Cigar Band Glue

[caudio51]

Man, I hate when you get that glue that gets on the wrapper and just doesn't want to come off. Sometimes I like to nubb the cigar, and that just messes up everything.

/end of rant.

 

[cvm4]

Yea I hear ya Tom. Especially when you try to get it off and it breaks the wrapper. Argh...

 

[tripp]

I hate it because I save EVERY band.. Sometimes if you smoke a little of it the heat loosens the glue.

 

[indyrob]

I work it off little by little as I'm smoking the cigar. It comes off by the time the cherry is close to the band...usually anyways.

 

[Here's Johnny]

I like it when that is the only thing I have to worry about, but dang! that's enough to piss off the good humor man :argh: .

J

 

[sli38]

Speaking of cigar bands.

I order all my boxes either unbanded and reboxed or intact. for the first time I ordered 6 boxes from a vendor of vintage cigars. They are sending the boxes and bands seperate. How the hell do they get all the bands off 6 boxes without ruining them? or do they ruin them?

 

[scarecrow]

How the hell do they get all the bands off 6 boxes without ruining them? or do they ruin them?

Some of the bands barely survive. I worry about the damage to the wrappers when the band is removed but I guess someone has some really sharp fingernails, :wink: . Just stay with Belicosos when you order from sites that remove the bands, they slide right off, :laugh:

Barry

 

[CWS]

I have not had a problem with major damage. A scuff here or there. I just smoke those first. Small gauge the bands are shot.

 

[TimL]

Speaking of cigar bands.

I order all my boxes either unbanded and reboxed or intact. for the first time I ordered 6 boxes from a vendor of vintage cigars. They are sending the boxes and bands seperate. How the hell do they get all the bands off 6 boxes without ruining them? or do they ruin them?

The trick is to order cabs pre 2004. Post 04 they started banding SLB's.

I have no preference to intact or not as I'm buying them to smoke and rarely have I seen the wrappers damaged from removal of the bands. :smile:

 

[TimL]

Small gauge the bands are shot.

I've seen more damage on small ring wrappers too.

 

[tobby4]

Yea... i try and wait to take it off if it is sticking until i am almost to the nub point so that the heat can loosen the glue

 

[CWS]

I hate it because I save EVERY band.. Sometimes if you smoke a little of it the heat loosens the glue.

Way cool. I do this and my family thinks I'm nuts. Boxes and boxes of bands. Its a hobby.