Soaking Kamui black tips

Dave38

Dave38

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Has anyone heard/tried soaking a Kamui Black tip in a solution that prevented them from hardening? A customer told me his old cueguy always soaked them for about 5 minutes in a solution to prevent hardening, and according to the customer, it worked. He has no idea what the solution was. Any input?
Dave
 
GBCues

GBCues

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Well,I haven't. Given the cost of Kamui's, I'm not inclined to screw up a few just to test.
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Gary
 
Dave38

Dave38

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well, my customer swears that he saw it, and questioned it....unfortunately that repair guy is not well and unable to be asked about it. I personally think there is nothing to the story, BUT...sometimes the older guys have a bit of know how that we haven't learned yet.
Dave
 
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Tom1234

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MVPCues said:
Know the difference between kamui soft and kamui hard?...a month.
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I would love to get that month. The last SS I put on my Lucasi got so hard after a week of play (2 nights plus practice time), I could not cut it off by hand with a Lenox titanium blade. And it’s not just Kamui; many other mfgs tips do the same. Even the Zan on that cue now is playing much harder than a soft tip should. Maybe I’m expecting too much from a soft tip!!!
 
HawaiianEye

HawaiianEye

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Tom1234 said:
I would love to get that month. The last SS I put on my Lucasi got so hard after a week of play (2 nights plus practice time), I could not cut it off by hand with a Lenox titanium blade. And it’s not just Kamui; many other mfgs tips do the same. Even the Zan on that cue now is playing much harder than a soft tip should. Maybe I’m expecting too much from a soft tip!!!
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Try Ultra Skin softs.

They are WAY better than that Kamui crap and cost about 1/10 of the price.
 
conetip

conetip

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Bagpipe players use Neatsfoot oil to keep the bag supple, if it is leather. I have always had the intention of trying some on a tip, but never have. Not that I recommend that for a laminated tip. But there may be a diluted what ever that can be used.
I'm no chemist either. So what ever you use, has to not interfere with the bonding agent between the tip layers.
 
Dave38

Dave38

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My customer swears that the guy soaked it in a clear solution, not anything looking like milk. I personally think he is confused about it. The blacks are moisture resistant, so how would a solution penetrate them without disturbing the glue bond?
Dave
 
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bstroud

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I have used Neatsfoot oil in the past.
Helps some.
Have also used Lexol.

I think any quality leather softening product would help.

Bill S.
 
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