Instant Patina

[lfigueroa]

So a few guys and moi were talking about cues shafts and ferrules and tips and whatnot and the issue of cue shaft patina came up. Basically, it boiled down to two camps:

The guys who meticulously cleaned their shafts and had a whole ritual of cleaning, polishing and waxing to keep them as white as possible and then there was the udder guys, like me, who feel the darker and bluer the shaft, the better, as long as it stayed smooth.

And then we started talking about getting a ding in your shaft and after you steam the ding out, how you have a big ol white spot on your nice blue shaft and the question came up:

If you just wanted to "blue" your shaft, what would be the best way to go about achieving that? Grind up some chalk? Grind up some chalk with some face oil? Maybe a little super penetrating oil like a Liquid Wrench and some ground up chalk?

Just asking

Lou Figueroa

 

[manwon]

So a few guys and moi were talking about cues shafts and ferrules and tips and whatnot and the issue of cue shaft patina came up. Basically, it boiled down to two camps:

The guys who meticulously cleaned their shafts and had a whole ritual of cleaning, polishing and waxing to keep them as white as possible and then there was the udder guys, like me, who feel the darker and bluer the shaft, the better, as long as it stayed smooth.

And then we started talking about getting a ding in your shaft and after you steam the ding out, how you have a big ol white spot on your nice blue shaft and the question came up:

If you just wanted to "blue" your shaft, what would be the best way to go about achieving that? Grind up some chalk? Grind up some chalk with some face oil? Maybe a little super penetrating oil like a Liquid Wrench and some ground up chalk?

Just asking

Lou Figueroa

Lou, don't use anything type of oil on shaft wood, it breaks down the wood fibers with time, and to many people the cue would be not be re-salable. I really do not get the concept of having a dirty blue shaft in the first place. Chalk is abrasive, it will also work it's way into the fibers with time.

The best advise I can give would be to keep the shaft as clean as possible, and keep it waxed. This will protect your investment long term!!!

Have a good day!!

 

[cueman]

If you love the blueish green color in your shaft and you remove a dent and want that small section back to the color of the rest of the shaft? Use the following method. Spit on your finger and wipe it around back and forth and pull the chalk into that spot from the dirty shaft around it. That is a trick I have used for 20 years when replacing a ferrule and the customer does not want their shaft cleaned. You have to lightly sand the shaft where the ferrule meets the wood and that cleans most of the chalk away. So I just draw chalk over onto it from the dirty part of the shaft until it blends in. High quality pure spit is the key. Don't try this while munching on a chocolate bar. Once done burnish the shaft with a piece of leather and the whole shaft will blend in and feel like a dirty smooth shaft. But a better suggestion for those who want silky smooth and clean is to just clean, seal and wax the shaft.

 

[loniwheels]

Liquid Wrench , Holy Shit!!!