouldn't ever come off!

I used to do tips and ferrules many years ago. I had a lathe to work on them with.
The above is exactly how I did it and I did several hundred and never had a tip come off.
Back then all I put on were Le Pros.

 

[rack runner]

Searing method



After reading about this years ago on this forum, I also always coat the back of the tip first and I have not had a tip pop off since. I even do this with phenolic j/b tips. I do use the liquid loctite for coating the back of the tip, then I use the gel to adhere it to the ferrule.

I have not heard anything about problems with superglue not being the same, but there are some ferrules that I've heard people having trouble getting tips to stick to. I have not had any issues doing it like this no matter how cheap the cue.

I remember reading searing's method. Do you happen to have the original link to it?