Can This Be Saved?

Chingas · 07-23-2010, 05:58 PM

Now I'm gonna smoke it anyway but is there anything that can be done to help this poor little bastard out?

On a side note, anyone understand or can give insight on why this happened.

Side note three: did I get the shaft on this stick, real or fake or too hard to tell from my crappy angle!

Thanks guys. What a great family.

kelmac07 · 07-23-2010, 06:09 PM

Slap some pectin on it and let it sit for a few days.

07-23-2010, 06:24 PM

x2 on the pectin.

I had a Monte #2 with far worse wrapper damage than that, and it fixed it up so it was smokeable.

Chingas · 07-23-2010, 06:39 PM

Pectin eh? Let me look that up.

bobarian · 07-23-2010, 06:48 PM

Liquid pectin can be purchased at the grocery store. Sometimes its near the jams and jellies or where they have canning supplies(jars, etc). It always seems to be on the very top shelf. It comes in packets which can be sealed in a jar or something and stored in the fridge for several months. It is similar to the glue that rollers use. Just apply a very small amount on the damaged wrapper with your finger and let it dry for a few hours.

RightAJ · 07-23-2010, 06:49 PM

Just give it a try! If it doesn't work out, pitch it and grab something else. No use smoking something unejoyable- pleasure is what cigars are about!

aj

Chingas · 07-23-2010, 06:54 PM

Thank you all for the advice. Much appreciated.

Don Fernando · 07-24-2010, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chingas

Pectin eh? Let me look that up.

Dave (68trishield) is selling some!

neoflex · 07-24-2010, 09:42 AM

Like others said, Pectin will fix that thing up. I was gifted a short run stick which is no longer available a while ago from a friend and when it showed up it looked like it was part of the two first World Wars and every war after that and made the stick in your photo look perfect. I went to the grocery store and picked up some pectin, did my best to make it look like Frankenstein and I sh*t you not the thing smoked great the next day given the state it was in. That was my first time experimenting with Pectin and after that I am a firm believer in it. I really should have taken a pic of that stick as it was an absolute train wreck.

The Poet · 07-24-2010, 10:14 AM

Hell, just hollow out a Phillie blunt and stick that sucker inside!

Chingas · 07-24-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Poet

Hell, just hollow out a Phillie blunt and stick that sucker inside!

Damn! For a poet I just threw up all over myself by reading that.

07-23-2010, 05:58 PM	#1
Chingas Death Is Waiting Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Chingas Location: Slayerville, Jersey Posts: 5,295 Trading: (35)	Can This Be Saved? Now I'm gonna smoke it anyway but is there anything that can be done to help this poor little bastard out? On a side note, anyone understand or can give insight on why this happened. Side note three: did I get the shaft on this stick, real or fake or too hard to tell from my crappy angle! Thanks guys. What a great family. __________________ ---Chingas--- ---Team Death Bomb Squad: Captain---

07-23-2010, 06:24 PM	#3
Brad Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Can This Be Saved? x2 on the pectin. I had a Monte #2 with far worse wrapper damage than that, and it fixed it up so it was smokeable.

07-23-2010, 06:39 PM	#4
Chingas Death Is Waiting Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Chingas Location: Slayerville, Jersey Posts: 5,295 Trading: (35)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Pectin eh? Let me look that up. __________________ ---Chingas--- ---Team Death Bomb Squad: Captain---

07-23-2010, 06:48 PM	#5
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Liquid pectin can be purchased at the grocery store. Sometimes its near the jams and jellies or where they have canning supplies(jars, etc). It always seems to be on the very top shelf. It comes in packets which can be sealed in a jar or something and stored in the fridge for several months. It is similar to the glue that rollers use. Just apply a very small amount on the damaged wrapper with your finger and let it dry for a few hours.

07-23-2010, 06:49 PM	#6
RightAJ Here Franky Franky Join Date: Oct 2009 First Name: aj Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 915 Trading: (3)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Just give it a try! If it doesn't work out, pitch it and grab something else. No use smoking something unejoyable- pleasure is what cigars are about! aj __________________ My Blog-> ajstogies.blogspot.com Beer Blog->thehopscribe.blogspot.com

07-23-2010, 06:09 PM	#2
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Slap some pectin on it and let it sit for a few days. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

07-23-2010, 06:54 PM	#7
Chingas Death Is Waiting Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Chingas Location: Slayerville, Jersey Posts: 5,295 Trading: (35)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Thank you all for the advice. Much appreciated. __________________ ---Chingas--- ---Team Death Bomb Squad: Captain---

07-24-2010, 09:42 AM	#9
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Like others said, Pectin will fix that thing up. I was gifted a short run stick which is no longer available a while ago from a friend and when it showed up it looked like it was part of the two first World Wars and every war after that and made the stick in your photo look perfect. I went to the grocery store and picked up some pectin, did my best to make it look like Frankenstein and I sh*t you not the thing smoked great the next day given the state it was in. That was my first time experimenting with Pectin and after that I am a firm believer in it. I really should have taken a pic of that stick as it was an absolute train wreck. __________________

07-24-2010, 10:14 AM	#10
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Can This Be Saved? Hell, just hollow out a Phillie blunt and stick that sucker inside!