QuicSlick Shaft Maintenance System Evaluation
Step 1: Wipe down shaft with denatured alcohol and a clean paper towel to remove chalk dust and hand oils and sweat. (Paper towel had a lot of blue/black residue, I am assuming chalk and oils and dirt)
Step2: Rub down shaft with Mr. Clean original magic erasers to pull dirt out of the shaft. (Eraser had lots of blue and black color on it after the first pass)
Step 3: Repeat Steps 1 & 2 until Magic Eraser is no longer picking up dirt or chalk. (It took three passes of step 1 & 2 for the eraser to come away pretty much clean on the shaft I was testing)
Step 4: Use QuicSlick Blue Film up and down the shaft while rotating the shaft until full coverage has been obtained. (After one pass of ten full shaft length strokes the Blue Film was loaded up with a white very fine powdery residue. (I am assuming this is a very fine film of shaft wood dust sanded away)
Step5: Use QuicSlick Green Film up and down the shaft the same amount as the blue film. (After one pass of the same ten full shaft lengths, I noticed there was a minimal amount of white very fine powdery residue. You could still make out the BE Logo on the film. AND the shaft was very noticeably smoother and slicker)
Step 6: Use QuicSlick Yellow Film repeating the up and down and rotating movements as before.( After one pass of the same ten full shaft lengths …Oh my God!!!!! The shaft was better than brand new…This is a rock hard maple shaft made by Dan Dishaw, I am serious, it is smooth as glass, and there is hardly any residue on the Yellow Film.)
Summary: I think many out there are very uneasy of using any kind of abrasive product on their pool cue shafts, so am I. But seriously folks…this product takes off the barest minimum of shaft material possible properly and evenly, and you end up with a result of a shaft that is better than new. If you follow the instructions properly, and you prepare your cue shaft with a little pre-cleaning, you will find the results very satisfying. I am not associated in any way with Billiard Engineering, I just answered to the offer to try the product and evaluate it. I for one would say yes to this product, it is very well thought out, well made; the film holder it comes with is just what you need to apply the proper even pressure when using the films. Great product LtColombo.
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