Products to Clean Pool Cues (Wood Shafts, Butts, and Leather Wraps)

july9x

july9x

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Hello, ball bangers and Fargo 500+!

What products do you guys use to clean your pool cues, especially wood shafts and cue butts?

Carbon fiber shafts are easy. A alcohol wet wipe, or a cleaning spray, and you’re pretty much done. But what about wood shafts?

I’ve seen Gorst and Pagulayan cleaning solutions, but I’m not sure how safe those products are for wood shafts and cue butts.

A few questions:
  • Wood shafts: What products do you use to remove dirt, grime, and discoloration without damaging the wood or finish?
  • Cue butts: What’s safe to use on the finish, inlays, and other materials?
  • Leather wraps: How do you clean both genuine leather and synthetic leather wraps without drying them out or damaging them?
  • Products: Are there any specific cleaners you recommend or products I should absolutely avoid?
Thanks much!

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ive never seen a need to clean my cues. i guess if they got sticky or something a damp rag wipe might be in order.

ive never cleaned a hammer, or a broom handle, a fishing rod, baseball bat, only golf club face if is stuff on it.
 
maha said:
ive never seen a need to clean my cues. i guess if they got sticky or something a damp rag wipe might be in order.

ive never cleaned a hammer, or a broom handle, a fishing rod, baseball bat, only golf club face if is stuff on it.
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Either you never play anymore or your palms never sweat :whistle:
Show us your cue!
 
On the butt and wrap I just use a dry or damp microfiber rag.
On the shaft(wood) I use dry or damp microfiber rag.
Maybe once per year I'll use a damp magic eraser very lightly, then dry microfiber followed by light Renaissance wax and buff with dry microfiber rag.
Not sure if this is recommended but it has served me well.
 
maha said:
ive never seen a need to clean my cues. i guess if they got sticky or something a damp rag wipe might be in order.

ive never cleaned a hammer, or a broom handle, a fishing rod, baseball bat, only golf club face if is stuff on it.
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With several hundreds of thousands invested in tools I clean them whenever they are not clean. I take care of my cues too.
 
i would clean something it it helps functional ability of course. or if it would get me dirty touching it. but rarely for looks.
i never wash my cars or trucks unless covered in mud. do wash windshield and front from bugs with squeeze at the gas station sometimes..
thats me.
 
For the butt, any type of wipes or towel will do.
Once in a blue moon, I’ll use a wet wipe but not on a linen/leather grip.

For wooden shafts, I still have a stock of products from 20 years ago that work fine

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The great thing about CF as you don’t need any of it, just alcohol wipes and a dry towel
 
I used to clean my wood shaft more often, before switching to premium chalk. I still probably clean it more often and more aggressively than most. Damp magic eraser is great. Paper towel dry, then the finest grit burnishing paper (Nick's Edge or similar). Then I burnish VERY vigorously with a Q-Wiz pad (leather) several times to seal the pores and get a glass-smooth finish.
My 40 year-old Meucci shaft is still as nice as when I first got it.
 
skor said:
For the butt, any type of wipes or towel will do.
Once in a blue moon, I’ll use a wet wipe but not on a linen/leather grip.

For wooden shafts, I still have a stock of products from 20 years ago that work fine

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The great thing about CF as you don’t need any of it, just alcohol wipes and a dry towel
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Good products. Haven't been able to find them, particularly the Q-Glide. Still have some Q-Clean, but it's more abrasive than the magic eraser, imo.
 
I have been preaching the benefits of Renaissance Wax for more than a decade on this Forum and lots of readers tried it. Not one had griped except 1 person bought some but it was counterfeit and just crap. It did not even resemble what Renaissance Wax looks like. You will not find any other pool product that works as well. All the other oils and waxes are crap versus a Renaissance. Everyone I have steered toward using it has been delighted so get on board or miss out on enjoying the best.
 
Renaissance Wax is good stuff, but it is not a cleaner. It should be used on a shaft that is already clean.

Frequent handwashing and shaft burnishing mitigate the need to clean shafts. Tilting the cue a bit when chalking and painting the chalk onto the tip instead of drilling further decrease the need to clean shafts.
 
july9x said:
Hello, ball bangers and Fargo 500+!

What products do you guys use to clean your pool cues, especially wood shafts and cue butts?

Carbon fiber shafts are easy. A alcohol wet wipe, or a cleaning spray, and you’re pretty much done. But what about wood shafts?

I’ve seen Gorst and Pagulayan cleaning solutions, but I’m not sure how safe those products are for wood shafts and cue butts.

A few questions:
  • Wood shafts: What products do you use to remove dirt, grime, and discoloration without damaging the wood or finish?
  • Cue butts: What’s safe to use on the finish, inlays, and other materials?
  • Leather wraps: How do you clean both genuine leather and synthetic leather wraps without drying them out or damaging them?
  • Products: Are there any specific cleaners you recommend or products I should absolutely avoid?
Thanks much!

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I've used the Gorst Ghost cleaner on my purple-heart break shaft, and buffed it religiously afterward with a microfiber cloth. Not something I do often, but it hasn't caused a problem...yet.
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Bavafongoul said:
I have been preaching the benefits of Renaissance Wax for more than a decade on this Forum and lots of readers tried it. Not one had griped except 1 person bought some but it was counterfeit and just crap. It did not even resemble what Renaissance Wax looks like. You will not find any other pool product that works as well. All the other oils and waxes are crap versus a Renaissance. Everyone I have steered toward using it has been delighted so get on board or miss out on enjoying the best.
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+1 for Renaissance Wax, I learned about it here on this site and then researched the product, they use it in museums to clean priceless paintings and items, my thought was how bad could it be? I have a cue that has a CF butt with a leather wrap and CF shaft, I have been using Renaissance Wax for a couple of years and see no reason to change, works great, I even use it on the leather wrap, you won’t be disappointed.
 
SSP said:
+1 for Renaissance Wax, I learned about it here on this site and then researched the product, they use it in museums to clean priceless paintings and items, my thought was how bad could it be? I have a cue that has a CF butt with a leather wrap and CF shaft, I have been using Renaissance Wax for a couple of years and see no reason to change, works great, I even use it on the leather wrap, you won’t be disappointed.
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Thanks…..posts like you just created are objectively informative and also very persuasive.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Thanks…..posts like you just created are objectively informative and also very persuasive.
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I believe you have to try something and see if it works for you before saying it doesn't work, I did the same with cue tips several years ago, when I tried a new tip I left it on for a least 2 months before changing to another tip, 1 tip I tried I expected to be a Med hardness but it was a hard tip, I didn't like hard tips, after playing with it for a while it grew on me, the next tip I tried was a true hard tip and have been using them ever since, I would have never have found that tip if I didn't give it a try, I learned you won't know if you don't try it and see if it works for you 😉
 
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