so much for the finish on that one

T

Trent

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so the other night i was trying out some cue cote finish and everything seemed to be going fine went on smooth and i heated it with the torch to get rid of bubbles and i left it spinning and went up stairs came back about 4 1/2 hours later and low and behold the cue wasnt spinning and the motor was going, the belt had broke and all the finish was drippiing down one side.:mad:

should i use a razor blade and just strip it all off?? or try and block it down???
 
Trent said:
so the other night i was trying out some cue cote finish and everything seemed to be going fine went on smooth and i heated it with the torch to get rid of bubbles and i left it spinning and went up stairs came back about 4 1/2 hours later and low and behold the cue wasnt spinning and the motor was going, the belt had broke and all the finish was drippiing down one side.:mad:

should i use a razor blade and just strip it all off?? or try and block it down???
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I would put it back in the lathe and take the high areas down to as close to level as is easily possible and then do your sanding.

Dick
 
I'd sand it like it was a sealer and clear the cue a second time. I'm guessing the runs are big. The time it would take to feather out the runs would be more then clearing the cue.
If you have a clear file you can shave the runs flat then sand with your fine sandpaper. These files shaves the high spots and helps prevent breaking through the clear between the runs. Using fine grit sandpaper alone will never get the clear perfectly level.
 
I would probably strip it all back off. You have to remember that when you get big runs like that you can also get solvent pop. So I dont take the chance I just strip it off and start over. There's no questions that way!
 
it was cue cote not clear and i ended up block sanding it down with 320 and just finishing it with super glue turned out ok, it was just the most over kill sealing cote ever put on lol

it was in no way the finishes fault just my own for not looking at the belt.
 
Trent said:
it was cue cote not clear and i ended up block sanding it down with 320 and just finishing it with super glue turned out ok, it was just the most over kill sealing cote ever put on lol

it was in no way the finishes fault just my own for not looking at the belt.
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I've had something similar happen, and I put it back in the lathe, and took a couple of small passes with the router. I didn't take any wood off, just enough to make the finish pretty even, then I sanded, and re-epoxied. Of course I would only do this with a new cue(that I made), and not a refinish.
 
Trent said:
it was cue cote not clear and i ended up block sanding it down with 320 and just finishing it with super glue turned out ok, it was just the most over kill sealing cote ever put on lol

it was in no way the finishes fault just my own for not looking at the belt.
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I have a similar type problem but the belt just keeps slipping, I have to keep checking every 10 minutes. I plan to change to a chaindrive as soon as I find some spare time.
Dave
 
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