Ferrule became blue on the wood joint.

samiun

samiun

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I have many chalk brand in my cases, which is vary between the case I carry (also the cue). Lately I discover one of my chalk (top brand one) leave a stain from the joint of the ferule and shaft which I refer to bottom section of ferrule. The stain only visible in the bottom section and not the top (glued to tip), and only the ferrule not the wood, so at first I thought that it was the ferrule to blame,

When I traveled here and there, switching cues to other cases, I notice the chalk also make other shaft ferrule blue. I try to clean with alcohol, but no luck. Does anyone have any advice for cleaning this chalk stain? The other chalk are not make any of my cue stained before, and I also wipe/clean my cue after playing.

Thanks
 
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You may need some VERY fine grit sandpaper 2000 grit or Mr clean magic eraser to get that off. I use that, then rubbing alcohol, then wax and finally burnished with a piece of leather.

Contact the cuemaker first if it is an expensive custom or dear to your heart

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I like the "Q" products.
Q gluide, Q clean, Q seal etc.
The Q clean is a powder with a small amount of bleach in it. You dampen it some then apply as indicated.
Cleans the shaft and ferrule nice.
 
samiun said:
I have many chalk brand in my cases, which is vary between the case I carry (also the cue). Lately I discover one of my chalk (top brand one) leave a stain from the joint of the ferule and shaft which I refer to bottom section of ferrule. The stain only visible in the bottom section and not the top (glued to tip), and only the ferrule not the wood, so at first I thought that it was the ferrule to blame,

When I traveled here and there, switching cues to other cases, I notice the chalk also make other shaft ferrule blue. I try to clean with alcohol, but no luck. Does anyone have any advice for cleaning this chalk stain? The other chalk are not make any of my cue stained before, and I also wipe/clean my cue after playing.

Thanks
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I will leave the cleaning advice to others, but your description of the source of the problem suggests to me a problem with your chalking technique. Does this particular cube of chalk happen to be drilled out (i.e., you have made a deep hole in the middle from repeated chalking)?
 
GideonF said:
I will leave the cleaning advice to others, but your description of the source of the problem suggests to me a problem with your chalking technique. Does this particular cube of chalk happen to be drilled out (i.e., you have made a deep hole in the middle from repeated chalking)?
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I also think this is the problem. If so, cleaning is the wrong solution.

Perhaps the OP could post a picture of his ferrule and his chalk.
 
GideonF said:
I will leave the cleaning advice to others, but your description of the source of the problem suggests to me a problem with your chalking technique. Does this particular cube of chalk happen to be drilled out (i.e., you have made a deep hole in the middle from repeated chalking)?
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I'm kinda sliding chalk on the tip type of person, so the chalk never had a hole that so deep. I also like to cut the side sticker of the chalk and grinding down the chalk when I get home, so the chalk also become even on the chalking side. Two of my cue never had this problem until I use the chalk that I mentioned before and the other cues which never touch this chalk are fine. I guess its a bad batch of chalk or not properly stored by me? But I already throw it away and went back to my old chalk.
 
Sounds to me like you had a new tip put on and some of the glue was wiped on the ferrule just below the tip making it repell chalk . my .02 cents

Dan Axe
 
daxe said:
Sounds to me like you had a new tip put on and some of the glue was wiped on the ferrule just below the tip making it repell chalk . my .02 cents

Dan Axe
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Actually the stain is not below the tip (top of the ferrule), but on the ferrule before the joint on the shaft (bottom of the ferrule).
 
Ferrule became blue on the wood joint

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Originally Posted by daxe
Sounds to me like you had a new tip put on and some of the glue was wiped on the ferrule just below the tip making it repell chalk . my .02 cents

Dan Axe
Actually the stain is not below the tip (top of the ferrule), but on the ferrule before the joint on the shaft (bottom of the ferrule).


That what I,m talking about the bottom of the ferrule where the shaft and ferrule meet has no glue on it there for the chalk will not repel. If you clean with magic eraser then burnish and seal with shaft sealer it will greatly diminish chalk staining ( my .02 cents )
 
I would suggest you mask off the shaft with 3M blue painters tape before you try remedying the problem.

An ounce of prevention... :shrug:
 
daxe said:
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Originally Posted by daxe
Sounds to me like you had a new tip put on and some of the glue was wiped on the ferrule just below the tip making it repell chalk . my .02 cents

Dan Axe
Actually the stain is not below the tip (top of the ferrule), but on the ferrule before the joint on the shaft (bottom of the ferrule).




That what I,m talking about the bottom of the ferrule where the shaft and ferrule meet has no glue on it there for the chalk will not repel. If you clean with magic eraser then burnish and seal with shaft sealer it will greatly diminish chalk staining ( my .02 cents )
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I had a tip put on once and when I got the shaft back I found the same problem.
They messed up the ferrule on the lathe installing the tip and tried to glue it back.
Pissed was not the exact word I would use when I figured it out.
 
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