LePro Cue Tip Installation

Everybody knows them, some love them, others hate them: The famous Le Professionel French Style cue tips made in the USA by Tweeten.

The problem with the LePros is, that they fluctuate in hardness and quality.

I tested the hardness of one box (50 pcs.) 14 mm LePro cue tips and - as shown in the video - the results ranged from 65 -- 78 Shore D. That should be the reason why some players classify the LePro as medium, others as medium-hard and again others as hard. It depends on what you get. BTW: The hardness average of the 50 tips is 72.54 Shore D.

Some methods go round to separate the soft LePros from the hard ones: Bite test, Sound test, fingernail test and the swim test (motto: take the sinkers and scrap the floaters).
The swim test is a fairy tale: I have never seen a LePro that floats.

Irrespective of the hardness, the quality of a LePro tip comes to light during the installation procedure when you remove the protective coating. If the water buffalo leather fluffs up like a vain peacock and becomes "corky" in an excessive manner, so that you can stretch the tip like a piano accordion, you have bad luck. Take a new one and start again. (Some recommend to use 15 mm LePros, because the bigger ones should have a better quality. )

Use always sharp tools and do never forget to seal the edge of the tip with care.

When installing a LePro straight out of the box, I select in general a harder one (72+ Shore D), because I personally prefer harder tips for playing. I watch out, that the edge has no deep flaws or dents. For me, it makes no difference if the flat side of the tip have a smooth or uneven surface, because I always sand the glue side till I have an even area.

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[eightballbank]

can you tell me the types of products / liquids used first being the black die like substence on a Q tip aplicator and second what type of liquid was used in the second step of burnishing? great install. i really like the hard shine on the tip and clean look it gave the ferrule. and thank you for sharing your videos with the world.

[Cuetips1000]

@eightballbank the dark fluid is Porper's Tip Touch, the white one is Dr. Flörke polish fluid.

[vansh1sh]

@Cuetips1000

Where can I find this Polish fluid? I did google it but couldn't find it.

[Cuetips1000]

@vansh1sh The white polish fluid is Dr. Flörke. You can see the bottle in the video at 5.16. at the far right. I think you will find the product here: w w w dot floerke.de/neu/ge/schleiffen/i­­­ndex.html

You will notice that the bottle on the pic is white, while mine has an orange sticker. My fluid is a few years old and I think the Flörke team meanwhile has changed the design. So, the content should be the same.

[eightballbank]

@Cuetips1000 thank you friend

[doilyfilm]

I have seen lots of Triangle tips that float in water.

[PestVic]

that tape trick is freaking genius