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AzB Silver Member
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Hello all.. I recently bought a cue on ebay, it's a nice looking cue and plays well. But the shaft is really filthy, bluing bad and grimy. Is there anyway to get it good and clean with out harming it?? Also, are any of the things they say are to condition it any good. Such as waxes,shark oils, Q slick?? Thanks for the help!!
 
Rubbing alcohol, Magic Eraser, or many other ways to get shafts clean. I would suggest doing a search and you will find many threads on this topic.
 
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is the best thing I've found for cleaning....followed by a burnishing with a piece of leather to get the wood grain smoothed & sealed again.
 
Don't risk damaging it yourself. Send it to Mike Webb. His site is WebbCUes.com.

I have him do all the work on my cues, he's a great guy to do bussiness with, I can't rave enough about him...

Pete
 
Rubbing alcohol, fine sand paper (1,500 grit or higher), and Slip stic. In that order.
 
I'll weigh in on the Magic Eraser side, they are magic imo. I've only used them with water (squeezed out so it is just moist), but like the alcohol idea. I'd bet that a professional touch up by Mr. Webb or other reputable craftsman would be better, but it's amazing how well these Magic Erasers work. One caution, they will very quickly dull any gloss finish.

Dave
 
Is Magic Eraser still available? My local Autozone stopped carrying it. Fortunately I was able to take advantage of the clearance sale. I was able to stockpile some. I think maybe I will repackage and offer it as a shaft cleaner. It didn't sell that well for tires!
It does work great on cue shafts.
 
rackem said:
Is Magic Eraser still available? My local Autozone stopped carrying it. Fortunately I was able to take advantage of the clearance sale. I was able to stockpile some. I think maybe I will repackage and offer it as a shaft cleaner. It didn't sell that well for tires!
It does work great on cue shafts.
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Sorry rackem, our local Raleys and Bel Air carry it.

Mike
 
I use a baby-wipe, which works good, and then take a clean hand towel to dry it off and then burnish the shaft with a piece of leather.

I know several guys who do this and thier cue shafts look basically brandnew, after several years.

dave
 
DaveK said:
I'll weigh in on the Magic Eraser side, they are magic imo. I've only used them with water (squeezed out so it is just moist), but like the alcohol idea. I'd bet that a professional touch up by Mr. Webb or other reputable craftsman would be better, but it's amazing how well these Magic Erasers work. One caution, they will very quickly dull any gloss finish.

Dave
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Keep in mind wood is not suppose to be shiny. The reason for the shininess is what we put on the cue shaft plus oils and greases. Some times it is shiny because there is still a coat of shellac for protection during shipping and handling.

I agree, nothing works better at getting down to the wood without abrasives as Magic Eraser. That is unless you send to a cuesmith.
 
pete lafond said:
Keep in mind wood is not suppose to be shiny. The reason for the shininess is what we put on the cue shaft plus oils and greases. Some times it is shiny because there is still a coat of shellac for protection during shipping and handling.

I agree, nothing works better at getting down to the wood without abrasives as Magic Eraser. That is unless you send to a cuesmith.
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I put that warning in so folks wouldn't use a Magic Eraser to clean the butt of their cue. That could be a big mistake.

Dave
 
DaveK said:
I put that warning in so folks wouldn't use a Magic Eraser to clean the butt of their cue. That could be a big mistake.

Dave
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I agree 100%. And the same holds true of many cue cleaners as well. Some have abrasives even those that seem to be polishing pads.

Great point Dave.
 
I dip a washcloth into a pot of boiling water and then apply that to the shaft. Then I take some rubbing alcohol next. Then that $16/bottle cue cleaner stuff. Then I take some 2,000 grit sandpaper to it. The sandpaper because I like having that smooth, glassy type of feel.
 
I use a shaft cleaner from Chris Hightower of www.cuesmith.com, and it is amazing.

I do not really like the magic eraser. I also do not like the sand paper pad.

Chris also sells a cue sealer, a cue buff, and a cue max. I recommend you to get at least the cue sealer and the cue buff.

Richard
 
DaveK said:
I'll weigh in on the Magic Eraser side, they are magic imo. I've only used them with water (squeezed out so it is just moist), but like the alcohol idea. I'd bet that a professional touch up by Mr. Webb or other reputable craftsman would be better, but it's amazing how well these Magic Erasers work. One caution, they will very quickly dull any gloss finish.

Dave
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Just used the magic eraser for the first time yesterday. My wife had some, and didn't even know it.

Let me tell you; Whew! Hot damn! I have Q-clean, sanding papers, belt sanders (ok, I won't go that far) this stuff cleaned off everything. Everything. It looked brand new. Factory fresh. One thing it did do was raise the grain of the wood. Some fine 1500 grit burnish papers (yellow if you use the Q clean products) some slip stic, and new, fresh, clean clean clean shaft. I never seen it this clean before.
 
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