How to remove sticky tape marks on Shaft?

[Jive]

I usually send my shafts to Shanghai (by air courier) to have a tip change cos there just isn't any decent one around my part of China. However a new cue shop (predator reseller shop) just opened and they offered tip changing service. Just so happen that I had 3 cues that I wanted new tips on so I brought it down to try out.

They're used to changing tips for cheaper cues and it was their first time doing something on a custom so they sent their top guy for the change. All was good until he removed the tape around the top part of the shaft which he taped to protect the shaft against the grip of the lathe (sorry I don't know all the professional lingo). There was a sticky tape mark on it and it's just an inch below the ferrule...he asked if he could sand it to remove it and I allowed him to since he was using very fine sandpaper for it. However the sticky mark is still there albeit not as sticky. He didn't look like he had any other solutions to it except to use a rougher sand paper...I told him to forget it and I'll look for solutions myself.

He changed to a different tape after the first one so the rest went well. All in all it was a decent job and I'd go back in future however I still have a problem in hand...how do I get rid of that sticky mark on the shaft? I'll take some pictures later.

 

[Brickcues]

Mineral spirits.

 

[Jive]

Mineral spirits.

Is there any household items I can use?
I'll head out later to look for Mineral Spirits...gonna have some problems translating that one..

 

[Jive]

Is there any household items I can use?
I'll head out later to look for Mineral Spirits...gonna have some problems translating that one..

Whoops where's my manners. thanks for the quick response!

 

[JTs cuerepair]

use this

Whats the problem, ever hear of alcohol, You must be able to fine it there in drug store or any store.

 

[Jive]

Whats the problem, ever hear of alcohol, You must be able to fine it there in drug store or any store.

Well...if its just any alcohol then sure I can find them. I was concern if there's any specific alcohol I should not touch fearing it might affect my shaft.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

I use a little alcohol with Magic Eraser. Just a little alcohol will work just fine.

I always tape the finished end of the shaft from the dirty part when cleaning.

 

[Jive]

Thanks for the tips guys, I manage to find some alcohol pad from the medical box and it worked great!

Just curious though, will this kind of alcohol affect the finishing on the cue? It seemed to work great as a cleaning agent as well so I might use it to clean the cue but am curious if it's the finishing's worst enemy?

Anywhere here's some pictures of before and after:

 

[Jive]

And yes I realize the pad's expired...but it's for external use so who cares..

 

[JTs cuerepair]

Nice

Nice Job Jive, I knew that would do the trick Nice Job Man. I completely undersand where you are coming from, If I see or feel anything on my shaft or butt it's makes me crazy till it's gone. Since I do cue repairs I put my shaft on my lathe once a week for a quick clean and polish.

 

[acedonkeyace]

I did not see that the person who worked on your cue after

they put the new tip on, nothing was stated if the cue person used a shaft or wood sealer, after they sanded on the wood.

Anytime I use an abrasive on wood, I reseal the wood pores or i use a wax to seal the wood from potential moisture and dirt and contaminants from imbedding themselves into the wood pores.

If u use a alcohol and a sealer or wax has been put on the cue shaft, the alcohol will remove this wax and sealer, so u need to put either the wax or sealer back onto the shaft, so it seals the wood and closes the pores in the shaft from receiving moisture and potentially damaging the shaft in the future.

If you cant get back to your cue guy, you can do the following,

Go to your local automotive repair parts store and go to the cleaners and waxes for automotive paints and finishes, find a NON ABRASIVE, 100 percent Carnuba Wax, preferably, Mothers or Eagle One, put a little on a new premium rag or paper towel and apply a thin covering over the wax, let the wx dry and haze out, then take a paper towel and remove the excess wax and then take a new paper towel and go back and forth on the shaft wood until some heat is generated, this will engrain the wax into the wood pores and seal the wood from moisture and bad stuff.

Finally, I take a 1500 and then 2000 grit sandpaper, usually can be found at a paint store or maybe at the hardware store and then, only use these papers to clean your shafts with, nothing any more abrasive. Take the sandpaper, about the size of a dollar bill and then work the shaft back and forth until some heat is felt in your hands.

This will get you to a glassy smooth shaft that slides and will be perfect for stroking the cue in your hands.

If the cue gets a little dirty or is not sliding as before, use that 1500 or 2000, get a clean piece the size of a dollar bill and burnish the shaft again, and this will return it to silky smooth in your hands,

Do not use anything more abrasive and dont use any type of solvent or cleaning fluid and dont use any alcohol, otherwise it will strip the wax and sealer back off.

HOPE THIS HELPS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ???

SEND ME A PM

ALL THE BEST

MIKE 'ACEDONKEYACE' KENNEDY

 

[Dave38]

As a foot note, Jive, let the repair man know that he can make some simple plastic/delrin sleeves to slide over the shaft and the lathe chuck clamps on that and he won't have to use tape and have this issue. Tape always leaves a residue, even more so where the jaws of the chuck pressed the adhesive into the wood, and doesn't protect the shaft from clamp marks as well as one would think, especially compared to a delrin sleeve/collet.
Dave

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

If a person were to use 1500 to 2000 grit sand paper on their shaft, how many times a day or week would you recommend that this task is performed?

 

[whammo57]

If a person were to use 1500 to 2000 grit sand paper on their shaft, how many times a day or week would you recommend that this task is performed?

As little as possible.......

I see guys at the pool hall that are always rubbing there shaft (on their pool cue LOL) with something. Sand paper, scotch brite pads, or some other abrasive........ the shaft is getting smaller and out of round every time they do it. It's like the people that are always grinding on their tips with those horrible little cubes. The tip is getting thinner every time. I have turned around a few of those guys. I put on an ultraskin tip and told them to NEVER scuff the tip. It doesn't need it. Single layer tips keep compacting and glazing over so you have to grind them away to keep a surface to hold chalk.

Kim

 

[Mcues]

If a person were to use 1500 to 2000 grit sand paper on their shaft, how many times a day or week would you recommend that this task is performed?

Sanding is not really needed on any kind of schedule. Better to wipe the shaft clean after playing.


Mario

 

[NY9912]

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[Jive]

Thanks for all the great information guys!! Wealth of info here!

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Thank you Kim and Mario.
Was the reason that I asked the question and was aimed at Donkey.

I guess I was being a little facetious.

When you tell a person that any time your shaft gets sticky, grab some sand paper and go willy nilly on it. Hey, at least until you feel heat. Heck, do it as many times a day as needed.

When people ask questions here, after all, it is called Ask the Cue Maker,
I think many take the answers they get quite literally. They trust the people that are doing the answering.

That said, I know there are many ways to skin a cat too and not every repair man or maker does exactly the same thing to get the desired results.

If you are going to tell people to use sand paper on a shaft, also take the time to warn them of the possible consequences as Kim did.

Then, someone won't make a thread here mentioning that they used 1500 grit sand paper like they were told and now they have an indentation under their ferrule of their 300 dollar Predator shaft.

1500 grit really isn't sand paper is it. Just like a broken in Scotch Bright feels pretty smooth too.

No biggy, its fun to be helpful but when someone asks a question, have the courtesy to be as thorough as you can as to not leave pertinent info out.

 

[QMAKER]

Removing label glue

I found out that one of the best things to remove label glue is good old WD-40.
No side effects that I know of.

 

[CrukedStick]

Cleaning Shafts

100% Denatured alcohol has no water in it. And tell your cue tech to use painters tape, not masking tape, untill he gets a good set of collets..