Too start, years and years ago I started wiping the chalk off of my tips after play. I keep my cue in a nice case and if I didn't do that the chalk would go into the case and start accumulating on my ferrules and discoloring them . The cakey coverage of the V10 is something that I'm liking more as I continue to use it. I'm having less miscues that ever since because of the product, but along with that I have noticed that I don't have to scuff my tips as much or reshape them. After play I wipe the chalk off and there seems to be a smooth and shiny finish left behind on the tip , like the shiny finish of some tips before they are installed. Even with this finish being smooth and not rough, there are less miscues, I don't know why, but there it is. I'm using the new Kamikaze Platinum Tips in the medium hardness. I tried the Kamui tips back years ago and swore never to put one on any cue again, even though I still had a few in the cupboard . When they glazed over it just pissed me off that the money paid for those tips was wasted. I'm going to try one on a nice old Meucci cue I have and see how the Kamui tips work and if the glazing problem might just be cured by using this new chalk . After having a couple of hours sessions at home now, there isn't any evidence that I have even been around a table, My hands are clean and the table cleans up in seconds with the X1 , which I like along with being able to move the cue ball as before , which is the most important thing .