Dents/dings

[itx]

Does the wet tissue paper - wet/damp cotton wool bud actually work on the dents/dings?

[DeanH]

On an old cue of mine, sometime ago I tried damp cloth, with and without the warm iron (something mentioend elsewhere) on a few small/shallow dents. The results were varied, one dent came out completely, other were better one would not budge.
Also you do get a "rough" patch and this needed sanding (3000grit) and reoiling.
But in all, I was quite pleased. Advise I would give with this method, just take your time, do not leave wet with iron for too long in contact. The "cold" wet treatment you can leave for sometime, just how brave you are feeling
Others say that rubbing a glass works as well but I have not had much luck with that method.
Look forward to reading others comments.
cheers

[jrc750]

I also tried the damp tea towel on the cue and applied hot iron, just take your time and it really does work. As Dean says it needs confidence to try it tho, and you will need to refinish the cue as it goes very rough. I prefer to use the glass method nowadays as no finishing required. Obviously the best thing is not to dent your cue in the 1st place

[jim evans]

if you have a isolated dint wet a cotton bud and tape to cue were dent is leave over nite should be sorted refinish that area

[Mick Dundee]

Dents/dings

Hold the dent in the steam off a kettle
Heat up a spoon the same way and rub it over the dent quickly repeat until the dent is smaller
Quick rub down/re finish and Roberts your mothers brother
Worked for me on quite a bad dent when a bloke I iknow shut his cue in a car door
Wouldn't know it's there now

[itx]

If using tape, what type of tape is best?


Also if you use the "glass" treatment, do you slide the glass along the shaft or do you roll the "glass"?

[jrc750]

If you use decorators masking tape that's best as it's not too sticky, so wont leave a sticky residue on your cue.
When using the glass method you slide the glass up and down the shaft over the dent applying pressure. When you do it slowly you will hear a "clicking" noise as it goes in and out of the dent, this enables you to make sure your rubbing in the correct spot, you then rub until the noise goes away

[x3dnd3x]

If you use decorators masking tape that's best as it's not too sticky, so wont leave a sticky residue on your cue.
When using the glass method you slide the glass up and down the shaft over the dent applying pressure. When you do it slowly you will hear a "clicking" noise as it goes in and out of the dent, this enables you to make sure your rubbing in the correct spot, you then rub until the noise goes away

Would this really work?

Any cup of glass would do right?

[jrc750]

You need a strong glass, don't want it shattering everywhere
I use the bottom of an empty pint glass, and yes it does work

[x3dnd3x]

You need a strong glass, don't want it shattering everywhere
I use the bottom of an empty pint glass, and yes it does work

Mine's a small chip off actually. Don't know is that considered a dent/ding. But its near the joint area thus doesn't really affect me much. Wouldn't mind leaving it like that but also don't mind trying this glass roller trick.

[x3dnd3x]

I'm been sliding the glass up and down the small dent part for like 45mins and its still producing the ding sound. Am I doing it wrong or its suppose to be longer? I'm using the bottom of a Macdonald glass.

[jim evans]

i think your supose to use the round part ie the neck of a bottle

[x3dnd3x]

i think your supose to use the round part ie the neck of a bottle

Do I need to apply force or I just keep sliding it up and down?

[jrc750]

Mine's a small chip off actually. ....

Maybe this is the problem, might be too much to smooth out, and yes you have to apply force
Put a pic up of how bad it is

[cazmac1]

If you see red dots, get it down to a cue doctor immediately