Not knowing exactly what your linen wrap's condition feels like might affect the outcome
of what I will suggest. If the strands are intact and not separating & fraying badly, then this
should help quite a bit. It works great on Cortland Linen which is on several of my cues.
Lay the cue butt on a thick towel on a table. Find the thickest, heaviest round, smooth glass
object you have around the house. Might be a glass mug, stein, empty bottle or jar, etc. I use
a smooth 16 oz. beer glass that's really thick.
Now glass burnish the wrap staring out using short, fast strokes pressing firmly down on the
wrap. Press as hard as you can as rub as fast as you can. Slowly rotate the grip after remaining
in one area for 20-30 seconds. Do the entire wrap this way working your way up the wrap.
REPEAT the process but this time press even more firmly than before and lengthen your stroking
action from sort to a longer one of 4 inches or so and this time to burnish in one location of 30-45
seconds before rotating the cue wrap.
REPEAT the process one final, last time.......this time yu are stroking 1/2 of the wrap rubbing as fast
as you can. You'll feel the heat as you increase the speed of your stroking any time you do this and
yes, your arm will tire if you are doing this right. Press very hard to get the fibers to lay flat again. My
wraps are just pristine and I do this every few months to maintain the smooth condition and sheen,
Matt B.
