is it ok to use 1200 or 2000 wet sandpaper on a shaft??

Croakus Cloth is aka Jeweler's Cloth......it's used to polish gold........ most customers don't like gold being rubbed off their jewelry from being polished.......just saying.

Anyone that's used the wax I mentioned can chime in and add their two cents.......it's the best darn wax I've ever used......and when I do treat my cue shafts, I usually burnish the shafts and then apply 3-4 coats of wax over the course of a day.

You can PM Azer Tommy Hill and ask him about the cue shafts for any of my cues or even how the cue shafts turn out that I refinish for friends for free....at no charge......as long as you don't neglect or abuse your cue shafts, they can and will remain in really good condition.

Every time I play pool I always clean the table and rails ........the amount of chalk residue that's removed from the rails is amazing unless it's a table I've recently played on.......but even within a span of a week the chalk buildup is startling........it's comes as no great surprise why some cue shafts gradually become dirty and can discolor.

Matt B.
 
Croakus Cloth is aka Jeweler's Cloth......it's used to polish gold........ most customers don't like gold being rubbed off their jewelry from being polished.......just saying....

It ( CROKUS cloth, a retail version called "micro mesh" ) was touted as the next big thing in the late 80's for cue shaft finishing.. MANY people used it.. Just sayin' too..:rolleyes:

The point is, don't listen to everyone you meet especially if they don't work with cues for a living... Which I think was YOUR advise.. Something we can agree on..
 
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Larry,

Let the guy ruin his shaft with the sand paper, it will. New shafts have a finish and require a little use to break in. Using sand paper of any kind removes some of that finish and glazed feeling. It will remove some finish, if not now, soon, and open pores which allows moisture in. Sand paper and moisture are the biggest enemies of a shaft.

If your shaft starts to feel tacky, rub it up and down vigorously with a very soft DRY fine terry cloth towel. Then take a fresh new dollar bill and rub it vigorously up and down the shaft. This will transfer some of the silicon from the dollar bill to the shaft whicjh will feel amazingly silky. I also have a small piece of dry vegetable tanned lether to use rubbing the shaft.

Never let sand paper of any kind near your cue.

If anyone disputes this, the source from which I optained this information is Ernie Gutierrez, in person and it used to come in writing when you odered a cue direct from him.

Anyone with a nice cue wanting the blue removed from the shaft is best served sendng the shaft to the maker for a quick clean. It is not a big deal.

BR,
Phil

If your advice is to use the very fine sandpaper because the very fine grain will not matter then you are missing the point that breaking the seal, which was Ernie's key point, will allow moistureto reach the shaft. This may result in problems. But hey, just saying...he has only been at it 50 years...right?:thumbup:

phil thanks alot for posting this
for some reason your copy of the letter from ernie didnt copy
i refer everyone back to your post #7
how can anyone not take ernies advice ??????:confused:,,,,,,,:eek:
if its good enough for a gina cue its good enough for all of my cues.....:)
 
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Skins.....yup, I do not work with cues for a living but my money is just as good as anyone else's and when it's my cue, I do what I know works from first hand experience.
Allow me to assist you with grammar usage which obviously isn't your strong point..........advice is a noun.....advise is a verb......."Which I think was YOUR advise."..
.I just broke my new rule by just responding rather than just ignore you but I'll try much harder in the future as I'm confident you will about using proper grammar.
 
Allow me to assist you with grammar usage which obviously isn't your strong point..........advice is a noun.....advise is a verb......."Which I think was YOUR advise."..

Well, grammar police :rolleyes:, I know the difference but as I've had to state before BLAME Apple... IPad spell correct is the issue. But since you HAD to go there, it's CROKUS not CROAKUS... That for sure isn't Apples fault.. LMFAO..

Thats now at least two schools you need to get a refund from... Just too funny!

For what it's worth Matt, I'm glad you're "back"....

yAh, jOst tOW FunY...
 
Please see my post # 7. This is about all he says to do, otherwise send to him. I doubt that he would elaborate more as the rest is up to the professional.

I was curios about other informations that is in that sheet about Cue care, like taking care about butt and wrap etc. Thank you.
 
I was curios about other informations that is in that sheet about Cue care, like taking care about butt and wrap etc. Thank you.

Sorry, my scanner is on the fritz. See below. Ok cannuba wax on wood in butt sleeve or forearm, not linnen or cork. Cream on leather wrap.
 

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One addition: I do like to use the finest sanding fleece (made of plastic fibres) there is when wood gets dirty or grey or needs a real refinish. Also am a big fan of 000 steel wool (again, the finest for polishing).
But you really should know what you're doing, be patient and consistent when working :wink:

I do not like the skunky shafts you see with most pros ("patina"); I like to keep mine well-cleaned and the maple shall be whitish.
Also did a nice refinish with used guitar necks, where the maple shines again and displays an almost 3D like quality after waxing with my special formula.

Cheers!
 
One addition: I do like to use the finest sanding fleece (made of plastic fibres) there is when wood gets dirty or grey or needs a real refinish. Also am a big fan of 000 steel wool (again, the finest for polishing).
But you really should know what you're doing, be patient and consistent when working :wink:

I do not like the skunky shafts you see with most pros ("patina"); I like to keep mine well-cleaned and the maple shall be whitish.
Also did a nice refinish with used guitar necks, where the maple shines again and displays an almost 3D like quality after waxing with my special formula.

Cheers!
I like mine clean too. When I get a new cue or shaft I seal it with Renaissance Wax so I don't have to worry about how to clean the chalk off in the future. I've had my Mezz now for about a year and it still looks and feels brand new.
 
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