How Do You Maintain Your Shaft?
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Those and 2000 grit sandpaper is what everyone used. As you know I didn't come from the most refined pool room lol.
Many moons ago, I used to use one of these....... It worked ok, gave the shaft a different feel.
I use Cuetec shaft cleaner conditioner every day. Removes chalk and never gets sticky.
I use a damp magic eraser and Johnson past wax
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The easiest fix for blue stained ferrules is white toothpaste. Dab it on the ferrule, wait a couple minutes, then wipe it off. Makes them look brand new.
I carry a travel toothbrush and toothpaste in my cue case, primarily for long tournaments. I showed this trick to a couple of bangers at the pool hall, I was a rock star for the rest of the night.
Mike Johnson (Jensen Cues) told me that some of the pros that use his cues take the dirt from his yard and rub in into the shafts.
Ernie (Gina) recommends rubbing with baby powder that has talc in it.
I use potting soil. It seals the shaft up very nice. Every once in awhile I will wipe the shaft down with a damp paper towel and its good to go again.
OK, that's disgusting.
I use Renaissance Wax. Silky smooth and it doesn't allow ANY chalk in the grain.
Mike Johnson (Jensen Cues) told me that some of the pros that use his cues take the dirt from his yard and rub in into the shafts.
Ernie (Gina) recommends rubbing with baby powder that has talc in it.
I know a guy who spins his shafts in a lathe while using baby powder and they come out slick and smooth.
If you turn a banger on to toothpaste and a toothbrush, his dentist will hate your forever for it.
I proudly whack, uh, wax it regularly.
I used to have a way to get my shafts perfectly smooth and new looking
when jackpot here on az was coming to the pool room i would ask him to see how he liked
the way my cue played and hand him the cue
when i got it back it was perfect
this guy could play with a cue for 5 years and it looked better than the day he bought it
now that he is living out of town,i do absolutely nothing until i sell it
then i ask larry vigus to do the stuff he does
it is to hard to maintain a shaft on my own
when jackpot here on az was coming to the pool room i would ask him to see how he liked
the way my cue played and hand him the cue
when i got it back it was perfect
this guy could play with a cue for 5 years and it looked better than the day he bought it
now that he is living out of town,i do absolutely nothing until i sell it
then i ask larry vigus to do the stuff he does
it is to hard to maintain a shaft on my own
I should add after vigorously scrubbing my shaft with my green scrubby I use very large amounts of powder, to where my general area looks like Tony Montana's desk.
k: Then I wish for world peace, 5 million dollars and to bring back the good Sunday morning cartoons...
Shaft cleaning done on a lathe
I use denatured alcohol and lighter fluid and white paper towel to clean the shaft on the lathe .
To Seal the shaft on the lathe.
I use a blue paper towel soaked in lighter fluid.
I don't spare the lighter fluid and normally I have to apply 6 to 8 coats .
Then I use either Renaissance wax or meguiar's synthetic pure polymer wax .
To achieve this.
I use denatured alcohol and lighter fluid and white paper towel to clean the shaft on the lathe .
To Seal the shaft on the lathe.
I use a blue paper towel soaked in lighter fluid.
I don't spare the lighter fluid and normally I have to apply 6 to 8 coats .
Then I use either Renaissance wax or meguiar's synthetic pure polymer wax .
To achieve this.
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Magic Eraser every 5 years. I don't mind a dirty shaft as long as it is not sticky. I never eat while shooting pool that would get shaft sticky.
Unique Products Cue Cleaner and Cue Wax works very well even if you don't have a lathe. Some sealers work best with a high speed lathe and require that extra friction. All you need are a few paper towels with the Unique stuff and apply by hand. I also use a leather belt to hand burnish the tips. I'm not in favor of the coarse scubbers as they leave gouges. Also, the dollar bill trick and the wax paper trick haven't really worked for me too well, and if they did, the shafts would need to be cleaned first regardless.
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If you have nothing else around but your cue (say at a pool hall or bar), a lightly damp paper towel followed by a dry paper towel will help clean it up just a bit and smooth it out during play. The best preventative solution is to either wash your hands or wear a glove.
http://www.uniqueinc.com/chemicals_
If you have nothing else around but your cue (say at a pool hall or bar), a lightly damp paper towel followed by a dry paper towel will help clean it up just a bit and smooth it out during play. The best preventative solution is to either wash your hands or wear a glove.
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