Home made brew similar to cuesilk or cue glide?

qbilder said:
Dielectric silicone compound from radio shack or other electronic supply. It comes in a tube like toothpaste. Rub that stuff in & buff out and you'll have a snot slickery shaft. It's a silicone but instead of being liquid it is more of a gel. Much cheaper, works better. However, just like the cue slicking products, it'll get sticky & gummy after several hours of use & will need rebuffing or reapplication.
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This stuff is great for intended purpose though I am not sure I would want it in my mouth. Of course I wouldn't eat it however if your hand slides on it then sooner or latter it will end up in other places exaple the mouth. I would want to slowly poison my good customers. Is this stuff toxic?


jim.
 
Mc2 said:
This stuff is great for intended purpose though I am not sure I would want it in my mouth. Of course I wouldn't eat it however if your hand slides on it then sooner or latter it will end up in other places exaple the mouth. I would want to slowly poison my good customers. Is this stuff toxic?


jim.
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No more toxic than any other cue chemical, actually not as toxic. It's just silicone gel. The MSDS I had for it seemed to point towards it being pretty harmless. I researched it pretty good before using. When working as a mechanic in the AF we had an MSDS for every chemical in the shop, so having access to all the hazard info was no problem. The dielectric silicone is pretty much just silicone, same stuff fake boobies are made of & the same stuff bathtub sealant is made of.
 
I love this thread ... am going to end up with some funny stuffs around my condo. Sailing supply, hair spray and best of all ....breast creme (lanolin)????
 
I love cuesilk. its a great quikie after cleaning but I've been taking an extra five minutes and getting better results AND LOADS cheaper than my beloved cuesilk... Here goes.... 1) Lightly sand shaft with 220 to open wood. 2) Apply Johnson's Wood Paste Wax from Home Depot (4.95 a can and will do probably 1000 or more applications) with wax pad like for cars. and let dry to a haze. 3) Wipe of clean with towel. 4) Buff with microfiber"polishing" towel (also from home depot for like 6 bucks for three) 5) Burnishing with 2000 grit sandpaper ( I use the same one over and over so its got a bunch of residue it it.. thats cool. ) Then enjoy you newly renovated shaft. and kick butt. Yet again ANOTHER low cost yet highly effective method... at least fo me. My customers love it. ps...Each application lasts 3 to fours times longer than one cuesilk app.... Thanks
 
TheRIGERE said:
I love cuesilk. its a great quikie after cleaning but I've been taking an extra five minutes and getting better results AND LOADS cheaper than my beloved cuesilk... Here goes.... 1) Lightly sand shaft with 220 to open wood. 2) Apply Johnson's Wood Paste Wax from Home Depot (4.95 a can and will do probably 1000 or more applications) with wax pad like for cars. and let dry to a haze. 3) Wipe of clean with towel. 4) Buff with microfiber"polishing" towel (also from home depot for like 6 bucks for three) 5) Burnishing with 2000 grit sandpaper ( I use the same one over and over so its got a bunch of residue it it.. thats cool. ) Then enjoy you newly renovated shaft. and kick butt. Yet again ANOTHER low cost yet highly effective method... at least fo me. My customers love it. ps...Each application lasts 3 to fours times longer than one cuesilk app.... Thanks
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Okay, so your going from 220 straight to 2000 with just a paste wax and a polishing towel in between?
 
I don't use anything but a leather burnisher and it feels just as slick to me as any of the shaft slicker products.
 
BIOSILK - hair product - exact same thing as q-glide and q-silk.

It's like $6-7 dollars for 3 oz instead of 8-9 for .5 of q-silk or q-glide
 

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