Hello,
I have a Poison Bolt 2 cue. See link at bottom. I recently accidentally kicked the butt into the metal leg of a table when someone bumped into me. About a 1/4" oval portion of the clear coat chipped off on the lower wood portion of the butt about an inch below the synthetic upper black portion of the butt and there's also a ding in the wood in the center of the chip. I've always had best results putting a very small drop of water on a dent in wood parts of cues and letting the grain raise back, then letting it dry by itself overnight and polishing it with 1500 grit automotive paint grade sand paper the next day. I was wondering if it would be ok on this butt for the dent.
Then when the dent is out what type of clear coat goes on these cues? I'm assuming the method I should use for applying the clear would be mask all other parts, lightly sand the area with very fine paper to smooth out the edge of the clear coat where it was chipped, spray the clear coat on, then polish to match the rest and finish up polishing with a polishing compound. Is there a different method that should be used? I really would rather do this myself to avoid spending over half of what the cue is worth for a refinish since it's such a small area and can barely be noticed without prior knowledge that it's there.
I contacted Poison Cues' customer service and they wouldn't (or didn't want to) give me any information on the type of clear coat they use or what process to use to patch the clear; along with stating the obvious about doing it myself voiding warranty (which doesn't cover abuse anyway). Finally he said he didn't have knowledge of the refinishing process.
This is the cue for reference to the area of the damage. It's the light wood portion at the bottom. http://poisonbilliards.com/pool-cues/bolt-series/bolt-2/
Thank you very much!
Brian Huggins
I have a Poison Bolt 2 cue. See link at bottom. I recently accidentally kicked the butt into the metal leg of a table when someone bumped into me. About a 1/4" oval portion of the clear coat chipped off on the lower wood portion of the butt about an inch below the synthetic upper black portion of the butt and there's also a ding in the wood in the center of the chip. I've always had best results putting a very small drop of water on a dent in wood parts of cues and letting the grain raise back, then letting it dry by itself overnight and polishing it with 1500 grit automotive paint grade sand paper the next day. I was wondering if it would be ok on this butt for the dent.
Then when the dent is out what type of clear coat goes on these cues? I'm assuming the method I should use for applying the clear would be mask all other parts, lightly sand the area with very fine paper to smooth out the edge of the clear coat where it was chipped, spray the clear coat on, then polish to match the rest and finish up polishing with a polishing compound. Is there a different method that should be used? I really would rather do this myself to avoid spending over half of what the cue is worth for a refinish since it's such a small area and can barely be noticed without prior knowledge that it's there.
I contacted Poison Cues' customer service and they wouldn't (or didn't want to) give me any information on the type of clear coat they use or what process to use to patch the clear; along with stating the obvious about doing it myself voiding warranty (which doesn't cover abuse anyway). Finally he said he didn't have knowledge of the refinishing process.
This is the cue for reference to the area of the damage. It's the light wood portion at the bottom. http://poisonbilliards.com/pool-cues/bolt-series/bolt-2/
Thank you very much!
Brian Huggins
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