Another Question...Is there any possible way to fix this discolorization in a shaft?

jlrowe

jlrowe

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Could be due to sitting in a old cue rack with the black rubber holders or felt for years and the color has absorbed into the wood. Dont know. It is original shaft and straight so i dont want to replace it. Is there a way to restore it? Is there a way to bleach it or something?
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I personally have never seen a cue rack where the plastic holder grabs that far up the shaft, nor leave a discoloration. Looks like a combo of accumulated dirt and maybe a sugar spot in the maple
 
I agree about the cue rack but dont think its sugar marks to black and the black mark on the top there are one on the other side like 180 degrees from it. The marks are actually little darker than what the pic shows. Almost like burn marks... might be mold in the wood. The cue was in a guys basement for 30 years. lol. Hard to say how the marks got there.
 
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Well mmm....I found an interesting article on wood furniture restoration. The marks look very similar to the color on my shaft and it states that if the wood is in contact with metal and moisture the iron oxide in metal forms a reaction to tannins in the wood and turns it black. could be possibility maybe. Stated that furniture restorers used Oxalic acid to remove the black stains. And that Bar Keepers Friend contains Oxalic acid and will work just as well. Just make a paste and leave on for about 30 minutes until dried and wipe off.
 
probably not.............. if it really bothers you that much........ buy a new shaft

Kim
 
I agree with Dave. Shaft cleaner, then magic eraser and denatured alcohol will make the shaft look a lot better. If you get it back to original condition is hard to say, but then again deep cleaning the shaft doesn't cost a fortune..
 
This is an interesting thread, and it motivated me (not a cuemaker but an occasional woodworker) to investigate. This article seems to have good information about bleaching / cleaning wood. I would be reluctant to use any of the techniques from this link on my good (Lambros, Tucker, PFD, Blackcreek, Bear etc.) shafts but maybe with some testing (on old house cues, I have dozens) good results can be had.


Dave

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DaveK said:
This is an interesting thread, and it motivated me (not a cuemaker but an occasional woodworker) to investigate. This article seems to have good information about bleaching / cleaning wood. I would be reluctant to use any of the techniques from this link on my good (Lambros, Tucker, PFD, Blackcreek, Bear etc.) shafts but maybe with some testing (on old house cues, I have dozens) good results can be had.


Dave

PS if folks think this is out of line please let me know and I will remove this post
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Yep, looks like it's going to be oxalic acid for me. States it does not affect the natural color unlike bleaches like peroxide or chlorine.
 
jlrowe said:
Could be due to sitting in a old cue rack with the black rubber holders or felt for years and the color has absorbed into the wood. Dont know. It is original shaft and straight so i dont want to replace it. Is there a way to restore it? Is there a way to bleach it or something?View attachment 618263
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It would be put on a lathe & sanded, polished and refinished.
 
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