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 ???
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ALL THE BEST
MIKE 'ACEDONKEYACE' KENNEDY
