Cue problem, please help!

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Hi everybody. I recently purchased a cue from Jeff, and I am having a big problem with the cue that I bought. After I have played with it a few days, I noticed that every time I played after half an hour, the cue rubbs my finger very hard. It would make the "zee zee zee" sound when I tried to moved the cue back and forth on the bridge (I use open bridge), and it rubbs my finger very hard. I can't even make a normal stroke, because it kind of hurts my finger when I moved the cue back band forth with this situation. Do you understand what I am talking about? It might be because of the sweat on my finger or the sweat on the cue. But I even used a napkin to rub up the cue and my finger to get rid of the sweat, it didn't help at all. But when I switched to another cue that offered by the pool hall, the problem went away. The cue from pool hall moved on my finger back and forth very smoothly. A friend of mine told me to get some olive oil on the cue in order to get rid of the paint which causes this problem. I tried, but apparently it is not working. This problem is getting pretty annoying. Could anyone please tell me how to fix this problem? Because every time I used this cue to play a game for around half an hour, I had to swtich to another cue because of this issue.

Thank you very much.
 
First of all, don't put oil of any kind on your cue!

Second, take your cue to your local cue maker or repair man and tell him what your problem is. He will know exactly how to fix it.

It seems to me that there are several trouble shooting points that need to be covered, so I don't think it would be advantageous to try and find the solution here.

If you describe what your problem is to your local guy, he can pin point exactly what you want and then administer a cure to your problem. It should cost no more than $20 to get the results you want. Trust me. It will be worth it.

Good Luck

kevin198897 said:
Hi everybody. I recently purchased a cue from Jeff, and I am having a big problem with the cue that I bought. After I have played with it a few days, I noticed that every time I played after half an hour, the cue rubbs my finger very hard. It would make the "zee zee zee" sound when I tried to moved the cue back and forth on the bridge (I use open bridge), and it rubbs my finger very hard. I can't even make a normal stroke, because it kind of hurts my finger when I moved the cue back band forth with this situation. Do you understand what I am talking about? It might be because of the sweat on my finger or the sweat on the cue. But I even used a napkin to rub up the cue and my finger to get rid of the sweat, it didn't help at all. But when I switched to another cue that offered by the pool hall, the problem went away. The cue from pool hall moved on my finger back and forth very smoothly. A friend of mine told me to get some olive oil on the cue in order to get rid of the paint which causes this problem. I tried, but apparently it is not working. This problem is getting pretty annoying. Could anyone please tell me how to fix this problem? Because every time I used this cue to play a game for around half an hour, I had to swtich to another cue because of this issue.

Thank you very much.
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Kevin, when these cues are manufactured there is clear coat shellac or varnish which is applied to the shaft.
To most people this presents no problem. Some people with sweaty hands might experience the drag you are referring to.
Basically what this cue needs is to be broken in. You might speed that process up by rubbing the shaft down with a green scotchbrite pad and then burnish or rub the shaft vigorously with a brown paper bag.
Your other alternative would be to wear a glove. Some people with sweaty hands find this to be the best answer.
You might also find using hand sanitizer helpful in controling the table dirt which your hands are picking up.
 
def go to a local cue maker and hey a glove never hurt anyone... some people actually need them to play.
 
Q wiz and burnish that baby - sounds like it's just a new shaft needing some love.
 
My shaft conditioning method.


1. Run shaft under warm tap water (slow stream) for 30sec to 1 min to make the wood swell. (not recommended for Predator or OB shafts).
2. Dry thoroughly with a towel.
3. lightly sand dinged areas smooth with some 800 grit wet-dry sandpaper.
3. Re-compress surface of wood with a shot glass or similarly smooth and hard surface.
4. Use Q-smooth (or similar product) textured film to smooth the shaft starting with the roughest going to smoothest. If the shaft is already pretty smooth I may only use two grades of film.
5. Seal with carnuba wax. If the wax feels tacky, LIGHTLY stroke the shaft with the smoothest grade of film.


Once this is done, I usually maintain my shafts by using only the two smoothest grades of Q-Smooth film to clean the shaft then re-seal with wax. I'd say I do that once after every 3-5 days of shooting.
 
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There is some kind of finish on the cue shaft (other than bare wood) that is reacting to or reacting with your skin and persperation.

Get the shaft down to bare wood, and see if the problem doesn't go away.

A cue maker is probably the best equipted to do this. Don't take a chance by playing with it yourself. Unless, of course, you're not particularly attached to this cue.

kevin198897 said:
Hi everybody. I recently purchased a cue from Jeff, and I am having a big problem with the cue that I bought. After I have played with it a few days, I noticed that every time I played after half an hour, the cue rubbs my finger very hard. It would make the "zee zee zee" sound when I tried to moved the cue back and forth on the bridge (I use open bridge), and it rubbs my finger very hard. I can't even make a normal stroke, because it kind of hurts my finger when I moved the cue back band forth with this situation. Do you understand what I am talking about? It might be because of the sweat on my finger or the sweat on the cue. But I even used a napkin to rub up the cue and my finger to get rid of the sweat, it didn't help at all. But when I switched to another cue that offered by the pool hall, the problem went away. The cue from pool hall moved on my finger back and forth very smoothly. A friend of mine told me to get some olive oil on the cue in order to get rid of the paint which causes this problem. I tried, but apparently it is not working. This problem is getting pretty annoying. Could anyone please tell me how to fix this problem? Because every time I used this cue to play a game for around half an hour, I had to swtich to another cue because of this issue.

Thank you very much.
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cswann1 said:
My shaft conditioning method.


1. Run shaft under warm tap water (slow stream) for 30sec to 1 min to make the wood swell. (not recommended for Predator or OB shafts).
2. Dry thoroughly with a towel.
3. lightly sand dinged areas smooth with some 800 grit wet-dry sandpaper.
3. Re-compress surface of wood with a shot glass or similarly smooth and hard surface.
4. Use Q-smooth (or similar product) textured film to smooth the shaft starting with the roughest going to smoothest. If the shaft is already pretty smooth I may only use two grades of film.
5. Seal with carnuba wax. If the wax feels tacky, LIGHTLY stroke the shaft with the smoothest grade of film.


Once this is done, I usually maintain my shafts by using only the two smoothest grades of Q-Smooth film to clean the shaft then re-seal with wax. I'd say I do that once after every 3-5 days of shooting.
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6. Go to a cuemaker and get a new shaft to replace the one I just screwed up.


Don't ever run a shaft under warm water! This is just a bad idea!
 
If the shaft is new it should be smooth.If not have it taken care of by a professional CM or repair expert.Don't try to do anything by yourself.
 
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