Can someone tell me how to get and keep your Ferrels clean like all the pics in here?
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Clean Ferrell’s
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I am definitely one that keeps the shaft and ferrule clean even during play. I hate to have chalk all over it. I know that I should not be so nit picky, but I can;t shoot a shot if all I see at the end of my cue is chalk smudges. blechhhhh...
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This is how you keep a Ferrell clean...
Now, if you want to keep a ferrule clean...this is how...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDfx-UukSI
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I say 'sparky, here's some soap. Go use it'.
Magic Eraser when they get dirty.
Superfine 0000 steel wool is a quick way to clean it.
Thanks all. Great forum!....And yes my spelling suck!
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do not 'drill' the chalk cube with your tip. Instead, wipe the chalk on. This will keep ferrules much cleaner.
when you do need to clean them, magic eraser has worked very well in my experience.
best,
brian kc
when you do need to clean them, magic eraser has worked very well in my experience.
best,
brian kc
Once clean, you can apply a thin coat of superglue to the ferrule.. Wet sand and polish to shine.
No need to buy anything fancy Any kind of toothpaste works really well too...whatever you have at home will work. I would tape the shaft below the ferrule so you don't get any of the abrasive toothpaste on your shaft. Same thing with any of the other cleaners suggested, with the possible exception of the Mr Clean Eraser.
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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My ferrule is always pretty clean, but am I the only one who holds the opinion that blueing
on the shaft is a good thing/looks good? I was trying to get rid of an OB shaft I rarely used
and was told it was filthy? It was 100 times (less blue) than my playing shafts...My thoughts
on this is the chalk fills up the porous wood and doesn't let other things more harmful into
the grain. Is there benefits from keeping your shaft from being impregnated by chalk? Or
is it just personal preference?
on the shaft is a good thing/looks good? I was trying to get rid of an OB shaft I rarely used
and was told it was filthy? It was 100 times (less blue) than my playing shafts...My thoughts
on this is the chalk fills up the porous wood and doesn't let other things more harmful into
the grain. Is there benefits from keeping your shaft from being impregnated by chalk? Or
is it just personal preference?
The best way to keep ferrules clean is to rub them with a damp thumb, upwards, which helps keep the sides of the tip clean as well. Do this a few times during play, and at the end of play, the same thing, and turn the ferrule and tip inside a cloth or paper towel. Cleans and burnishes everything. Here's an example. These Scruggs shafts were made for me in 1982, have had considerable play, and the shafts and ferrules have never been sanded.
All the best,
WW
All the best,
WW
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The best way to keep the ferrules clean is to choose a ferrule that does not absorb chalk like a wood and has no pits.
Some of the ferrule materials now that are still popularly used are hopeless.
No matter how you chalk, they will absorb chalk. And the chalk get buried in the pits .
Some of the ferrule materials now that are still popularly used are hopeless.
No matter how you chalk, they will absorb chalk. And the chalk get buried in the pits .
Crocus cloth, which is a kind of sandpaper on a cloth backing with a grit size of about 5,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_cloth
Just hold the cloth around the (as clean as you can get it) ferule and turn the chaft a dozen times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_cloth
Just hold the cloth around the (as clean as you can get it) ferule and turn the chaft a dozen times.
..oh goode', I like show and tell
I've had this can of stuff for a few years now, just a little bit on the
fingers and spin till almost dry then buff.
Works great on balls also, same routine just more stuff for a longer period of time.
It starts out gritty then just starts to dissipate.
I think I got at lowe's...
I've had this can of stuff for a few years now, just a little bit on the
fingers and spin till almost dry then buff.
Works great on balls also, same routine just more stuff for a longer period of time.
It starts out gritty then just starts to dissipate.
I think I got at lowe's...
It worked....check it out! Toothpaste and Mr. Clean. Thanks to everyone for the advice!
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