help with damaged wrap!

trob

trob

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I don't know how the hell I did it but I some how banged my cue on the corner of my pool table. It put a little knick in the wrap. Kind of pulled a little thread up. What can I do to get rid of it? Is the only option to rewrap It? At first I was thinking snip it with a little pair of scissors like you would a pull in a piece of clothing but I think that would cause it to unravel.

I was thinking of having a leather wrap put on in king of prussia. Maybe this is a sign from the pool gods lol
 
Klopek said:
If it was me, I might try super glue.:)

Might want to post this in the "Ask a Cuemaker" section, they probably deal with this all the time.:)

Good luck.
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PS, give it plenty of time to dry or you will be more attached to your cue than you ever thought possible:D
 
Superglue is the way to go. Use it sparingly, and you should be fine. If it is something that will bother you mentally, use the superglue as a quick fix until you can get it rewrapped.
Chuck
 
trob said:
I don't know how the hell I did it but I some how banged my cue on the corner of my pool table. It put a little knick in the wrap. Kind of pulled a little thread up. What can I do to get rid of it? Is the only option to rewrap It? At first I was thinking snip it with a little pair of scissors like you would a pull in a piece of clothing but I think that would cause it to unravel.

I was thinking of having a leather wrap put on in king of prussia. Maybe this is a sign from the pool gods lol
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DO NOT SNIP IT !!!

DO NOT USE SUPER GLUE !!!

Superglue dries very hard and you will feel it.... add a couple of drops of elmers wood glue instead.. it is what we use under the wrap to hold it in place.. if the raised strand is fairly long then pay attention to the flat sides of the strand and lay it bacjk down in place be carefull not to stretch it... you might have to use spray starch to get optimum results too, but use the starch only after you glue the strand back down.

Before the glue dries take a round cylinder object such as the shaft of a screwdriver or a heavy pen that is very smooth on the outside and roll it accross the strand in question back and forth gently with a little pressure until it sinks back in flush with the rest of the wrap....

This will solve your problem !!!

If you have any questions please give me a call anytime !


Sincerely, Eddie Wheat - East Coast Cue Repair - 321-631-1827
 
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Thanks for the advice..I knew sniping it would be bad and I didn't like the super glue on my beloved schon idea. I played today for about two hours and didn't even give it a thought that it was there. It's such a small tiny thread that you have to look really hard to even find it. I think I'll just get it rewrapped with leather at the super billiards expo.

Thanks for the help!
 
trob said:
Thanks for the advice..I knew sniping it would be bad and I didn't like the super glue on my beloved schon idea. I played today for about two hours and didn't even give it a thought that it was there. It's such a small tiny thread that you have to look really hard to even find it. I think I'll just get it rewrapped with leather at the super billiards expo.

Thanks for the help!
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It seemed you were in an emergency state over your wrap... so I thought I would give you a simple fix until you had it rewrapped....

Leather is a wonderful choice as long as the person installling it is very experienced and can hide the seam very well !

Good Luck !



- Eddie Wheat
 
There is a stand at the super billiards expo..the guy has been there every year for as long as I can remember and everything he does look excellent. I think I'm gonna have him do it.
 
trob said:
There is a stand at the super billiards expo..the guy has been there every year for as long as I can remember and everything he does look excellent. I think I'm gonna have him do it.
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That sounds like a plan...... I sub. all my leather wrap work out to Pete Ohman "Omen Cues" he is quite impressive as well....

I never took the time yet to learn how to apply leather wraps in the past due to demand. and the inital cost of the jigs... but I see the demand is growing, so looks like I'm gonna have to get him to teach me one day soon !


Take Care, Eddie
 
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