Meucci Finish removal from wrap
- Thread starter Bowmer
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You want to leave the original wrap, but remove the clear coat that's on top of the wrap? Can't be done. You'd have to have the clear over the wrap and the wrap removed, and have it re-wrapped.
There are a few touchy things on this particular job:
1. You'd have to very carefully cut the clear at the top and bottom of the wrap without chipping the clear over the forearm and/or butt sleeve. If that gets chipped, the whole cue may have to be re-cleared.
2. Once the clear and wrap are cleanly removed, the handle section would have to be built up just a bit so that the new wrap would be at the matching height of the adjoining clear on the forearm and butt sleeve.
I've seen many re-wrapped Meucci's, so it can be done.
There are a few touchy things on this particular job:
1. You'd have to very carefully cut the clear at the top and bottom of the wrap without chipping the clear over the forearm and/or butt sleeve. If that gets chipped, the whole cue may have to be re-cleared.
2. Once the clear and wrap are cleanly removed, the handle section would have to be built up just a bit so that the new wrap would be at the matching height of the adjoining clear on the forearm and butt sleeve.
I've seen many re-wrapped Meucci's, so it can be done.
I did it ti mine years ago. First off I am not a cue maker or repair person and at the time I did not care if I damaged the cue.
1-spun it slow on a lath and gently ran some rough sand paper on it to break the finish.Put tape above and below the wrap.
2-put some paint remover on a cloth and ran the lath some more and let it soak over night.
3-when the finish was soft I spun it some more and got it all off.
4-took a damp(water) rag and spun the it while wiping to get the paint remover off.
5-let it dry completely.
6-spun the cue and pressed the linen with a glass coke bottle
7-sounds crude but it worked.
8-try this at your own risk-maybe I just got lucky.
1-spun it slow on a lath and gently ran some rough sand paper on it to break the finish.Put tape above and below the wrap.
2-put some paint remover on a cloth and ran the lath some more and let it soak over night.
3-when the finish was soft I spun it some more and got it all off.
4-took a damp(water) rag and spun the it while wiping to get the paint remover off.
5-let it dry completely.
6-spun the cue and pressed the linen with a glass coke bottle
7-sounds crude but it worked.
8-try this at your own risk-maybe I just got lucky.
I guess there's more than one way to skin a cat! Most linen wraps are glued on with just plain old white Elmer's glue, so I'm surprised the paint remover didn't eat through that. I humbly stand corrected.
At that time I had no idea what kind of glue held the wrap on. Maybe Meucci used a different glue.As I said I did not care what happened.
Every time I have replaced a Meucci wrap it pretty much fell apart when I removed it. I guess the finish somehow degrades the structure of the linen. As you try to unravel it, it breaks repeatedly.
I am going to make a guess at why they break apart and I don't think it is because of the finish. They really sand those wraps hard to get them flush with the cue. I suspect they run the wrapped cue through a rod sander to flush it up perfect with the wood. That massively weakens the linen. But that is just an educated guess.
I've removed more than my fair share. Some are sanded and will not unwind. Others simply unravel.
If I were you I would;
-use a single point and cut through the finish at the forearm and at the butt sleeve. That way, when you unwind it, it will not lift the finish from the wood.
-make a cut in the middle and try to unwind it. If it comes off without breaking, do not sand it. Just keep going with it.
-If it does break apart, you can sand through the finish and wet the wrap with water to break down the glue. That will help in removal.
-before you install the new linen, measure the undercut to make sure it is the proper depth. .045' on the diameter.
If I were you I would;
-use a single point and cut through the finish at the forearm and at the butt sleeve. That way, when you unwind it, it will not lift the finish from the wood.
-make a cut in the middle and try to unwind it. If it comes off without breaking, do not sand it. Just keep going with it.
-If it does break apart, you can sand through the finish and wet the wrap with water to break down the glue. That will help in removal.
-before you install the new linen, measure the undercut to make sure it is the proper depth. .045' on the diameter.