Painting a Cue Stick?

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Ok im New to the forums here but i figured i ask about this as ive been pondering doing this for a little while now. I pick up a jump/break cue from a pawn shop not to long ago (Holy Crap the broke college kid buys used cues!) and i while it handles fine it quite frankly is in rather rough shape and has little finish left to it (worn off for the most part thought the occasional scrape did it a number) and has one of the weirdest looks to it ive ever seen some part of it making me think its been modified before though the wrap is fine and I was wondering if it was possible to redo the look of it to my liking without costing me a fortune or ruining my cue, and if it is possible how i would go about doing that.

P.S. i relize the amount of work put into making a cue and i have the utmost respect for you cuemakers so normally i wouldnt bother changing the look (the makers choice and all that) but frankly its a cheap screw on tip cue i picked up cheap to get the feel of jumps with and ive wondering if i can make it better or at least restore it to a better condition. So any help will be appricated or if im completely out of line tell me so im really not cetain what the line of courtesy is here.
 
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Painting a cue stick

I will take a stab at this since no one else did. When you say painting I refer to "color" as opposed to "finishing" which is typically a clear finish on the cue. If you want to re-finish your cue there has been numerous posts regarding that on this forum. Just do a "search". If you want to "paint"
your cue the process is basically the same as a re-finish. Sand, seal, paint
and top coat. I would use "Japan" paints because of their finely ground pigments and clear coat with acrylic. Don't be afraid to try something artistically different as a cue is another form of a "canvas". Good luck.

Urthred said:
Ok im New to the forums here but i figured i ask about this as ive been pondering doing this for a little while now. I pick up a jump/break cue from a pawn shop not to long ago (Holy Crap the broke college kid buys used cues!) and i while it handles fine it quite frankly is in rather rough shape and has little finish left to it (worn off for the most part thought the occasional scrape did it a number) and has one of the weirdest looks to it ive ever seen some part of it making me think its been modified before though the wrap is fine and I was wondering if it was possible to redo the look of it to my liking without costing me a fortune or ruining my cue, and if it is possible how i would go about doing that.

P.S. i relize the amount of work put into making a cue and i have the utmost respect for you cuemakers so normally i wouldnt bother changing the look (the makers choice and all that) but frankly its a cheap screw on tip cue i picked up cheap to get the feel of jumps with and ive wondering if i can make it better or at least restore it to a better condition. So any help will be appricated or if im completely out of line tell me so im really not cetain what the line of courtesy is here.
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With a screw on tip, this is a really cheap cue, so have fun with it as far as how it looks. It's not a custom cue made by a cuemaker (more likely an assembly line overseas somewhere), so just make it like you want it to be, and it probably won't play any different than it did before you had fun with it. It won't be worth any more either. It's not worth putting a lot of effort or money into it, and as you progress through school and increased finances, you won't be keeping it or selling it, so just have fun with it. Qmaker gave you some good advise about technique. Use it as a beginning painter would use a cheap framed canvas...experiment and enjoy.
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p.s....are you really in college? Try proof reading your writing.
 
Hey Rajay :)

p.s...are you really in college? Try proof reading your writing.

Yes, he really is in College. Getting his PHD in Astra Physics and as a sideline a Degree in Advance Stem Cell Research !!!

Only kidding my friend, paint that sucker then post some photo's.

We love to mess with our friends :p

Good luck with your cue !!!
 
GO FOR IT!!!

One of the first cues I ever owned was a Cuetec. It was a shameful shade of purple, and not the most well constructed cue to have ever been created. At the time...I didn't know any better.

Once I got into nicer cues, I threw the purple monster in a closet. One day (a Saturday, I believe), I pulled that S.O.B. out and sanded the finish right off of it. I then took a can of dark black stain (from Home Depot) and layered the ever-lovin' hell out of that cue. Having wonderful forethought, I used painter's tape to cover the wrap before I got down to business. After the staining was done, I layered on furniture polish to build up a shiny coat again.

The end result was a black P.O.S. cue, as opposed to a purple one. I had a REAL good time doing it, though...and was no worse off than I was before my first and only cue-working project. Well....the stain cost me $4.00, and the polish another $2.50

If you wanna play...I say "PLAY!" Have fun with it...as long as you're willing to live with whatever result you get.

Take care,

Mark
 
I have seen some really nice painted cues, combination of airbrush art stenciled work.I wish I had taken some pics.
At worst, you just have to sand a little and try again.
When you have it all done , get a uv filtered top coat to look after what you have done,and the uv reduces fading of the colours.
Neil
 
8-ball Rat said:
GO FOR IT!!!

One of the first cues I ever owned was a Cuetec. It was a shameful shade of purple, and not the most well constructed cue to have ever been created.
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Cuetec to Searing and many in between. Wow, what a journey.
:thumbup:
 
Tommyd1 said:
Only kidding my friend, paint that sucker then post some photo's. We love to mess with our friends :p
Good luck with your cue !!!
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Absolutely. Hope you didn't take it wrong Urthred. It's just that you're always giving an impression with everything you say, write, do...you're in college for an education, so make it show. Welcome to the forum and post some pix when you're done!
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Thats funny!

rayjay said:
Cuetec to Searing and many in between. Wow, what a journey.
:thumbup:
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I was thinking the same thing. I personally cant wait to get there. I am tired of production, I want a custom in a bad way.
Start saving for the Searing now....
 
rayjay said:
Cuetec to Searing and many in between. Wow, what a journey.
:thumbup:
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No joke, sir!! It has been one hell of a wild ride. From Cuetec to Searing....I'd take a guess that I've let 100-125 cues pass through my hands between my first and my latest.

A few bumps in that road notwithstanding...it's been an incredible experience. :thumbup:
 
tlayne said:
I was thinking the same thing. I personally cant wait to get there. I am tired of production, I want a custom in a bad way.
Start saving for the Searing now....
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Careful, sir. Once you get that first custom, you'll open doors to a whole new world that will spin, very quickly, out of control.

Mind you...this is coming from somebody with a LONG line of severe OCD in his blood!! :thumbup:

Have fun, and happy hunting!!!!
 
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