Gray on the shaft?
- Thread starter G.Ouellet
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All cues get that way just from use. It's from chalk, dirt and oil from your hands. Some people clean it off their shafts...some don't. The reason it doesn't go all the way up the shaft is that it's covered with finish up to where you see the clean shiny part. If you want your shaft to stay pristine white, don't play with it! LOL
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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Or buy a Cuetek with fiberglass clad over the wood, or a cue treated with shaft freeze.
A plain wood shaft, will pickup chalk and stain like this all the time. The worst chalk for this is masters red, really makes a mess of the shaft.
A plain wood shaft, will pickup chalk and stain like this all the time. The worst chalk for this is masters red, really makes a mess of the shaft.
Never said there was anything wrong with it, was just curious. I realised I saw alot of pros with that kind of graying and I was wondering if it was a different finish. Makes sense now!
Yep, that what is often referred to as "bluing" from the chalk. Under the right light you'd probably see it definitely has a blue tint to it...unless someone uses a different color of chalk. I've seen one that had a definite red tint to it because the player used red chalk.
Rub a little Grecian Formula into your shaft.
The grey will disappear and it will be more attractive to younger shafts.
As Scott mentioned, its just a combination of chalk dust and dirt.
People that live in trailers usually prefer to use shafts that look like that.
Just teasing of course.
The grey will disappear and it will be more attractive to younger shafts.
As Scott mentioned, its just a combination of chalk dust and dirt.
People that live in trailers usually prefer to use shafts that look like that.
Just teasing of course.
I, personally am anal retentive, OCD and everything else etc, and with 3 lathes, I have to keep them shiny.
Others opinions may vary. Which reminds me, its the weekend and I have to clean my shafts. Wash night.
Others opinions may vary. Which reminds me, its the weekend and I have to clean my shafts. Wash night.
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When I bought a table at home, I put tan cloth on it, and got tan chalk to match.
Predator Z with 5 years use with blue chalk: blue shaft (even after cleaning with magic eraser mucho times).
Predator Z2 with 5 years use with tan chalk: brand new looking shaft.
I'm so pleased by switching to tan that I can't believe anyone uses anything else! OMG, everything is like super clean all the time with no work!
EDIT: Here's a pic of the difference. That's as clean as I could get the Z, while the Z2 has NEVER been touched since new:
Predator Z with 5 years use with blue chalk: blue shaft (even after cleaning with magic eraser mucho times).
Predator Z2 with 5 years use with tan chalk: brand new looking shaft.
I'm so pleased by switching to tan that I can't believe anyone uses anything else! OMG, everything is like super clean all the time with no work!
EDIT: Here's a pic of the difference. That's as clean as I could get the Z, while the Z2 has NEVER been touched since new:
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Tan chalk works great. Jimmy Baxter gave my wife a box when we were in Vegas and I found her a box of Tan Pre Flag and put it in her stocking last Christmas.
I haven't had to clean her shaft in many moons.
I haven't had to clean her shaft in many moons.
You have not seen a lot of cues then, most shafts that have been used for more than a few months end up looking like that unless the owner sands it or uses something pretty abrasive on it. It's not just pro players. Many good players tend to have dirtier shafts that are still smooth because they know how to keep the shaft clean and smooth without taking off so much wood that the top part of the wood gets ripped off.
When I bought a table at home, I put tan cloth on it, and got tan chalk to match.
Predator Z with 5 years use with blue chalk: blue shaft (even after cleaning with magic eraser mucho times).
Predator Z2 with 5 years use with tan chalk: brand new looking shaft.
I'm so pleased by switching to tan that I can't believe anyone uses anything else! OMG, everything is like super clean all the time with no work!
EDIT: Here's a pic of the difference. That's as clean as I could get the Z, while the Z2 has NEVER been touched since new:
I'd bet that both shafts are just as dirty, you just can't see the tan against the wood as much. You also could have been taking better care of the new shaft. Just changing color of chalk won't keep things any cleaner, just make it look that way.
Well, I'd bet the Z2 is actually dirtier, but you'd need a microscope to tell. That's a win in my opinion.
Agreed, plus tan caulk on Blue or Green cloth really makes a mess of the table.
Not even close.