Is it difficult to put on an cue wrap (like, Irish Linen) without any experience?

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Is it difficult to put on an cue wrap (like, Irish Linen) without any experience, or tools?

Is it very time consuming to put on an Irish Linen wrap, and can any of you cue makers explain to me how I would do it?

I do not need to remove a wrap (because the wrap is already missing from the cue).

I am just curious if it is very difficult to install a wrap, and how much it would cost for everything that I would need to get the job done.

I have added a picture of the cue that I would like to get a wrap put on.

Can a beginner at wrapping a cue usually be able to do a good unsloppy job on a cue?

I am just curious, because I do not have the $75 that I think it usually costs to have a pro do it.

I am also curious how I can get the sticky residue removed (for now), because I would really like to go out and shoot with the cue (it is my only cue).

Thanks.
 

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Is it difficult???

.....Walking is difficult if you don't know how to do it.

Don't ask the question - just do it and find out...... you can't make it any worse than it is already.

Post images of the finished product and any questions you have then.....

Have fun.
 
I have a friend that rewraps cues occasionally... all by hand. Takes him a while but they look good when he is done.
 
DoubleD said:
This isn't rocket science, it is a string wrapped around a piece of wood.

dld
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Classic. Thank you.


I figured the first response would say that $30,000 in machinery was needed but could only be used after watching a bunch of videos after apprenticing under a known famous cue maker for a decade.


String. Wood. :thumbup:




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You won't be saving money if you do it yourself.
Most charge less than $75 to do it.
 
Call Seyberts. (1.877.314.2837)
I'll give you 1-day turn-around and I have about every color in stock.
Price is considerably less than what you think.

KJ
 
Had a guy who didn't want to pay to have his cue wrapped so I sold him 50 yards of Black.

Just finished re-rewrapping his cue :o

It's one of the things you CAN do without a lathe, it's just VERY tedious, Luck!

Paul
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Check my signature for my you tube page
I have a short video installing a linen wrap
 
By hand it would take a lot of revelotions to get all that string on. Have you considered a little sandpaper some contact cement and maybe Elephant Ear? A few cuts and your about done.
 
Electricians tape like I mentioned to you in the Main Forum.

The owner of the pool hall has an Adam's Balabushka. He didn't want to pay the price for a wrap so he did his with tape. It will get you by until you want a repairman to do the job.

Other than that, you can buy a roll of linen that is enuff for one cue.

Watch Darcy's UTube video and you will see how to secure a wrap without drilling holes at either end of the cue.

You can also use a Glue Stick instead of Elmers Glue. Using a glue stick, you can wipe just enuff on as you go along the handle.

Without a lathe, I have no idea how you might press and burnish the wrap.

Happy Winding.
 
I knew a guy who used to sit and wrap cues by hand while watching TV. He did not have a lathe at the time and did an okay job, but they were not pressed and polished. You can do it with out a lathe, but your job will wind up inferior to what you can get from a quality repairman.
 
In the very old days a wrap wasn't pressed and polished. The polish came with use. I think the press and polish just accelerates what would otherwise happen naturally.

If you try to wrap it by hand it will only cost a few bucks. Can't hurt to try. Unless you get stupid sanding the handle I don't see how you could really screw anything up. (Famous last words, of course, anything can be screwed up.)




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justinb386 said:
Can someone tell me how I can get all of the sticky residue off of the handle? Thanks for your help.
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I will not make any specific recomendations, because I don't want to'assume responsibility
for bleeding fingers. Lowes offers a selection of cheap scrapers that utilize a single edged blade.

Dale
 
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I use Prep-all grease and wax remover. It is used in body shops to remove contaminants from auto bodies just prior to painting. Just apply on a paper towel and it melts the soft glue away. I use it on my cues prior to putting on a finish. It evaporates fairly quickly and will not harm any other painted surfaces.

Dick
 
justinb386 said:
Can someone tell me how I can get all of the sticky residue off of the handle? Thanks for your help.
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Start with rubbing alcohol. If it doesn't work, move to either acetone(nail polish remover) or lighter fluid/Goo-B-Gone. The latter may react with the clear coat on your cue so be careful.

(send it to KJ...)
 
rhncue said:
I use Prep-all grease and wax remover. It is used in body shops to remove contaminants from auto bodies just prior to painting. Just apply on a paper towel and it melts the soft glue away. I use it on my cues prior to putting on a finish. It evaporates fairly quickly and will not harm any other painted surfaces.

Dick
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I apologize if this is considered hijacking the thread. Dick, do you ever have any problem using the Prep-all? I am talking about "smearing" when you have an oily wood like cocobola set in something light like maple? I know this can sometimes be an issue when using alchohol.
Thanks,
Claud
 
I need to change my price if others are charging $75!!! I think you are better off letting someone with a lathe do it for you. By the time you spend the money buying the linen and shipping, your time doing to by hand and the wait on the ups man to bring it to you, you will have a lot invested where if you give it to a repair man you will have it back same day.
 
CLAUD said:
I apologize if this is considered hijacking the thread. Dick, do you ever have any problem using the Prep-all? I am talking about "smearing" when you have an oily wood like cocobola set in something light like maple? I know this can sometimes be an issue when using alchohol.
Thanks,
Claud
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I know of no solvent that will not smear the oils emitted from cocobolo. You need to be very careful when preparing cocobolo for a finish installation. It is full of oil which must be removed for a finish to stick. I wipe down the cue a number of times using lots of prep-all on clean paper towels until very little oil staining is left then I quickly sand lightly once again to clean up the adjoining materials. As far as I'm concerned, only one other oily wood that gives me as much trouble to finish than cocobolo and that is bois' d rose.

Cocobolo is a heavy, good playing, beautiful wood but it certainly has many drawbacks.

Dick
 
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