Shaft Dent Help

[The Renfro]

If you have females under your roof wait until they are watching Grey's and then sneak into the bathroom and retrieve one of their curling irons... You want one with a solid rod not that has holes....

Use the spitwad approach to dampen the dent and start the grain rising and then you can use the curling iron like the glass rod to work the dent out... If it doesn't come out the first try use another spitwad and have at it again.... I will not sand a shaft with sand paper and this method usually allows me to fix a dent without much more than a burnishing with a Benjamin or a Washington these days since times is tough......

Yes you will want to heat up the curling iron........

 

[robert1229]

Lmao

All of these people who love and played the game of pool for years and don't know how to take a ding out of a cue.


Really simple. you dont need an iron or a glass or a small piece of asteroid lol.

Take a small piece of paper towel soak it and place it over the ding, let it sit for 10-15 mins. then remove it. You will now see that the water has swelled the wood and that the ding is out. Now grab a piece of 600 sand paper and sand the heck out of it, making sure to sand it fast enough to create heat. This will dry the moisture back out of the shaft.

Presto! brand new

 

[Gerry]

Tap Tap Tap, this is nearly the same way I have done dent removal for 30 years.
I have had some success by removing impurities over the dented area with a cue tip and alcohol instead of the sanding method, but I have done it both ways.

I have never worked in a pool room but my wife has a habit of hitting me in the head with my cues from time to time.

Pointed head = shaft dents.:embarrassed2:

thanx buddy,

Actually I didn't mention I always have a lathe not too far away, but my method works well by hand for folks that don't have access to machines.

G.

 

[ArizonaPete]

All of these people who love and played the game of pool for years and don't know how to take a ding out of a cue.


Really simple. you dont need an iron or a glass or a small piece of asteroid lol.

Take a small piece of paper towel soak it and place it over the ding, let it sit for 10-15 mins. then remove it. You will now see that the water has swelled the wood and that the ding is out. Now grab a piece of 600 sand paper and sand the heck out of it, making sure to sand it fast enough to create heat. This will dry the moisture back out of the shaft.

Presto! brand new

Yes, this will work but it may take several passes to get the dent out. Using an iron will give you almost immediate results. Sometimes 2 or 3 passes may be required on a deeper dent, but that will only take a few minutes. But stick with what works best for you. The main principle is to raise the grain to overcome the dent and then to sand or burnish the fuzzies out.

 

[chefjeff]

Go into the bathroom with shaft and turn on the hot water.

Hold cue so only dented area gets wet with the running hot water. Let it run along the dent for 20 seconds or so. Don't soak the shaft, just the dent.

Dry cue but leave dent wet.

Wait.

Repeat if you must.

Sand, etc.

Go back out and kick so azz!


Jeff Livingston

 

[pigsRflying]

I've had good success with boiling some water and dipping a cue tip into it, then on the ding for a few seconds, then rubbing with some of that green dish sponge stuff (the rough side) for a bit. Works good.

 

[abs]

I've had good success with boiling some water and dipping a cue tip into it, then on the ding for a few seconds, then rubbing with some of that green dish sponge stuff (the rough side) for a bit. Works good.

Oh! I took me a few seconds to figure out that you were talking about a Q-tip/cotton swab... I kept re-reading your post wonding how dipping the "cue tip" (as in thinking the tip of your cue) was going to help fix the dent, lol.

I'm a little slow today.

 

[StuartK35]

So I have a small dent in the shaft of my Prather sneaky pete. Its not big or anything but just wondering what you all do to get rid of these pesky things.

I was thinking of when I am at Super Billiards just getting a cuemaker to shave it down just a tad and voila, no more dent. That a good idea?

Thanks for the input

I used a cue tip with a little water on it to remove a dent from my OB Classic. It worked very well and no damage whatsoever. Dent was gone.

 

[chefjeff]

Perhaps it would be better to use the term "cotton swab" and leave "cue tip" for the cue's tip.

fwiw,

Jeff Livingston

 

[TNKen]

I have used a small damp band-aid to apply over the dent. Works well.

Have used a damp cloth, paper towel etc.

Moisture raises the wood. Hit with a touch of sandpaper or a Q-whiz to open the finish. Buff back down.

 

[DASHZNT]

I've used a glass rod for years, I have one in my bag... It is a half inch rod that's about 4 inches long with a round glass ball at the end.... Just rub the dent out and burnish to you liking, that's it you're all set and it takes all of a couple minutes!

 

[mortuarymike-nv]

dents

wet band aid for dents that look like some one tried to cut the cue into with bolt cutters leave the wet band aid on for several days .
sand polish to new.
i seen a shaft that was almost cut into in was pinched in the hinge side of a door and the door frame
useing a band aid made me into a believer....................................................
mike

 

[Deadon]

Okay...here's what to do...."lightly sand the dent with 1200-14=500 grit sandpaper to remove any oils, dirt, etc. Get a steam kettle and bring it to a boil....hit the dent with steam holding the dent in the steam coming off the kettle for 15-20 secs duration ....quickly dru the shafty and see how mjuch is any hgas raised,,,,,you may need to do this 4-5 times....on big dnets, I've actually done this 20-25 times over 3-4 days letiing the cue wait 15-20 mins before doing it again.

Matt

What he says:

This is by far the best. Those glass things are crap and screw up the shaft by flattening it out.

 

[chefjeff]

What he says:

This is by far the best. Those glass things are crap and screw up the shaft by flattening it out.

I use a plastic one shaped like a little saddle. It works great. It heats up the wood and that expands it. I've never gotten a flat spot.

I think if you get a flat spot, you're pressing too hard. Let the tool do the work.

Jeff Livingston

 

[Icon of Sin]

I use a plastic one shaped like a little saddle. It works great. It heats up the wood and that expands it. I've never gotten a flat spot.

I think if you get a flat spot, you're pressing too hard. Let the tool do the work.

Jeff Livingston

you realize its not sucking the dent out put just pressing down the wood all around it right?

 

[chefjeff]

you realize its not sucking the dent out put just pressing down the wood all around it right?

It sucks the dent out for me.

I can't say about your expericences. I believe you, but I believe my eyes, too.

Jeff Livingston

 

[bflgvs]

Nothing really abrasive should be used!!! Glass is 'no bueno por caca' for your shaft per local cue maker. For the last 'umpteen' years or longer I've removed dents by raising the grain of the wood via the wet towel and heat method, but not too much heat. And really using heat is only pretty much to accelerate the process. The damp towel or patch will do, but it will take longer.

If you prescribe to cleaning your shaft by wiping it down with a wet(damp) brown paper towel and burnishing it with a dry brown paper towel after each use will get rid of small dents at the same time.

The only abrasive I ever use on any of my shafts is the smoothest of the Que Smooth type papers, never the rougher ones. For example with one brand I only use the geen and yellow.

This will work!!!!!!!!! ...:thumbup:

Gerry S