Just to confirm, the sanding sealer used on this cue was a Shellac based sealer so a wax or wax/oil mixture is fine as a top finishing coat on the butt.
I've just sanded my cue top half looking at staining it darker, once ive applied the stain what would be the best thing to seal the cue with please its only a 70 quid cue as I'm just getting into it but the varnish on the original was very sticky please help
Hi Marc how long do you leave the sanding filler before you sand it. Dom in his video says 5 min but I’m finding it’s still not gone off. Says 1 1/2 hours on bottle.
In certain parts of the shaft it can be but normally proud. over time it can be a pain on the underside of the cue over the bridge hand where the arrow (dark grain) meets the lighter ash. There can then be a tendency to feel a ridge there. It's always difficult to know what the shaft was like pre finishing as some of the ridges may have been there originally and some just developed by normal use and as the finishing products and ash wear away.
@@grahamsinclair5778 Hi Graham. I will try and do some more videos as so get time. I have a local guy with an expensive Thai Cue that is heavily lacquered that I might try and do a whole video on. I'm sure removing the lacquer and show many ridges and issues with the ash so would probably be a decent example of starting with something that looks perfect, removing the lacquer to reveal lots of wood issues and then bringing it back to life with a different more softer and smoother feel. We'll see.
@@marclockley3229did you ever make this video Mark? I have a few cues of my own that I've taken the varnish off, used boiled linseed oil to oil it back up again but quite a bit of the grain filler came out in the sanding process. I know you can use ebony dust mixed with a little linseed oil to fill them back in but I don't fancy sanding any of my cues down to get the dust that's needed!! Do you sell any of your own brand grain fillers and finishing oils yet Marc? If so I would be interested to buy some from you so that I can get my cues back to where they should be! Please let me know mate. Thankyou. Mark.
Just to confirm, the sanding sealer used on this cue was a Shellac based sealer so a wax or wax/oil mixture is fine as a top finishing coat on the butt.
I've just sanded my cue top half looking at staining it darker, once ive applied the stain what would be the best thing to seal the cue with please its only a 70 quid cue as I'm just getting into it but the varnish on the original was very sticky please help
Hey Marc, desperately looking for grain filler. Can you please recommend something, especially sometimes to buy in a shop. Thanks!
Where you based mate? I have a bit of a ridge which annoys me whilst cueing.
Hi Marc how long do you leave the sanding filler before you sand it. Dom in his video says 5 min but I’m finding it’s still not gone off. Says 1 1/2 hours on bottle.
Generally 5 minutes as a rule, never much longer.
Hi Marc, what grain filler do you use please 🙏
Hi Andy
I generally make my own depending on the depth of the grain.
Are their any that are readily available that you would recommend ?
@@andymitchell6019 did you get an answer ?
Is the black bit of the arrow likely to become lower?
Would have been good to see the whole video from start to finish. Great work Marc 👍
In certain parts of the shaft it can be but normally proud. over time it can be a pain on the underside of the cue over the bridge hand where the arrow (dark grain) meets the lighter ash. There can then be a tendency to feel a ridge there. It's always difficult to know what the shaft was like pre finishing as some of the ridges may have been there originally and some just developed by normal use and as the finishing products and ash wear away.
@@grahamsinclair5778 Hi Graham. I will try and do some more videos as so get time. I have a local guy with an expensive Thai Cue that is heavily lacquered that I might try and do a whole video on. I'm sure removing the lacquer and show many ridges and issues with the ash so would probably be a decent example of starting with something that looks perfect, removing the lacquer to reveal lots of wood issues and then bringing it back to life with a different more softer and smoother feel. We'll see.
@@marclockley3229 sounds good Marc, look forward to it 👍
@@marclockley3229did you ever make this video Mark? I have a few cues of my own that I've taken the varnish off, used boiled linseed oil to oil it back up again but quite a bit of the grain filler came out in the sanding process. I know you can use ebony dust mixed with a little linseed oil to fill them back in but I don't fancy sanding any of my cues down to get the dust that's needed!!
Do you sell any of your own brand grain fillers and finishing oils yet Marc? If so I would be interested to buy some from you so that I can get my cues back to where they should be!
Please let me know mate.
Thankyou.
Mark.