"Redoing" a old McDermott

[Newton]

I may get my hands on a old D21 which really needs a refinish. The main thing is the less than
wanted "red light district" colors. The general idea was to sand down the cue and put new
coat on, but is there anyone who knows if the stain is actually in the wood or is this a part of
the finish? The idea was to have regular wood colors on the cue and not the gray colored stuff
on it now.

Anyone who have performed a "upgrade" like this ?

N

 

[JerrysCues]

the wood is stained . If I were you I would call mcdermott repair dept.

 

[DawgAndy]

The wood it's self is stained. It'll probably impossible to keep the right measurements on the cue, you'll have to sand too much. Just refinish and keep the original stain. Funky colors can be a plus on the old McDs.

Andy

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

I may get my hands on a old D21 which really needs a refinish. The main thing is the less than
wanted "red light district" colors. The general idea was to sand down the cue and put new
coat on, but is there anyone who knows if the stain is actually in the wood or is this a part of
the finish? The idea was to have regular wood colors on the cue and not the gray colored stuff
on it now.

Anyone who have performed a "upgrade" like this ?

N

It should be sanded in a lathe, while it's turning. That way you won't get flat spots, from sanding unevenly. But the biggest problem you'll have is the stain. If you have any dents in it, you will have to sand deeper in some spots than others. That will lead to places that you have sanded through the finish(which is VERY thick), leaving you with bare wood showing through. Often the finish has soaked into the wood beyond the color. That means the bare wood will not let the new stain (good luck triing to match the color), be obsorbed. ALL SAID, THIS IS NOT A JOB FOR THE AVERAGE GUY...JER

 

[Newton]

Thank's all of you.

I have not seen the cue "in person" but on the pictures it seemed like it hadd a pretty tough life so far.... I no average guy so that's why I was considering sanding down to the bare wood. But if the stain has been soaked down in the wood and the wood is coloured, I might end up sanding to much of it (done in the lathe) so some of the inlays and sharp points might change a lot. The butt need to be changed as I could see on the picture and the wrap needs a total rerun. I'll see what I can get it for and maybe use it as a experiment

Thank's anyway.

N

 

[ratcues]

I stain is not soaked too far into the wood. It is not a big deal changing the colors if you do not like it. It just takes time and patiences.