Spray the wrap with water.......don't soak it but make sure it is moistened.
Then towel dry the wrap....use a really good cotton towel.....rubbing dry in a
circular movement in the same direction as the wrap was spun onto the cue.
You may need to do this a couple times waiting a few minutes in between each
towel dry but remember to always rub the wrap in a twisting, circular fashion.
When the wrap is dry or almost dry, you should be able to feel some fibers of
the strands and the smoothness should be gone, If not, repeat the process.
Once the wrap is nearly dry, or dry, take a heavy round glass, or bottle. Personally,
I have some great beer glasses that are thick & beer mugs as well. Just make
sure you can get a firm grip on the glass when you start to burnish the wrap.
Lay the cue on a hard flat surface supported underneath by a bath towel. You start
the burnish in small sections going left to right very fast and press hard. You rotate
the wrap so that you can rub the entire 360 degrees. Then you move up the wrap to
start the next section. Figure doing this it in 4 sections & it will cover the entire wrap.
Now that you have burnished the wrap in 1/4 sections, you tackle this again in 1/2
sections remembering to rotate the wrap while pressing the glass hard and rubbing
very fast. You can feel th heat build up and your arm should start to tire if done right.
Last phase is to repeat this and you tackle the entire wrap rubbing as hard and fast
as you are able making sure to rotate the wrap along the way. Really pay attention to
the middle section which should take on a shine or sheen if you have done this right.
I've been doing this to Cortland linen and because I don't let my wraps get very dirty
all I have to do is lightly spray the wrap maybe every couple of years. Nonetheless, in
between, I periodically dry burnish all of my Cortland wraps which feel fabulous.
Matt B.
