Nyquil
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You shouldn't have residue from CF.Is there a good way to seal it and no longer have to play with a glove to keep your skin clean.
Seal a CF Shaft
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HelpMeScrubs0013
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Know best way to deal with carbon fiber shafts. Throw them in the trash an get off that train.
Why would you say that? They play great and aren't going away. They've been out for over 8yrs now so i'd say the 'fad' issue is pretty dead.
HelpMeScrubs0013
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Never seen someone can't resolve a simple issue. Clean with alcohol easy fix....
dendweller
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Do a couple searches, happens a lot.
I'm inclined to agree with both of you: it shouldn't happen and it happens a lot.
Everyone agrees with your statement Scrub.
Got a white cotton cloth, wore a glove to protect my skin soaked it with isopropyl & cleaned my second shaft, till no more Black came off.
Played a couple hours, my hand was black again!
Humm, made me think of cue papers and doing an extremely light 3000 grit sanding of the CF, but I won't.
That may not help could make it worse.
I just think I'll have to wash my hands more often till this black transfer diminishes thru time.
This doesn't effect my game.
I've been in rooms where my hands were waaaay dirtier just from chalk.
My first shaft seems to transfer less since I've cleaned and played with it a couple weeks now.
Second comment
Got the second shaft yesterday, the threaded screw insert on this shaft was not machined as well as the first one, did tighten up/fit properly, but had a fair amount of lateral play as I put my cue together hummmmmmmm.
My first shaft fit so tight, that I HAD to use graphite and work it ''in'', till it connected like it's supposed to.
Tight and right.
My Kikel shafts fit pretty much the same since 89.
Second shaft, the threaded screw insert was not machined as tight as the first one.
I hope their joining metal they use isn't soft, and worsens.
But it's not a $600 shaft.
1/3 the price.
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If it was me i'd tell them i want the biggest pilot they have and then have a local cue guy turn down the pilot til it fit snug.
I did, but my hands were still blackened after 60 minutes
HelpMeScrubs0013
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Prolly cause it's a rhino shaft an reason there not popular. They prolly forgot to do a process when finishing the junk. Trash it
dendweller
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It is surprising that with a problem like this they remain as popular as the seem to be.
It really isn't a dramatic as it reads.
The island driver just didn't clean it well enough first time...I'm thinking.
dendweller
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they really shouldn't ship needing that much cleaning that wiping it down good doesn't do it.
Some cars have carbon fiber door handles. Could you imaging getting carbon fiber dust on your hands openning the door to your car? Would people say, it's not a big deal, you got a good price on that car.
dendweller
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Don't know about the wood contributing but depending on the pool hall's cleaning schedule, your hands can get pretty nasty for sure.
Zerksies
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One of the pool halls in my area the guy never cleans the tables. The other they clean after it's used.
Cost......Just wear a glove and save $400 + to try em out.
After I've used this it will be MUCH easier to compare it to the supposed better ones is my intent.
This for sure creates more spin than maple when cueing at the same speed at my maple shafts.
Yah gotta crawl before yah walk.
When your a new driver at 16, do you purchase a new high end car, or do you prefer to think different.
Spend 20K or go for the 50K car and higher insurance/tax/etc?
When i clean mine now hardly any black shows. I've heard that RainX is really good on cf shafts as a sealer. I don't see the need based on my exp.
dendweller
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makes sense, thought you were in for the long run when you said you bought 2