Found the best thing to burnish and slick up a shaft.

[Gravey39]

It’s a freezing day here in nebraska for the day. So I had my leather mechanixs gloves on when I came into the house. I went down to shoot for a couple hours and had my gloves sitting next to the table. After playing for awhile I let the oils in my hands accumulate of the wood shaft. Then I put the gloves of and gave the shaft some stroke action and it slicked right up. Better then any of the other things I have tried.

 

[Gravey39]

Accumulate on the*

 

[hang-the-9]

Yep, leather is often used for burnishing the shafts, some products out there for that but having one already handy is a good multi use tool hehe
All these are basically your gloves

McDermott Leather Burnisher - Pool Cue Shaft Burnisher and Conditione

Joe Porper Shaft Polisher

From Joe Porper Creative inventions the suede shaft polisher is 2 sided. It polishes and burnishes your shaft for a smooth clean stroke.

www.billiards.com

 

[garczar]

people have been using leather to burnish shafts for over 100yrs. just sayin.

 

[Jedco]

Dr. Dave uses the back of an old leather coaster!

 

[RRfireblade]

Yea, leather.

 

[claymont]

Bought a dozen or so thick leather pads that Jack Justis used to sell at the SBE. Best thing I've used to burnish a shaft.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Yep, leather is often used for burnishing the shafts, some products out there for that but having one already handy is a good multi use tool hehe
All these are basically your gloves

McDermott Leather Burnisher - Pool Cue Shaft Burnisher and Conditione

Joe Porper Shaft Polisher

From Joe Porper Creative inventions the suede shaft polisher is 2 sided. It polishes and burnishes your shaft for a smooth clean stroke.

www.billiards.com

Tiger Products says their leather in treated with secret sauce.

I use soft cotton flannel cloth & Q-Wax to wax shaft. In short time like 15-30 minutes, buff again with clean cotton flannel cloth.

While your doing might give treatment to butt section wood.

https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/48395244/resize-h700-p1-w700%5Ecompr-r85/2166/2166507/Shaft+Products+ChemPak+Q+Wax.jpg

 

[measureman]

My shafts seldom get sticky while i play, maybe having old dry hands help.
Once in awhile while playing I give it a fast rub down with a paper napkin and they clean right up.
I think a paper napkin has just enough texture to slick it up and not take any wood off.

 

[straightline]

On burnishing. You see guys take a towel - probably damp, and forcefully drag it from tip to joint. Doesn't this tend to embed the chalk dust along the whole shaft?

 

[7stud]

It’s a freezing day here in nebraska for the day. So I had my leather mechanixs gloves on when I came into the house. I went down to shoot for a couple hours and had my gloves sitting next to the table. After playing for awhile I let the oils in my hands accumulate of the wood shaft. Then I put the gloves of and gave the shaft some stroke action and it slicked right up. Better then any of the other things I have tried.

As an experiment, next time try cleaning the shaft first with some isopropyl alcohol on a clean towel, then rub the leather on the shaft. Better? Worse?

 

[7stud]

On burnishing. You see guys take a towel - probably damp, and forcefully drag it from tip to joint. Doesn't this tend to embed the chalk dust along the whole shaft?

If you wipe a shaft down with a clean towel, and you see chalk on the towel, is there more or less chalk on the shaft? I don't know what the distribution of any remaining chalk particles on the shaft is, but I use isopropyl alcohol on a paper towel and wipe gently, and the shaft always looks cleaner after I do it. You can see Dr. Dave's before and after pictures here:

It's possible that the liquid on the towel dissolves the chalk which is then absorbed into the towel.

 

[RickLafayette]

I've posted this before. I put a few drops of Soft Scrub on a paper towel and rub it into the shaft and ferrule. It removes all dirt and chalk while not causing any wear to the wood. Then I burnish the shaft with a dry paper towel. Wax on, wax off with another paper towel. I have a piece of clear fuel line that I wrap around the paper to squeeze and generate enough heat to soften the wax enough to seal the wood. Final burnish is a fresh dry paper towel. My shafts all look new. I know a lot of shooters like their shafts to have that "battle worn" stain and there's nothing wrong with that. In the end, we all want that smooth surface for that perfect stroke.

 

[straightline]

If you wipe a shaft down with a clean towel, and you see chalk on the towel, is there more or less chalk on the shaft? I don't know what the distribution of any remaining chalk particles on the shaft is, but I use isopropyl alcohol on a paper towel and wipe gently, and the shaft always looks cleaner after I do it. You can see Dr. Dave's before and after pictures here:

It's possible that the liquid on the towel dissolves the chalk which is then absorbed into the towel.

I get this but shouldn't the motion be in the opposite direction?

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Guy who is no longer with use use to Magic Erase to clean shafts, amazing how dirty the can get.

Wal - Mart has generic Great Value Brand.

 

[Gravey39]

people have been using leather to burnish shafts for over 100yrs. just sayin.

Yes I know that. I have a couple of the leather pieces to burnish with. I’m just saying that glove worked wonders. And you wear it so you could really get it heated up.

 

[Gravey39]

As an experiment, next time try cleaning the shaft first with some isopropyl alcohol on a clean towel, then rub the leather on the shaft. Better? Worse?

I have some of pool dawgs shaft cleaner. I got it free from a purchase one time. I’ll give it a fresh cleaning with that and try the glove again. I have the little leather burnishers. I just feel like the heat and pressure I got by using the glove was unmatched. Really got it slicked you.

 

[Gravey39]

Yea, leather.

Yes leather. Wearing the “leather” was easier to get the heat and friction needed on the shaft to burnish. Way easier then the little 2”x4” rectangles you buy.

 

[RRfireblade]

Yes leather. Wearing the “leather” was easier to get the heat and friction needed on the shaft to burnish. Way easier then the little 2”x4” rectangles you buy.

I'd say depends heavily on what ever leather you think people buy. I have a drawer full of scraps that trump anything that would come on a store bought work glove. Been doing it that way for 30+ years.

 

[hang-the-9]

Guy who is no longer with use use to Magic Erase to clean shafts, amazing how dirty the can get.

Wal - Mart has generic Great Value Brand.


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I use it also, but not often, the thing is abrasive, but cleans great. After using it you definitely want to seal and burnish the shaft. FYI, you can get it really cheap as a no name pack of the cubes on Amazon, etc... just look for "malamine foam". They are a bit less sturdy than the Mr Clean and other name brands but cost like 10x less. I use it for almost everything, cleans rust and gunk of knives (just careful for the edges hehe), ovens, burners, I even saved a very expensive monitor my son drew on with permanent marker with it.

I keep a piece in my pool case, mostly for others to use when I come across players that don't know much about shaft maintenance. And a microfiber cloth.

I buy this brand.

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-WOW-Multi-Functional-Melamine-Cleaner-100x70x30mm/dp/B076Q7JHR2/ref=sxin_15_cpf_saw-CPFPecos-dsk-lmlk-asin?crid=QMI6K23PFC3U&cv_ct_cx=melamine+foam+sponges&keywords=melamine+foam+sponges&pd_rd_i=B076Q7JHR2&pd_rd_r=279c84cd-53dd-4524-bcb0-2949029ca200&pd_rd_w=HPiHK&pd_rd_wg=7WMzt&pf_rd_p=3171e255-0ecb-47e8-9210-cfa1596239ed&pf_rd_r=KV5CGSBKMP8CHSCQSGAB&qid=1645634101&sprefix=melanine+foa%2Caps%2C74&sr=1-1-88bb4e7b-fb79-43dc-9dec-6da196f88672