Refinish Disaster

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herkemeyer

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Has anyone ever had a cue refinish just go completely wrong? I am working on a high end carom cue. The ring work detached from the joint. I was going to drill and bore out the threads, create a phenolic tenon and reattach the ring work. The tap the joint. Well...The drill bit grabbed the piece and spun it before I could hit the power switch. The collet rubbed through the, what I suspect is a very thin, finish. There was some writing that is now half worn through.

Any suggestions other than throwing myself at the mercy of the customer?
 
herkemeyer said:
Has anyone ever had a cue refinish just go completely wrong? I am working on a high end carom cue. The ring work detached from the joint. I was going to drill and bore out the threads, create a phenolic tenon and reattach the ring work. The tap the joint. Well...The drill bit grabbed the piece and spun it before I could hit the power switch. The collet rubbed through the, what I suspect is a very thin, finish. There was some writing that is now half worn through.

Any suggestions other than throwing myself at the mercy of the customer?
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Tell the Customer!
Even if you repair it,
Tell the Customer!
 
herkemeyer said:
Thanks, Micheal. I agree 100% that I need to inform the customer and I should have explicitly started that in my original post. Does anyone have any repair suggestions?
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Get rid of the signature if you can't save it, and refinish it.
Hopefully, you took a picture of the signature before you started the project.
 
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