I'm looking for the best and easiest to use paint stripper or remover. I bought and old cue rack that someone painted bright orange. I'm sure someone on here can point me in the right direction
Paint remover.
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Gin. Oops, don't have the glasses on. I thought you typed something else.
Anyway, when I get a hold of an old Snooker cue, I always remove the clear with a stripper, obviously. There are many different brands out there.
The one I use is glue friendly. Read the label. Thats about all I can relate unless you would like to know what specific brand I use and then I can go down to the Dungeon
and find out.
Other than being glue friendly, they all work ok. I have never had a problem using the brand that I do. I have never melted the glue at the points nor has it affected any inlays.
Now, the cues that I have used a stripper on have all been my own with the exception of the two snooker cues that I am working on now.
If I were to get someone elses cue and it had veneers and lots of inlays, I would have to decide as to whether I was going to use a stripper or the old scrape and sand method. It might be a 50/50 thing for me as I wouldn't want to mess up someone elses cue. Sometimes better to err on the good side of judgement or however they say it.
If you don't have a lathe, then sanding wouldn't be the best method as you could easily take the cue out of round if you got to being a busy little Beaver.
If you are interested in an oil finish after the clear removal, I suggest this product.
Dr. Wood Well.
http://www.drwoodwell.com/
have a look and I will guarantee that you will be most pleased with the end result. There is enuff in the small bottle to do a ton of cues. Very easy to use and only takes one or two at the most coats or wipes.
Sorry, Cue Rack and not a Cue. I told you that I wasn't wearing my glasses. Please disregard my other ramblings then as I tend to always make a short story Long.
But, the great news is that Dr, Wood Well can make that rack look like a million bucks.
Anyway, when I get a hold of an old Snooker cue, I always remove the clear with a stripper, obviously. There are many different brands out there.
The one I use is glue friendly. Read the label. Thats about all I can relate unless you would like to know what specific brand I use and then I can go down to the Dungeon
and find out.
Other than being glue friendly, they all work ok. I have never had a problem using the brand that I do. I have never melted the glue at the points nor has it affected any inlays.
Now, the cues that I have used a stripper on have all been my own with the exception of the two snooker cues that I am working on now.
If I were to get someone elses cue and it had veneers and lots of inlays, I would have to decide as to whether I was going to use a stripper or the old scrape and sand method. It might be a 50/50 thing for me as I wouldn't want to mess up someone elses cue. Sometimes better to err on the good side of judgement or however they say it.
If you don't have a lathe, then sanding wouldn't be the best method as you could easily take the cue out of round if you got to being a busy little Beaver.
If you are interested in an oil finish after the clear removal, I suggest this product.
Dr. Wood Well.
http://www.drwoodwell.com/
have a look and I will guarantee that you will be most pleased with the end result. There is enuff in the small bottle to do a ton of cues. Very easy to use and only takes one or two at the most coats or wipes.
Sorry, Cue Rack and not a Cue. I told you that I wasn't wearing my glasses. Please disregard my other ramblings then as I tend to always make a short story Long.
But, the great news is that Dr, Wood Well can make that rack look like a million bucks.
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For a cue rack, I wouldn't worry too much about the glue-friendly as its likely assembled with bolts or screws. If you can disassemble it, your end result will be better.
I recently used Aircraft Remover to strip a Mosin Nagant gun stock... 75 years of grime, shellac, and cosmoline came off pretty well.
Good luck on the project!
I recently used Aircraft Remover to strip a Mosin Nagant gun stock... 75 years of grime, shellac, and cosmoline came off pretty well.
Good luck on the project!
I do refinishing work as well and I highly recommend it!
Make sure to let the stripper do its thing ,keep it wet. What kind 0f wood is it? If it's oak a brass brush and paint thinner afterwards might be used.
