Puff Cigar Discussion Forums

goalie204 · 12-02-2008, 01:38 PM

My local tobacconist doesn't sell any, wondering where I can get some. A few of my wrappers are peeling and I'd like to rescue the sticks. Anyone know?

madurolover · 12-02-2008, 01:44 PM

Grocery store, canning goods, pectin. The pectin is probably the most popular thing used. Do a search here for "pectin" and you should get plenty of results.

goalie204 · 12-02-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by madurolover

Grocery store, canning goods, pectin. The pectin is probably the most popular thing used. Do a search here for "pectin" and you should get plenty of results.

Shit, really? Well I didn't know i could use that stuff to repair cigars. Fantastic! I will pick some up tonight at the store. Thanks so much for the heads up

joeysmac · 12-02-2008, 01:47 PM

This is probably the best reccomendation you'll get here in the jungle:

madurolover · 12-02-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by goalie204

Shit, really? Well I didn't know i could use that stuff to repair cigars. Fantastic! I will pick some up tonight at the store. Thanks so much for the heads up

No problem. You still may want to search and read up on it to make sure you are using it properly. I have not had to use it before but many of the FOGs here swear by it.

piperman · 12-02-2008, 01:59 PM

IHT had a thread on this although the pics are gone but there is good info on it

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9781

tzaddi · 12-02-2008, 03:34 PM

Originally I was using Guar Gum to repair & roll cigars, obtained from the health food store in gel caps. But after further research I have obtained and used Gum Tragacanth exclusively, it is a step up.

Here is a excerpt from the webiste where I purchased my Tragacanth Gum.

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Gums are chewing gum, right? So Wrong! Actually, chewing gum isn’t gum, it is a resin – chicle. We like to think of gums as the flipside counterpart of starches. Basically, gums are thickening, gelling and suspending water soluble carbohydrates, similar to starches. Gums are also emulsifiers that prevent oil and water separation in products like salad dressings.

Within the food industry, because gums are typically all natural and of a plant source (of both land and sea plants), they are finding greater acceptance as gelatin replacements, which are of an animal protein source (mostly beef and pork hides and bones.) Unlike gelatin products, gum products do not “melt away” at room temperature. And when compared with starches, since gums are used at much lower levels - as low as one-tenth of the amount that a starch would be used – there is no flavor masking.

http://www.gumsper.com is owned an operated by a really nice guy, Bill Santa Cruz out of Tucson, AZ.

A couple of ounces of the powder cost $7 plus shipping. Unless you are rolling, rolling, rolling that amount will last a very long time.

If you would like to use what many Torcedors use order up some Gum Tragacanth. For a quick fix drop in at your local health food store for some Guar Gum, (it's great for thickening sauces at low temps and good for you too

totallytentative · 12-03-2008, 05:46 AM

Aw crap..... this after I spent $10+ on buying actual cigar repair glue... oh well, at least it came with a nice little brush.

ucla695 · 12-03-2008, 09:51 AM

Another vote for pectin. It's cheap and you'll have plenty left over for the future.

goalie204 · 12-03-2008, 09:51 AM

I wanted to fix a few right away, so went to safeway and bought some liquid pectin. Worked nicely. Smoked my Bolivar royal corona 5 minutes after repairing, and it worked nicely, and it was pretty badly damaged. Thanks for the info all

cedjunior · 12-03-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally I was using Guar Gum to repair & roll cigars, obtained from the health food store in gel caps.

GWAR Gum??

d_day · 12-03-2008, 05:48 PM

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GWAR Gum??

They toured with the Dickies once.

goalie204 · 12-03-2008, 06:43 PM

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GWAR Gum??

Gwar was fun in concert. Except the part about getting sprayed with hella fake blood and guts and things, but that's part of the Gwar experience i suppose. Too bad their music isn't my thing :P