Q Wax shaft treatment

brechbt

brechbt

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The last time I had Jon Spitz work on a shaft for me, it came back with a nice silky smooth finish on it. I asked Jon about it, and he told me he uses Q Wax in his shop as a final shaft treatment. Here is a link to the eBay seller that I bought some from. I had never heard of this product before, but like it a lot. It goes on like paste wax, but is softer, leaving a silky smooth finish with no stickiness. I used to use Johnsons's paste wax, which was good, but this is much better. Thought I'd pass this along to anyone else who might like to try this.
 
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Q Wax works great but it will still get sticky and need to be removed and reapplied. You don't need it. The shaft will be just as slick if you just smooth it with 1500 grit Micro Mesh and then burnish the shaft.
 
david kirsenbock

does anyone know where he is and is there a chance of getting him to make a cue?
dean
 
I agree. I have used a Qwax treatment on my cues. I like it better than burnishing and other shaft treatments. I have never felt it get stticky over time, but I think this is caused by contaminents getting mixed in with the wax treatment overtime.
 
JimS said:
Q Wax works great but it will still get sticky and need to be removed and reapplied. You don't need it. The shaft will be just as slick if you just smooth it with 1500 grit Micro Mesh and then burnish the shaft.
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My experience is different from yours. I have used micro-mesh cloths on my shafts, burnishing up to 8000 grit. This produces a very smooth finish, but not as friction-free as what I've felt with the Q-wax. I suspect that you haven't actually tried this; if I'm right, I suggest you do.
 
brechbt said:
My experience is different from yours. I have used micro-mesh cloths on my shafts, burnishing up to 8000 grit. This produces a very smooth finish, but not as friction-free as what I've felt with the Q-wax. I suspect that you haven't actually tried this; if I'm right, I suggest you do.
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You are FAR from being correct. As I've posted many times, I've used every single product I can find to try to make the shaft slicker. I used Q Wax for several months just before concluding that nothing on the shaft works the best and requires the least maintainence.

With Q Wax I found I needed to carry some with me in order to do a touch up if moisture, heat, wear, etc should make the wax sticky or just wear off.
 
Another good product for shafts is Butcher's Bowling Alley Wax, thanks to a tip from Varney. I read about this stuff here in the forum and it's the best product that i've used for my shafts.

James
 
I have a cuemaker put wax on my cue a couple of times a month. I have wax put on to protect the wood. When the shaft gets a little dirty with wax on it I use a Q-Wiz to remove some on the wax. After a few times using the Q-Wiz I take it back to put more wax on. Doing this keeps me from removing any shaft wood and it keeps the shaft clean.
 
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