Oil on pool cue just ruined my felt

arraamis · Jul 25, 2018

That is a nasty and possibly expensive problem (If you have to refelt).... Another consideration is that the oily substance saturated the slate as well, which would complicate clean-up.

Hope you can get away with just cleaning the felt.

poolhustler said:
Better check the oil level on that cue... probably a little low with that leak!!!

I see what you did there :thumbup:

spliced · Jul 25, 2018

Looks like a lucasi, Black Irish linen wrap. Wonder if someone put some black shoe polish or dye on the wrap to darken it. No other idea how that could happen.

pwd72s · Jul 25, 2018

spliced said:
Looks like a lucasi, Black Irish linen wrap. Wonder if someone put some black shoe polish or dye on the wrap to darken it. No other idea how that could happen.

That's what I wondered...dye on wrap not dry?

alstl · Jul 25, 2018

If the case is new is it possible someone used some cleaning fluid to clean the holes individually and didn't get that hole dry? Cue wrap absorbed the fluid and the rest is history.

jimmyco · Jul 25, 2018

alstl said:
If the case is new is it possible someone used some cleaning fluid to clean the holes individually and didn't get that hole dry? Cue wrap absorbed the fluid and the rest is history.

That is a good point.

If the case is an import, who knows what was in there prior. Chinese shippers will slip any old worthless shaft or butt in the case as shipping "luggage" is cheaper than shipping international goods.

hayes1699 · Jul 25, 2018

Thanks for all the input

Thanks everyone for all the thoughts and suggestions. I'm hesitant to give my cue and case info away until I actually figure out what happened. At this point I think it was the case. We will see.

strmanglr scott · Jul 25, 2018

Who cares if you tell us what it is, case/cue.

I'm a muecci player w a $20 case :duck:

Edit:
After looking at the stain again, if the cue was set on the table and then picked up w out sliding, that cannot be coming from the thread, the stain is too long imo. It looks as though the stain runs the length of the butt. If that's true, I'm highly suspect of the case.

Franky4Eyes · Jul 25, 2018

At 1st I thought it was a leather wrap. After staring at the pic for a minute it looks like someone smeared shoe polish on a linen wrap to make it black...

iusedtoberich · Jul 25, 2018

Subscribed.

I’ve never seen or heard of anything like this in my 25 years of being a pool room bum.

Maxx · Jul 25, 2018

Kids?

Do you have a 4 year old that poured a quart of oil in you cue case?
Someone at the bar pissed at you?

Black-Balled · Jul 26, 2018

jimmyco said:
That is a good point.

If the case is an import, who knows what was in there prior. Chinese shippers will slip any old worthless shaft or butt in the case as shipping "luggage" is cheaper than shipping international goods.

I am confused by this.

Are you claiming it is cheaper to send a case with something in it, vs sending it empty?

Chopdoc · Jul 26, 2018

Must be this: LINK

ChrisinNC · Jul 26, 2018

Black-Balled said:
I am confused by this.

Are you claiming it is cheaper to send a case with something in it, vs sending it empty?

When some companies such as Seyberts send out their lower priced cases that are not that sturdy, they will often send an unfinished cheap shaft in the case. I've always assumed it's just to keep the cheaper case from buckling if by some reason the box it is shipped in takes abuse during shipping. I assume these cheap shafts were placed in the cases not by Seyberts, but by the overseas manufacturer where the cases are made.

PhilosopherKing · Jul 26, 2018

are you a heavy smoker or was the cue used in smoke-filled rooms?

jimmyco · Jul 26, 2018

Black-Balled said:
I am confused by this.

Are you claiming it is cheaper to send a case with something in it, vs sending it empty?

From China to US, yes.

By adding contents into the cases, the shipper can claim it as luggage and not goods. It is cheaper.

SBC · Jul 26, 2018

ChrisinNC said:
When some companies such as Seyberts send out their lower priced cases that are not that sturdy, they will often send an unfinished cheap shaft in the case. I've always assumed it's just to keep the cheaper case from buckling if by some reason the box it is shipped in takes abuse during shipping. I assume these cheap shafts were placed in the cases not by Seyberts, but by the overseas manufacturer where the cases are made.

It is a cheaper import tarrif I believe if the case has a shaft. I get unfinished shafts, probably seconds, in the import hard cases I sell.

Imac007 · Jul 30, 2018

Suggestion for removing oil from felt. Get an ink blotter if you can find one. Place it on the stain and use a steam iron to blot the stain by ironing the area.

greyghost · Jul 31, 2018

Imac007 said:
Suggestion for removing oil from felt. Get an ink blotter if you can find one. Place it on the stain and use a steam iron to blot the stain by ironing the area.

Blue magic will remove it completely it’s a spray dry clean in a can for vehicle interiors sold at O’rileys. I’ve removed blood wine grass chit and oil stains with it from interior furnishings to vehicles and clothing .....used it on one of my wool hats a friend thought would be cool to try on with greasy dam hands.....the blue magic worked like a champ, the wool hat looks like the Day I got it.....roughly 10$ a can and you get a good bit out of it....my Benze SUV was beyond nasty carpet all over when I bought it cheap and used two cans on it to bring back new....spray it on and suck it up seconds later with s good vac.....fwiw

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ChrisinNC · Jul 31, 2018

greyghost said:
Blue magic will remove it completely it’s a spray dry clean in a can for vehicle interiors sold at O’rileys. I’ve removed blood wine grass chit and oil stains with it from interior furnishings to vehicles and clothing .....used it on one of my wool hats a friend thought would be cool to try on with greasy dam hands.....the blue magic worked like a champ, the wool hat looks like the Day I got it.....roughly 10$ a can and you get a good bit out of it....my Benze SUV was beyond nasty carpet all over when I bought it cheap and used two cans on it to bring back new....spray it on and suck it up seconds later with s good vac.....fwiw

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I may try it on some of the stains on our tables we can't get out. Is that the Blue Magic carpet stain and spot lifter in an aerosol can, in a spray bottle, or the heavy foam carpet cleaner in a can? Thanks

Black-Balled · Jul 31, 2018

ChrisinNC said:
I may try it on some of the stains on our tables we can't get out. Is that the Blue Magic carpet stain and spot lifter in an aerosol can, in a spray bottle, or the heavy foam carpet cleaner in a can? Thanks

Here you goze:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Blue+Magic+carpet+stain+and+spot+lifter

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