Dried-out wrap

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tim913

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My favorite cue's irish linen wrap seems dry and scratchy. Is there something I can put on it that will fix this without it feeling wet or sticky?
thanks
 
the Tiger guys can provide you with a spray that will recondition and bring the luster back to your linnen wrap. Just don't over spray it. A lot of cue manufactures spray their wraps with it before they sell the cue.
 
tim913 said:
My favorite cue's irish linen wrap seems dry and scratchy. Is there something I can put on it that will fix this without it feeling wet or sticky?
thanks
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This is probably from moisture - it lifts the fibers similar to raising wood grain. It's like a lot of hairs standing up on end. If you've wet the wrap to clean it or sweated a lot, it will get this way.

There's a couple of things you can do quite easily. What I would recommend is to sand it lightly with 1500 to 2000 grit paper turning the cue in the direction of the wrap. You can mask off above and below the wrap to be safe. Sandpapers of these supe-fine grits can't damage the wrap.

Then take a piece of Parchment Paper which is a silicone impregnated paper (from the cooking section where aluminum foil is in the store) and agressively rub the wrap by holding the forearm with one hand, gripping the wrap with parchment paper, and moving is back and forth untuil the paper gets hot.

The sandpaper removes the fibers, the silicone in the parchment paper burnishes and seals the linen. You can also use wax paper, which gives the wrap a very slick feel. I prefer parchment paper myself.

Chris
 
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bounce

In the past I have used a bounce dryer sheet to clean and condition my linen wraps worked really well for me.
 
best solution would be to take it to a cuemaker to have the wrap repressed, sealed and polished on a lathe. some of the other home remedies suggested are OK, but nothing beats taking it to a pro. should be pretty quick and cheap too
 
I use bees wax and rub it on the wrap, then take a piece of leather and burnish it (rub agressively but lightly) it will take care of your wrap, filling imperfections and blending it all together. It works the best for me, been doing it for over 30 years with no problems. I would not use wax paper it will melt on you and screw up the wrap, seen it happen. Take this advise or leave it, this is what works for me. Hope this helps.:thumbup:

Sailor
 
McChen said:
best solution would be to take it to a cuemaker to have the wrap repressed, sealed and polished on a lathe. some of the other home remedies suggested are OK, but nothing beats taking it to a pro. should be pretty quick and cheap too
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This is the best recommendation so far. Pay a visit to your friendly neighborhood cue repair person. You'll be glad you did.
And tell them McChen and Tramp sent you. :smile:
 
I pee on my wraps to bring them back to their original condition. I also do this for jellyfish stings and I pee on my hands every morning to get calluses built up (thank you Moises Alou).

Or you could just take it to a pro and not risk damaging something that you really like.

Now, if you have four or five crappy cues that you can practice on first, that may be a different story...
 
TATE said:
This is probably from moisture - it lifts the fibers similar to raising wood grain. It's like a lot of hairs standing up on end. If you've wet the wrap to clean it or sweated a lot, it will get this way.

There's a couple of things you can do quite easily. What I would recommend is to sand it lightly with 1500 to 2000 grit paper turning the cue in the direction of the wrap. You can mask off above and below the wrap to be safe. Sandpapers of these supe-fine grits can't damage the wrap.

Then take a piece of Parchment Paper which is a silicone impregnated paper (from the cooking section where aluminum foil is in the store) and agressively rub the wrap by holding the forearm with one hand, gripping the wrap with parchment paper, and moving is back and forth untuil the paper gets hot.

The sandpaper removes the fibers, the silicone in the parchment paper burnishes and seals the linen. You can also use wax paper, which gives the wrap a very slick feel. I prefer parchment paper myself.

Chris
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Chris, I'm in shock! I can't believe you of all people recommended the wax paper! You usually have real good info but I'm afraid you blew on that call. Wax paper is the worse thing you can put on a wrap, IF, you plan on keeping the cue. Feels good for about 15 minuted and from there on it's grabbing every particle of dirt, chalk and any other impurity that gets near it. And once you've used wax paper on your wrap even a good cue repair person can do nothing really but re-wrap it to get it right again unless they want to spend 5 times as long trying to get it clean. My good buddy Joey Spaeth told someone to try this back in the 80's and I've been contending with it ever since.
 
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