chalking a phenolic tip.

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Andrewjoseph

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I find when i chalk my jump break cue the chalk doesn't want to stick at all, and i miscue the most with that cue.

I even tried a more oil based chalk like blue diamond and balabushka without any better results.

Anyone else have this problem?
Should i spring for the kamui?


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Yes...I had the problem with chalk (Blue Diamond) not sticking to the tip. I took 60 grit sandpaper and "scraped" the phenolic (not hard enough to "gouge" the tip...just enough to create a texture on the tip) that way the chalk had something onto which to adhere.
 
My McDermott Stinger shaft came with a joint protector that has a very coarse scraper on the end I can use to rough up the tip. That said, on the rare occasions I use the phenolic tip I do put a layer of Kamui on it, then cover it with Balabushka.

I still get better action and control with the Samsara tip on my G-Core shaft.
 
Scuff the tip, then lick your finger and apply the moisture to the tip. Chalk the tip while it's damp, really grind it in to all those little scuff grooves. You don't have to do that every time, usually just the first time it's installed. This method works very well, even with regular old "cheap" Master chalk. Later on down the road, if it doesn't look like the chalk is holding, just re-wet the tip a little. It's a much cheaper method than Kamui chalk.
 
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white diamond tips. Layered. Scuff just like a regular tip. Even holds chalk very well w/o scuffing.
 
I use an old tip pik on mine occasionally - roughs it up nicely (but dull the tip pik's points over time).

I'll bet a rough wood rasp would work like a tip tapper... maybe even an actual tip tapper would work.

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Yea, just rough it up with sand paper or whatever.

Some of the cheaper tips are more like plastic than 'phenolic' and will gloss right over.
 
You may want to scuff up the tip a little. How are you trying to chalk? I use Masters, and apply it in a swiping motion. I find it more effective than 'drilling'.
 
jschelin99 said:
Scuff the tip, then lick your finger and apply the moisture to the tip. Chalk the tip while it's damp, really grind it in to all those little scuff grooves. You don't have to do that every time, usually just the first time it's installed. This method works very well, even with regular old "cheap" Master chalk. Later on down the road, if it doesn't look like the chalk is holding, just re-wet the tip a little. It's a much cheaper method than Kamui chalk.
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That's a great sounding trick actually...I'm going to have to try this one!
 
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