how dirty is your shaft?
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Dirty shafts are the best for me...love the feel of a seasoned shaft.
Only way I clean my shaft is by wiping it down after every session of play.
Only way I clean my shaft is by wiping it down after every session of play.
I seal all mine pretty well, so they stay pretty clean.
I like my shafts to be blue as can be. I occasionally lightly clean with a magic eraser every 6 months but other than that a light touch with the Q-Whiz is all I need. Gives my cues character.
I can't play with a grimey shaft. Sticks on my bridge and if its warm and your hands are clammy then it rubs against you bridge especially on my thumb joint when bridging on the rail.
So I clean my playing shafts atleast once a week with a rag, water and cleaning powder and seal it. I have some burnishing and polishing films that get the shaft gliding like a new shaft in a matter of seconds and ill do this before and during a session.
So I clean my playing shafts atleast once a week with a rag, water and cleaning powder and seal it. I have some burnishing and polishing films that get the shaft gliding like a new shaft in a matter of seconds and ill do this before and during a session.
My main cue before I got my new cue last month was cleaned exactly once in 7 years after heavy heavy use. The thing is the cues are super slick when they're clean and then hit that sticky feeling while all the dirt builds up, but once its got a nice bluish coating it's back to being super slick.
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My shafts are clean, keep mine sealed waxed and clean, and smooth
as a baby behind.
If the shaft is sealed, and waxed no dirt can get into the pores.
If the shaft is sealed and waxed it will not dry out.
If not the wood will dry out and more dirt can get in
,the more dirt , the rougher the surface.
Rougher the surface the more resistence, the more resistence , more wear and makes for a un-fluid like stroke.
Plus our hands have oils and acids that will eat way at everything we touch,
wood, steel, glass, plastics. everything.
Clean shaft, seal with 4 or 5 coats of 50/50 shelac and denatured alcohol, < dries in seconds, by the way shellac is,,,,,,,,,, bug shit from the lac bug out of asia , most is from chiness bugs, they have the best shit. Use a (cotton rag, old tee shirt) wipe it on.
I use the clear but I think amber would look good to.
It is safe non toxic.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17630
Then wax , I use yellow wax carnauba ny pro car wax..
http://www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/item.htm?item_num=196
One can will last any cue repairman a life time.
To clean use denatured alcohol on a rage wipe clean a then reseal and wax.
The shaft should stay like new as long as you own your cue.
MMike
My shafts are clean, keep mine sealed waxed and clean, and smooth
as a baby behind.
If the shaft is sealed, and waxed no dirt can get into the pores.
If the shaft is sealed and waxed it will not dry out.
If not the wood will dry out and more dirt can get in
,the more dirt , the rougher the surface.
Rougher the surface the more resistence, the more resistence , more wear and makes for a un-fluid like stroke.
Plus our hands have oils and acids that will eat way at everything we touch,
wood, steel, glass, plastics. everything.
Clean shaft, seal with 4 or 5 coats of 50/50 shelac and denatured alcohol, < dries in seconds, by the way shellac is,,,,,,,,,, bug shit from the lac bug out of asia , most is from chiness bugs, they have the best shit. Use a (cotton rag, old tee shirt) wipe it on.
I use the clear but I think amber would look good to.
It is safe non toxic.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17630
Then wax , I use yellow wax carnauba ny pro car wax..
http://www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/item.htm?item_num=196
One can will last any cue repairman a life time.
To clean use denatured alcohol on a rage wipe clean a then reseal and wax.
The shaft should stay like new as long as you own your cue.
MMike
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Ish
Ish...LOL, I like to keep mine clean, it's gross thinking about what's in that blue haze, other than chalk, lol:grin-square:
thats mine
Ish...LOL, I like to keep mine clean, it's gross thinking about what's in that blue haze, other than chalk, lol:grin-square:
I used to be all anal about stroking my shaft 
with alcohol and magic eraser, followed by Butcher's wax.
I quit doing so, and I honestly don't notice a difference other than the color. I'll burnish it once in a while (usually in summer) or hit it with some 00000 steel wool.
with alcohol and magic eraser, followed by Butcher's wax. I quit doing so, and I honestly don't notice a difference other than the color. I'll burnish it once in a while (usually in summer) or hit it with some 00000 steel wool.
About half as dirty as the OP cue but to be fair I just had my shaft cleaned with a lathe when I got my tip put on 2 months ago. I will need to have it redone soon as well sadly I a put a small dent in my shaft and my tip came off and I messed up placing it back on.
So I will have my shaft looking like new with a new tip to boot at least for about a month. That's with me being anal about washing my hands every hour or 2 shooting.
So I will have my shaft looking like new with a new tip to boot at least for about a month. That's with me being anal about washing my hands every hour or 2 shooting.
dents
Wet band aid is what i use on dents .and it works really good.
There is no reason to have a dent in the shaft , they are that easy to remove.
MMike
Wet band aid is what i use on dents .and it works really good.
There is no reason to have a dent in the shaft , they are that easy to remove.
MMike
Dirty and seasoned with accumulated baby powder so it shines and glides. Never use abrasives but wipe with a slightly damp towel every few weeks.
Windex and a paper towel, followed by a brown paper bag = "like glass" my 2 cents
Mine looks about like the picture posted. I don't care what it looks like as long as it is ding free and smooth. I don't use powder, nor any other materials on my shaft. A simple wipe down with a clean cloth and I'm ready to go.
just like me
i dont care either. i just use a glove and its sliding beautifuly always. thumbs up
i dont care either. i just use a glove and its sliding beautifuly always. thumbs up
How dirty is my shaft?
Hmmm...not as dirty as my balls. : D
Hmmm...not as dirty as my balls. : D
My oldest shafts have only been lightly cleaned occasionally, never totally cleaned since the mid 1980's. They reached a sort of stable point where they don't really get any more dirty and they are slick as hell. They are for my JOSS and are Stroud shafts. I was once told by Dan Janes not to clean them, not to sand them, not to do really anything to them except wipe them down. He said the natural the hands were all the wood needed. He was right. I have occasionally lightly cleaned them and burnished them with leather, never anything beyond that.
There are various means of sealing shafts that will help keep them nice and new-ish looking and I do not oppose them. But once it is done, if the shaft it properly cared for and never stripped down I don't think you really have to do much to it.
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There are various means of sealing shafts that will help keep them nice and new-ish looking and I do not oppose them. But once it is done, if the shaft it properly cared for and never stripped down I don't think you really have to do much to it.
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