loose wrapper repairs

I am sure most of us have had the occasion to repair a cigar wrapper or two. The following is what I discovered on my own and it works for me. Hopefully, this is not a repeat or there is an easier method to repair loose wrappers.

My glue of choice is Pectin...Premium Liquid Fruit Pectin by CERTO Sure-Jell.
You can pick it up in most any large grocery store. I would recommend buying the two-pouch package in the aluminum pouch.

For ease of use this is what I recommend:
1. Hand Sanitizer (small size). Empty small bottle and rinse out thoroughly, let dry and then fill it with the liquid pectin. Most sanitizers come with a small fliptop cap and you can easily dispense the amount needed. Method of choice is a small, clean piece of paper to put the pectin/glue on. I usually use about three or four drops and it works just fine. Add more if needed.
2. Small brush to spread the liquid. Any hobby shop or tackle shops where they sell fishing equipment. They use these brushes to coat the epoxy on the guides. However, whatever you find, as long as it is small and easily manageable, is your choice.
3. Repair the wrapper... carefully lift the wrapper and spread the glue/pectin on to the cigar body and then place the wrapper back down. Should stick easily. Smooth out the excess and place the cigar to dry for 24 hours. Again, your choice as to length of drying time. I have repaired cigars I was smoking and continued to smoke them without much interference with taste or burn. However, 24 hours guarantees that the pectin/glue is dry!
4. Store pectin in refrigerator
5. Wash brush in soapy water and dry thoroughly.
6. Store things away until the next time.

Again, this is what I do when repairing a loose wrapper. I am sure there are other methods, so I dont want to offend anyone. And, maybe it has already been mentioned. Couldnt find anything, though. Finally, it is cheap, works for me and saves me $$$ instead of tossing a good stick.
Best,
Ylo2na

[md4958]

Nice post Chuck. Making your own pectin is easy, but SmokinApe sells his "cigar glue" (pectin) in small bottles with an applicator brush that makes it super easy. At a few bucks a bottle they are no-brainers to have on hand.

Edit: Here is the link for Jeremys glue: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...highlight=glue

[icehog3]

Absolutely, Chuck....lots of us here have been using pectin for cigar repairs for many years.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Absolutely, Chuck....lots of us here have been using pectin for cigar repairs for many years.

Yep, good stuff Chuck.

While seemingly second nature to some of us, I've traded posts with and even herfed with people who are like "Whoa... you can do that?" when told about how to repair a cigar.

[SvilleKid]

I'm lazy. I have pectin, but it has to be made into liquid each time. Hell with it, I say!! I simply wait until I'm ready to smoke the stick with the damage, then I simply lick the wrapper under the loose area, stick it back down with my saliva, light the sucker and smoke it. It's not like I don't already have my mouth and spit all over the tobacco (at the foot) anyway!

If the wrapper is heavily damaged, I just throw the darn thing away, and get something else to smoke. But, like I said, I'm lazy. Plus I seldom store cello and non-cello sticks side by side, I limit my handling of sticks prior to smoking them, so I don't have wrapper problems that often (Used to have problems a lot more when I was newer to cigars, because I DID store mixed cello with non-cello, and I did fondle my cigars way too much

[T.G]

Originally Posted by SvilleKid

If the wrapper is heavily damaged, I just throw the darn thing away, and get something else to smoke. But, like I said, I'm lazy.

There's that too, but sometimes you get very expensive or rare cigars that end up damaged and it's kind of tough to toss cigars you'll probably never be able to get again.

[Ranger_B]

I remember a while ago there was a kit with spare cigar wrapper pieces as well as some pectin for major repair. I looked but could not find any info about it so I guess that it is no longer in existence.