Carbon Fiber Shaft Care...
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what i used. works perfect. No need to buy the cue brand wipes.
I do that about once a month to the shafts and butts using a micro fiber cloth.
^^^^^^^^this is 70% alcohol
here is what predator says
To clean the surface of your REVO carbon composite shaft, you can use one of the following two solutions: REVO Wipes, or Isopropyl Alcohol (90%) cleaning.
Step 1. Wipe the shaft with the included microfiber cleaning cloth, brushing away any lose dirt, dust and debris.
Step 2. Using a REVO wipe or soft cloth towel with a reasonable amount of Isopropyl Alcohol (90%), work up and down the shaft, from the joint end toward the tip while rotating your hand around the shaft’s circumference. You may see dirt on the towelette – this is normal. Continue to work the shaft until all areas have been thoroughly wiped, allowing 1-2 minutes for the surface to dry.
I haven't ever used anything beyond wiping with microfiber. Can you see any dirt on the alcohol wipe?
Yes you can after a long night of league play.
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Yes, definitely. Especially after playing on dirty cloth. Gets on your hand/glove and then the shaft.
Playing at my usual room the cloth is reasonably clean and I can go weeks without feeling the need to use a wipe and when I do it'll often come off pretty close to clean. Played for a few hours recently in a new place though and the cloth was noticeably dirtier. It had already been a week or two since my last cleaning but I wiped the shafts down with an alcohol wipe when I got home and it pulled a lot of dirt off the shaft, wipe was not clean at the end.
And I try to keep all my stuff clean. Always wipe my tips before putting shafts back in my case, wash my hands often, and never eat anything without silverware while playing to keep my hands clean. I could see it being even more important for someone who doesn't take those steps already as they likely have more stuff getting onto their shafts.
I'm sure that this would happen if you didn't wipe periodically with a clean cloth - preferably microfiber, but does the alcohol wipe show dirt even when you wipe with a cloth first?
I wipe my shafts with the microfiber predator provides with their Revo shafts before it goes into my case every single time, so yes, still pulls dirt off the shaft in my experience.