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First for me actually… my cue is a couple years old now and being a half decent one thought I’d go to YouTube and look up how to refinish it and make it a bit smoother again.
Purchased a cue grain filler and cue oil set off of eBay.
Started by cleaning the cue with a little white spirit.
Then taped off the ferrule and sanded the cue using 400 grit sand paper, followed by 800 then 1200 grit.
At this point it felt ten times better already.
Next I used the grain filler… this wasn’t the nicest to apply using a clean cloth as it went tacky really quickly. Left it for half an hour or so before sanding again with 1200 grit and repeating the process a total of 4 times to try fill the grain as much as I could with this particular filler.
Once that was all done and the final rub down using 1200 grit paper, I applied a coat of cue oil, buffed and allowed to dry.
Then lastly removed the masking tape from the ferrule and used a little steel wool on the brass to clean the ferrule up.
Actually really pleased with the result and feels very similar to when I first bought the cue 🤓😎
Couple before/after pics.
Probably a process you guys are all very familiar with, but in the past I’ve always had cheap cues and after a few years replaced them with another. Having a nicer cue this time felt i should probably put a little effort in 😅
Purchased a cue grain filler and cue oil set off of eBay.
Started by cleaning the cue with a little white spirit.
Then taped off the ferrule and sanded the cue using 400 grit sand paper, followed by 800 then 1200 grit.
At this point it felt ten times better already.
Next I used the grain filler… this wasn’t the nicest to apply using a clean cloth as it went tacky really quickly. Left it for half an hour or so before sanding again with 1200 grit and repeating the process a total of 4 times to try fill the grain as much as I could with this particular filler.
Once that was all done and the final rub down using 1200 grit paper, I applied a coat of cue oil, buffed and allowed to dry.
Then lastly removed the masking tape from the ferrule and used a little steel wool on the brass to clean the ferrule up.
Actually really pleased with the result and feels very similar to when I first bought the cue 🤓😎
Couple before/after pics.
Probably a process you guys are all very familiar with, but in the past I’ve always had cheap cues and after a few years replaced them with another. Having a nicer cue this time felt i should probably put a little effort in 😅
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