Removing nicks from your Billiard Cues

What are nicks by the way? Oh... they are those dents on your billiard cue stick . Remember that fine day in a billiard parlor when you cannot get the black one inside the pocket and you whack your billiard cue stick onto the billiards table..... Rule number one, to prevent your billiard cue stick having nicks, try controlling your temper, for the billiard cue stick is not your weapon.

Most people go straight to sand it down with a piece of sandpaper. But that will not solve the problem, it will only cause your billiard cue stick to have an hourglass shape. Do not worry too much about it, heat alone will remove it. Just use a piece of smooth and undyed leather and rub the affected area in a quick, up and down motion. It will disappear gradually. If the nick still persist, try dabbing some water on the affected area and rub on it again, it should do the trick.

If for instance you really have an extreme case and every method described above failed, try using a lighter or candle to remove the nick with heat. Please be seriously careful with this method, it can leave a burnt or scorch mark on your billiard cue stick. Read this article on caring for your billiard cue stick. Click here. For further protection try buying a billiard cue case, but before you head down to the nearest billiard shop for one, read this artcle and know what you are buying for. Click here.

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