Chalk on my shaft

[Black-Balled]

I'm not worried about the shaft changing color, just annoying when you're getting to hit the ball and its grainy between your fingers causing it an unsmooth shot

Zounds like some light sanding os in order then.

 

[Flintlock]

I use Cue Silk. It works well and makes the shaft silky smooth. It cleans up some of the blue but not all of it. That doesn't bother me, though, because I like the look of a used cue, kind of like a guitar that's been toured with for years.

It's probably just glorified car polish, but a little goes a long way with it.

 

[Shannon.spronk]

Dont let a little blue bug you.

I consider my blue shafts like a bit of a badge of honor. Mine are smooth and I never notice any gritty feeling in my bridge hand. To me there is just something I really like about the bluing of a shaft. I also dont mind getting some dents and dings in the butt of my cue either. My cue is for playing and it definitely shows.