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Imagine the disappointment: One gets home with their prized cigar, they pull out their lighter, sit down in their favorite chair and unwrap the cigar only to find that the wrapper has come undone. Fortunately, this situation is not nearly as dire as it seems. If one has never dealt with it before, they will soon have in their hands the materials to deal with such mishaps.
First, forget any notions one may be harboring about wetting the wrapper with one's tongue and sticking it back together in that fashion. This will not work. A glue must be used to stick the wrapper back together. The appropriate glue is available at just about any grocery store.
To repair this cigar, one must journey no farther than their local grocery store. There is a natural glue called pectin which is used for this process. Remember to never use a chemical glue when trying to repair a cigar! The fumes can be quite toxic. If the frayed portion of the cigar is near the foot or the cap, one may attempt to trim it back to a more advantageous portion of the wrapper but real pros get the most out of their cigars and that means making a repair.
The glue required is called pectin. It is available in the canning section of most grocery stores. This is a food-grade substance and one need not worry about any harm from smoking it. It is odorless and flavorless when combusted so it won't affect the taste of the cigar adversely, in any regard. This glue is mixed with water in a quantity that results in a sort of tacky gelatin which, in reality, is exactly what pectin is. This gelatin is applied to either the free end of the wrapper or that portion of the barrel to which the wrapper is to be glued, or both, and held in place long enough for it to set and dry.
The pectin must be mixed with water. It will take on a tacky character and, at that point, it's time to affect repairs. Take a bit of the material and put in on the end of the fingers. Rub it on the loose portion of the wrapper. One may also place some on the surface to which the wrapper will be affixed but, generally, less is better. Fold the wrapper over to where it ought to be and hold it for a few seconds to let the pectin set. Carefully remove the fingers"remember that they will be a bit sticky"and confirm that the glue has fixed the problem. From there on, one can enjoy their cigar as they'd intended!
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