Some advice needed here ... carbon fiber shaft re-tipping.

[WilleeCue]

Found out the hard way that the new McDermott carbon fiber shafts have a black coating over the carbon fiber.
It is a thin layer that a polish can cut thru if you get to aggressive with it.
The painted on chevrons at the joint end should have been my first clue the shaft was painted.
Since the painted on finish is jet black and the carbon fiber is a grey color it shows rather badly.
I try and learn from the mistakes of others so this time I guess its my turn to be the teacher.

Looks like I might have just bought my first McDermott carbon fiber shaft.

 

[boogieman]

I try and learn from the mistakes of others so this time I guess its my turn to be the teacher.

Much appreciated, sorry it happened.

 

[tomatoetom]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[kgoods]

Really sorry to hear that. This was mentioned in a recent thread here. One of the posters said the finish peeled off when he removed the tape he used to shield the ferrule/shaft from glue.

IMHO McDermott has to know this is a problem and they really should be addressing it. The finish on a $300+ shaft should not be so fragile as to be able to be pulled off with tape or in the process of a simple polish. Don't get me wrong, I played exclusively with McDermott cues for over thirty years and have nothing but respect for their line of cues but they need to step up and figure out a solution to this issue before it hurts the brand.

Good luck, I hope this works out for you. If it were me and considering it's not in the stroke area I'd just shoot with it, but then again I'm easy going to a fault.

 

[conetip]

This is why I never polish a shaft that comes in for a repair. It is also why I never polish the tip during an install either.
Using the PTFE tape avoids these issues. I wrap it over the ferrule or tip pad area and then back along the shaft a bit to the collet.
Measure the existing and cut within 1 thou of the size and call it quits. I am not replacing a shaft because of it's construction.

 

[kgoods]

This is why I never polish a shaft that comes in for a repair. It is also why I never polish the tip during an install either.
Using the PTFE tape avoids these issues. I wrap it over the ferrule or tip pad area and then back along the shaft a bit to the collet.
Measure the existing and cut within 1 thou of the size and call it quits. I am not replacing a shaft because of it's construction.

Yes to all of this, but I do burnish my tips, my customers seem to expect it. I'd rather not because of the heat, so I'm real careful when I do.

Since I read that when you responded in the previous post I mentioned, I have started using PTFE for tip replacements. Much cleaner and no surprises. Thanks much for the tip Neil!