repairing a chip

jed1894

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I have a few old (cheap) cues that I let my friends use that have chips here and there on the butt. I'd to repair these myself since the cost to ship will probably be more than some of them are worth. What inexpensive thing can I do to smooth out the chip? Will Super glue work with a little sanding? Also, I'm not too concerned about what it looks like afterwards....just so I can't feel the chip when shooting.

thanks in advance, JED
 
just s tiny spot of super glue in the chip and then wet sand smooth,then compound and polish.
 
That also comes in handy, If someones on a budget and needs a buttcap replaced. I've done a few where the finish chipped off where the sleeve met the cap, so when I changed them I had to either charge them to refinish the entire buttsleeve, and a posible rewrap or I could use CA. in some cases the cue is not worth a refinish to them, so I use CA to fill the chips on the edge, and finish the new buttcap with CA After I level the chips out. It is a skill, to do a good job though, one that may take some practice, but I've had successs with It.

On a stained buttsleeve, sometimes when the finish pulls away and chips those edges, It takes the stain off the wood too. A few times I have gotton lucky, and had a marker that matched the stain, Like a red stained cue I did this too, pretty common color to match if You have a good selection of different red markers, and when I was done You couldn't even see the repair had been done.

If you fill any craters, sometimes they will be alittle white around the edges. This doesn't always work, but if You use a really thin CA, sometimes will soak in under that white area and blend It in. I always used the thin as kind of a primer for that reason and others. You may have to fill, wipe, let dry, do it again until the fill is level with the finish. If You try to sand the finish down to the CA You used, then Your sanding the rest of the finish around the area off, so not a good idea to go that way.

There's alot of little tricks that are picked up from trial and error, so I don't recomend someone doing this on anything of value, unless they have had alot of experience at It. I'm not saying It can't be done By someone else, just that practice, not only makes perfect, but allows You to see trouble coming before things get too bad. Definatly practice on junk cues first.:wink:
 
The loctite brand with the brush does a good job of loading the crater up too. I usually do it in 2 or 3 shots though, so it hardens faster, and is less likely to have that reaction take place that turns white.

Actually, though nail polish may be a better choice in this situation, because there's probably alot less that can go wrong the first time.
 
Nail polish. Didn't think of that. I guess I could find some the same color of the butt and job done. I'm about to try both methods.

thanks for the replies.

JED
 
jed1894 said:
Nail polish. Didn't think of that. I guess I could find some the same color of the butt and job done. I'm about to try both methods.

thanks for the replies.

JED


They make nail polish in clear too. That's probably what He was reffering to.

Good Luck with It.:)

Greg
 
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