Furniture Polish spray, is it ok to use on shafts/butt?

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I was looking for something to get that nice smooth feel agian for my shafts and am looking at this Pledge can next to me.

Will that work nicely on the shaft to buff/seal it? Is it OK to use on the butt to shine it up?
 
i used carnuba wax on mine the other day. i dont know if thats good or bad but the shaft feels much better.
 
I am not a cue maker, I was just on here checking on a question of mine that I had posted earlier. That being said, I will relay some info that a couple of cue makers had given me. When it comes to the shaft the CM's that I have talked to have recommended that I use nothing on the cue, they preferred that I clean (better yet have it professionally cleaned) the shaft and burnish it instead of using wax items or other chemicals.

I have a friend that uses cue wax and he really likes it. Personally as a player, I wear a glove and don't put anything on my shaft. Hopefully a CM will chime in here and give you professional advice. Good luck to ya.
 
You can use furniture polish on the butt of a cue as long the finish is completely cured. Spray a small amount on a cotton rag and then wipe the cue.

It is also not a big problem for the shaft except if you want to have the cue refinished. Clearcoats do not like silicone.
 
What does your shaft feel like & what are you trying to achieve? If it is "furry" or rough it needs to be LIGHTLY sanded, with 1500 grit sandpaper. Then it should be burnished, with a brown paper bag. Lastly it should be sealed with a wood sealer.. Don't use anything on your shaft that contains silicone.That will soften the wood. As for pledge, it is made to be used over the top of wood that has a clear finish on top. Pledge does nothing for the wood, it's to polish the clear finish...JER
 
BLACKHEARTCUES said:
What does your shaft feel like & what are you trying to achieve? If it is "furry" or rough it needs to be LIGHTLY sanded, with 1500 grit sandpaper. Then it should be burnished, with a brown paper bag. Lastly it should be sealed with a wood sealer.. Don't use anything on your shaft that contains silicone.That will soften the wood. As for pledge, it is made to be used over the top of wood that has a clear finish on top. Pledge does nothing for the wood, it's to polish the clear finish...JER
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When I first started playing with the shaft, it had a fairly glossy almost hard feeling finish to it. Not like smooth wood. Now it's more of a wood feeling, not rough really, but not the same as it was. Is that the type of finish that the wood sealer would get me with some buffing?
 
I usually use a very lightly moist paper towel to clean the shaft, then buff it up a bit with a dollar bill till it's warm. I used a Magic Eraser on it to clean it up some, but it was getting not so smooth before that also.
 
I don't know what brand of cue you have, but most shafts are shipped with a sealer on the shaft, to keep out moisture. This sealer will eventually wear off & is slowly replaced by the sweat & oils from your hands. If you are cleaning the shaft often with a Magic Earaser & some kind of liquid, you will strip away the protection & you will have to lightly sand the shaft with 1000 or 1500 grit sandpaper, burnish & then reseal the wood. Don't be anal about cleaning the shaft. It is supposed to look that way. Once sealed, maintenance is easy. Before you put your cue in the case LIGHTLY wipe it with a SLIGHTLY DAMP paper towel. Then clean the chalk off of the tip (so it doesn't turn your case insides blue...JER
P.S. A good sealer is RED DEVEL SHELLAC, thinned 3 or 4 parts denatured alcohol to 1 part shaellac. Use a table spoon to measure.
 
Shellac

BLACKHEARTCUES said:
I don't know what brand of cue you have, but most shafts are shipped with a sealer on the shaft, to keep out moisture. This sealer will eventually wear off & is slowly replaced by the sweat & oils from your hands. If you are cleaning the shaft often with a Magic Earaser & some kind of liquid, you will strip away the protection & you will have to lightly sand the shaft with 1000 or 1500 grit sandpaper, burnish & then reseal the wood. Don't be anal about cleaning the shaft. It is supposed to look that way. Once sealed, maintenance is easy. Before you put your cue in the case LIGHTLY wipe it with a SLIGHTLY DAMP paper towel. Then clean the chalk off of the tip (so it doesn't turn your case insides blue...JER
P.S. A good sealer is RED DEVEL SHELLAC, thinned 3 or 4 parts denatured alcohol to 1 part shaellac. Use a table spoon to measure.
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I see you like RED DEVEL SHELLAC - I can't seem to find that with Google.
Any other names to search?
Thanks,
Larry
 
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