Juma Ferrule Chalk resistant?
- Thread starter Zirroe
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I could be totally wrong, but I'd assume when someone says Juma is "chalk resistant", they mean chalk won't stain the plastic, not that it will repel chalk like a force field. Depending how a player chalks the tip, some amount of chalk is going to land on the ferrule. Every ferrule has to be cleaned from time to time.
Also, depending what product you use to polish the ferrule (such as cue wax), you may actually be attracting chalk. But, that's the wax, not the ferrule.
Also, depending what product you use to polish the ferrule (such as cue wax), you may actually be attracting chalk. But, that's the wax, not the ferrule.
I've always polished new ferrules with sandpaper or micromesh up to 1000 grit and then used some shaft sealer as a final step. A little touch of 1000 grit and a soft polishing cloth after that. I would think most any sealer would do, it's just to seal the pores of the ferrule.
Alan
Alan
To my knowledge, Juma ferrules are no different than other ferrules, as far as polishing them goes. I use cue wax and/or bee's wax to polish plastic ferrules and burnish the sides of tips, and it's always worked great for me. Perhaps there are other better polishing products out there.
Is your friend a "dirty" chalker? Meaning, does he hold the cube of chalk in his fist and grind it into the tip thereby capturing a pile of chalk dust in his hand which probably gets ground into the shaft and ferrule during his stroke? Or, as he chalks does he swirl the chalk around tip and rub a ring of chalk into the ferrule? If so, that'll kill *any* ferrule.
Also, how often does he have his shaft cleaned? Once whatever product that was used to polish the ferrule and/or seal the shaft is worn away, the open surfaces are susceptible to chalk dust, skin oils, etc., that will lead to a dirty shaft and ferrule. Periodic cleaning not only cleans away what is currently on the shaft and ferrule, but it helps to keep new stuff off (for a while).
Anyway, I don't think you did anything "wrong" polishing the ferrule. Your friend probably may just need to clean his cue more often.
Is your friend a "dirty" chalker? Meaning, does he hold the cube of chalk in his fist and grind it into the tip thereby capturing a pile of chalk dust in his hand which probably gets ground into the shaft and ferrule during his stroke? Or, as he chalks does he swirl the chalk around tip and rub a ring of chalk into the ferrule? If so, that'll kill *any* ferrule.
Also, how often does he have his shaft cleaned? Once whatever product that was used to polish the ferrule and/or seal the shaft is worn away, the open surfaces are susceptible to chalk dust, skin oils, etc., that will lead to a dirty shaft and ferrule. Periodic cleaning not only cleans away what is currently on the shaft and ferrule, but it helps to keep new stuff off (for a while).
Anyway, I don't think you did anything "wrong" polishing the ferrule. Your friend probably may just need to clean his cue more often.
polish it out to a 2000 grit without heating it up. Then use an automotive buffing compound, and then cue wax. You have to polish it so that the surface is finer than the chalk. If you do not, chalk will stick to it, but you will still be able to clean it off. If you polish it out fine enough, any chalk will simply wipe off, even with a dry cloth.