Stained cues

[dave_k]

I have a schon with a grey stained forearm.

If I were to have the cue refinished would it be a possibility to bring it back to the natural maple color?

 

[sammylane12]

stained cue

It is unlikely that it will ever be brought all the way back to the natural color. There will always be at least a hint of the color it is now stained. It can be restained a darker color but not a lighter one.

 

[manwon]

I have a schon with a grey stained forearm.

If I were to have the cue refinished would it be a possibility to bring it back to the natural maple color?

It depends on how much material would have to be taken off to remove the stain. The hardest areas will be where the figure in the wood is along with the areas where the Birdseye is located. For some reason highly figured areas and areas where there is intense Birdseye seem to suck up the stain more than straight grained areas do.

Hope this helps

 

[dave_k]

It depends on how much material would have to be taken off to remove the stain. The hardest areas will be where the figure in the wood is along with the areas where the Birdseye is located. For some reason highly figured areas and areas where there is intense Birdseye seem to suck up the stain more than straight grained areas do.

Hope this helps

Its not very figured, so maybe I can get lucky.

 

[hang-the-9]

This is probably not a good idea, I can see several things that can go wrong.

You start the process, but how can you tell how far to go to remove? You could end up with a toothpick-like stick by the time it's all out. And let's say you start to remove material, and it's deeper or more color ranges than you though. You would want to stop before the stick is a 10oz one, but you end up with worse color than you started, than the thing is ruined.

As someone else said to another person here that wanted to change their stick by removing decals from the finish, sell the stick, get one you want.