Please help ! How to fix cracks on the finish ?

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Dear all,

So I got this stick last week. It plays great. Yesterday I got frustrated after a miss and I hit the bumper to the floor :angry: . I didn't hit it extremely hard but surprisingly the hit left 3 cracks on the buttcap :frown:. I check them over and over, and realized that all crack are on the finish, the buttcap is safe.
So my questions are:
- is there a risk that the cracks will expand and get worse ?
- can I fill them with some kind of putty like epoxy resin ?
- otherwise what is your recommedation to fix it ?

Thanks in advance for your help. I really appreciate it.
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Spot repairs can be a little tricky. In your case, I would recommend a repair man and just have the cap refinished.

Probably the cheapest and easiest would be a bottle of Clear Teflon nail polish.

1000 grit wet and dry sand paper.

Or, a small can of water based polyurethane and a small foam brush.

You would want to sand the crack out, keeping the surrounding sanded area to a minimum.

Brush on the poly, wet sand and use a buffing compound to shine her up.

If you don't mind losing the logo, you could sand the cracks out, give the rest of the cap a sand, and do the same with the poly. You might lose the logo, maybe not, if yer careful and scuff and don't go too deep into the finish.

I noticed that there seemed to be a couple of other dings in the cap, so doing the entire cap may be a nicer result.

Tape off the Hoppe ring also.

It's finicky but not rocket science. You could do it if you take your time and have a mind to do it. Other than that, as I mentioned, I don't think that a repairman would charge you a lot for that job
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
Spot repairs can be a little tricky. In your case, I would recommend a repair man and just have the cap refinished.

Probably the cheapest and easiest would be a bottle of Clear Teflon nail polish.

1000 grit wet and dry sand paper.

Or, a small can of water based polyurethane and a small foam brush.

You would want to sand the crack out, keeping the surrounding sanded area to a minimum.

Brush on the poly, wet sand and use a buffing compound to shine her up.

If you don't mind losing the logo, you could sand the cracks out, give the rest of the cap a sand, and do the same with the poly. You might lose the logo, maybe not, if yer careful and scuff and don't go too deep into the finish.

I noticed that there seemed to be a couple of other dings in the cap, so doing the entire cap may be a nicer result.

Tape off the Hoppe ring also.

It's finicky but not rocket science. You could do it if you take your time and have a mind to do it. Other than that, as I mentioned, I don't think that a repairman would charge you a lot for that job
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Wow, thank you.
I will think about it. I'm in the middle of nowhere and I don't want to ship the cue to a repair man just for this, that's why I'm trying to figure out the DYI.
Thanks again. You have a great day sir.
 
Call Schmelke. They made that cue and can tell you how to do a simple cosmetic repair.
 
KJ Cues said:
Is 'Summit Cues' now a division of Schmelke???
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Summit Cues are cues made by Schmelke, but are not a 'division' of Schmelke. The cues are designed by and materials hand selected by Rick Elm. He's a member on AzB and a good guy. His prices are fair and the cues are very good quality. The same goes for all Schmelke cues.
 
an fyi for anyone who puts their bumpers into the floor with force (even a moderate amount).

I have seen a few guys blow out their buttcaps when doing this. And ,yes, it doesn't have to be hit hard.

Basically, the rubber bumper can act like a plunger when smacked on the floor. This forces air into the inside of the buttcap. If struck at an angle the air *could* escape back out, however, when hit flush, it's more likely to seal and there is nowhere for the air to go. The resulting outward force can cause some impressive damage.

best,
brian kc
 
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Kickin' Chicken said:
an fyi for anyone who puts their bumpers into the floor with force (even a moderate amount).

I have seen a few guys blow out their buttcaps when doing this. And ,yes, it doesn't have to be hit hard.

Basically, the rubber bumper can act like a plunger when smacked on the floor. This forces air into the inside of the buttcap. If struck at an angle the air *could* escape back out, however, when hit flush, it's more likely to seal and there is nowhere for the air to go. The resulting outward force can cause some impressive damage.

best,
brian kc
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Brian

You're right that pounding the cue against the floor can often blow out a butt cap. I've seen it quite often, and even repaired quite a few of them over the years.

I would like to explain what is most likely happening a little differently though.

In 100% of the cases that I've seen, it's the rubber bumper that is expanding inside the butt cap hole that's the culprit. Depending on the design, the stem or enclosed part of the bumper can carry that load. When it does and it's inside a hole with no room to "squish" out on the sides, something has to give. And it's always the butt cap.

I'm not saying that the air inside the cavity doesn't or maybe even couldn't be compressed slightly during this event. But I just don't see the pressure becoming high enough to generate the pressure needed to blow out the butt cap. You would probably have to reduce it's volume by half just to get close to enough pressure, and the bumper just doesn't move that far.

Not to mention that the most problematic bumper design is one where the bumper screws directly to the weight bolt and there isn't any air cavity that could be compressed by the bumper.;)


Royce
 
I am betting the cracks are not just in the finish but all the way through the buttcap.
 
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