How to Get Ride Of Scratch Ferrule

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ctyhntr said:
Have you tried sandpaper or magic eraser?
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Plus one...and, it's usually not the scratches that are the problem, it's the dirt that's IN the scratches that makes the scratches visible. So, magic eraser to clean the dirt out and make scratches disappear, or, if you're willing to give up some material from ur ferrule, then sand with very fine sandpaper to remove scratches.
 
FaithHopeLove said:
What's magic eraser?
Sandpaper? Doesn't that makes your fertile have more scratches?
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The sandpaper in question is very fine, such as 600- or 800-grit. The "scratches" from that fine a sandpaper are microscopic. Another option would be to purchase a Q-Whiz (about $4) and use the abrasive side (green). It feels like it's about 800-grit.

The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser would work well too (look in the housewares/cleaning dept at your grocery store), but you have to use a little water with it. I'd rather not use water near the shaft and tip.
 
You might want to give some attention to how you got the scratches in the first place so it doesn't continue to happen. Did they come from trimming or dressing the tip? Do you do it yourself or does someone do it for you?
 
Depends on how deep the scratches are, if they very fine, you can just start with 2000 grit sandpaper spinning the shaft in a lathe (or drill). Or start with 600 and work down to 2000 if they worse scratches. The finer the last step in sandpaper, the better results.
 
I wouldn't finish with anything less than 1500 grit sandpaper. You should be able to buy some at any auto parts store, they use it for body work. Most hardware stores aren't going to carry anything that fine.
 
Be careful not to get the ferrule hot while sanding. You can heat the glue up that holds it on the shaft. You will have a nice, clean, and, lose ferrule then. You might want to take it to a repair guy if it is a nice shaft.
 
I can't emphasize this enough. Take your ferrule to your friendly neighborhood cue repair person and have them correct your problem. They will probably clean your shaft and reshape your tip at the same time. All, at one low bargain price. :smile:
 
Another graduate from the Cocobolocowboy School of Thread Title Creations, good luck with your scratches.
 
Magic eraser works just as well with water, or without water. For really tough stains, I put a couple of drops of rubbing alcohol; a tip I learned from AZ. I believe Magic Eraser is around 1500 grit, so its more gentler than 600 or 800 grit sand paper.

bdorman said:
The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser would work well too (look in the housewares/cleaning dept at your grocery store), but you have to use a little water with it. I'd rather not use water near the shaft and tip.
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1500 isn't fine enuf

You need to use 2000 grit and buff the ferrule with long strips of sandpaper as if you were buffing a pair of shoes like a shoe polisher would do. 1500 grit is okay if you can't find 2000 grit or even Croakus Cloth (jeweler's cloth) that's used to polish jewelry.
 
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