Wrap sealing

[j2pac]

This has probably been asked here before, but...is it difficult/possible to refinish a linen wrapped cue, and seal the wrap?
Thank you.

 

[j2pac]

If it's doable, how much weight would the complete seal, add to the butt of the cue?

 

[ratcues]

It doesn't add any noticeable weight to the cue.

 

[muskyed]

Not technically a cue maker, but my thoughts on this would be if it's a wrapped cue you have used for awhile, no. All your hand oils, what ever else, some even rub a sticky wax and burnish it in to make it less slippery. I would think they would want to put a new wrap on first before coating. Also it may be possible to coat your existing wrap first with something such as Bullseye Zinsser Seal coat, which is a dewaxed shellac, and maybe that would seal it good enough to be finished. I have a friend that had a cue refinished and they put a new wrap on first before coating over it.

 

[ratcues]

I sand the linen smooth, seal with epoxy, then shoot over it. That's the way Meucci did it.

 

[jokers_wild96]

I sand the linen smooth, seal with epoxy, then shoot over it. That's the way Meucci did it.

I just did a leather wrap on a Meucci, it was cleared over but there was no sign of epoxy. That wrap unwound like it was regular linen. And as thin as that layer is im surprised its so durable. I have another I'm working on trying to fix a little chip in the finish on the wrap. There's hardly anything there.

 

[j2pac]

I sand the linen smooth, seal with epoxy, then shoot over it. That's the way Meucci did it.

Thank you Sir. I may be in touch.

 

[RidgeRaider]

I have never finished over a linen wrap, I've "sealed" them with bullseye sanding sealer before. I am curious, do you mean finish over it with clear like meucci's? Or just seal it with some type of sealant?

 

[Kim Bye]

You can definitely seal and clear a linen wrap. Obviously it helps that the wrap is nice and clean and very tight. The looser the wrap, they more issues you potentially will have down the line.
Another alternative if you want that wrapless feel is stacked leather, that can be sanded incredibly smooth and poished to a high gloss.
Ryan is obviously the stacked leather boss, he's wraps are perfect!

 

[j2pac]

I have never finished over a linen wrap, I've "sealed" them with bullseye sanding sealer before. I am curious, do you mean finish over it with clear like meucci's? Or just seal it with some type of sealant?

Like Meucci.

 

[j2pac]

You can definitely seal and clear a linen wrap. Obviously it helps that the wrap is nice and clean and very tight. The looser the wrap, they more issues you potentially will have down the line.
Another alternative if you want that wrapless feel is stacked leather, that can be sanded incredibly smooth and poished to a high gloss.
Ryan is obviously the stacked leather boss, he's wraps are perfect!

I've considered the stacked leather option as well.

 

[ratcues]

I just did a leather wrap on a Meucci, it was cleared over but there was no sign of epoxy. That wrap unwound like it was regular linen. And as thin as that layer is im surprised its so durable. I have another I'm working on trying to fix a little chip in the finish on the wrap. There's hardly anything there.

Correct. I should have clarified that. Meucci used sealers but not epoxy.

 

[Island Drive]

I sand the linen smooth, seal with epoxy, then shoot over it. That's the way Meucci did it.

What grit? 220 or much finer?

 

[ratcues]

What grit? 220 or much finer?

It depends. There are a couple of things I factor into it. Color of linen being the most important. It can discolor during the process. I may start ith a lighter grit and seal with a different type of sealer first. There is no one-size-fits-all when refinishing cues.