What could cause this?

DblGonzo

DblGonzo

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I have a cue that was refinished a couple months ago. Last night I noticed what I thought was a ding on the forearm. On closer inspection it appears that a small chunk of the finish has popped out. It is right on top of one of the vaneers and it is almost the exact width of the vaneer also. In the picture the green reflection on the point if you look left to the vaneer you will see a light spot. That is where the finish appears to be down to the wood. The finish does not looked dented like you would expect from hitting the cue against something. The edges are sharp and the wood is exposed. I guess it could have been a 1 in a million shot that I hit the cue on something exactly the same width at the vaneer and exactly on the vaneer. Any ideas?
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Where in the country do you live? I ask because the temperature or humidity may have just changed drastically and caused the veneer to swell.
 
North Alabama, I keep my cue inside only time in my vehicle is when driving to pool hall. My concern is what to do with the exposed wood. I don't want any moisture to get in and cause the finish to peel.
 
I'm just curious... Why don't your ask the guy that refinished it for you??? Just askin'
 
I will guess that the rings were installed with epoxy. When turned and sanded some residual epoxy remained at that spot on the veneer ( a natural low spot). The clearcoat did not stick well to the epoxy and formed an air bubble that was not very visible. A simple bump on any firm surface cracked the bubble exposing raw veneer wood later on. Not uncommon to see these on epoxy sealed cues, at defined glue lines. Some builders have good luck with it and some don't.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
 
It is common when a cue is bumped that the finish will break or stop lifting along a glue line. My theory behind this is that finish sticks to some glues better than it sticks to wood or plastics. So in the case of the veneer it has glue on two sides which finish bonds to really good and gives a stopping point for the finish as it pops loose after being bumped. You will see it on cues all the time that when bumped you have separation instead of a dent. It takes a bigger bump to cause a dent than it does to cause the finish to lift. The harder the finish the easier it is to lift when bumped. I would not say the repairman did anything wrong, it is just the nature of things.
 
Any suggestions on what to fill it in with? I am sure this is not caused by anything the cue maker did. I just have never seen this happen to a cue before.
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
During the repaint, I think the repairman buffed through the finish...JER
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Not possible without the surrounding area to be as low as the spot. It was not in the cue when I got it and I have played with it alot. I must have bumped it just right against something to cause it. It is below the surrounding finish enough you can feel the sharp edge when you rub your hand across it.
 
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