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Slipstik, best I have found so far. I use it on almost every shatf that leaves my shop.
Bruce S. de Lis said:
Personally, just keeping my hands and cue clean is sufficient. I say "personally" because I know everybody is different in this regard. Unscented Softscrub is excellent for cue-cleaning and it's about $2 for a HUGE bottle.
Bruce S. de Lis said:
I tried shark oil a couple of years ago and found it unacceptible. Slipstic seems to be the best I've yet found.
I use Dr Z shaft pack.
They work for me.
They work for me.
Have you tried Cue Silk and if so how does it compare with SlipStic?catscradle said:
Bruce S. de Lis said:
When I first get a cue the shafts are usually a little rough, at least for my taste. I start with 2000 wet and dry and work my way to 4000 grit cloth, then I have a piece of stuff they use to sand fiber optics, very fine, then leather. I also use the fiber optic stuff to buff out fine scratches in ferrules. After that I just keep them and my hands clean, occasionally buff with leather. I use a water based hardwood floor cleaner for cleaning my shafts. Please don't make me write the name again!!! It's in my last post under "Anal?".
Joe Pickens said:
I have used both and there is no comparasion between the two. The slipstik lasts longer and IMO doesn't attract chalk and dust they way that Cue silk does. As an aside every player whos shaft I have put the slipstik on has switched to it if they were using any other product.
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Jude Rosenstock said:
Well I try and keep my hands a Clean as Possible, but i am a SWEATER (Perspire A Lot), plus my Sweat is very Acidly. So I carry a RAG made of Soft Baby Flannel to try and stay on top of my problem.
Bruce S. de Lis said:
you don't need any of that stuff. 2400 grit, 3600 grit, 4800 grit, 6000 grit, 8000 grit, and that blue paper stuff from 3M that is used to sand silicon chips. after that just towel down during play. ever watch ginky maintain during play??,,,,,,,,like that. shafts are as smooth as glass.
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bruin70 said:
that blue paper stuff from 3M that is used to sand silicon chips WHAT IS IT CALLED, and where do you buy it?????
Right now I am having a huge problem keeping my shaft clean and smooth during play. Even when they have the AC running in the poolroom my hands always seem to get at least a little sweaty, and as a result my shaft gets really dirty and sticky. Before every match I wipe down my shaft/wash my hands, and that used to last me until at least halfway thru the match, now that doesn't even last me thru the first game. I have to resort to using powder, which I really hate. Does anyone have any suggestions on ways to keep my cue from getting sticky during the match? Thanks
I know Pete Silsbee when he cleans up a shaft uses car wax, to seal the shaft and its smooth.
I myself, i normally whenever my shaft gets kinda sticky, just take a green scotch brite pad to it, and also use some EasySlide or hand conditioner or baby powder on my bridge hand, before a match. It also helps to wash your hands before the match too.
dave
I myself, i normally whenever my shaft gets kinda sticky, just take a green scotch brite pad to it, and also use some EasySlide or hand conditioner or baby powder on my bridge hand, before a match. It also helps to wash your hands before the match too.
dave
You definately don't ever want to use scotch brite pads on your shaft.
I use very fine grained sand paper only after I clean my cue with something wet. For example i use a damp paper towel and I wipe down the shaft, then you burnish it, use the sand paper, burnish again. I am actually looking for a chemical that can keep my shaft smooth, if you use abrasives too much it will ruin your shaft. Scotch brite pads are the worst you can use.
I use very fine grained sand paper only after I clean my cue with something wet. For example i use a damp paper towel and I wipe down the shaft, then you burnish it, use the sand paper, burnish again. I am actually looking for a chemical that can keep my shaft smooth, if you use abrasives too much it will ruin your shaft. Scotch brite pads are the worst you can use.
Bruce S. de Lis said:
i got it from from some small office type place here in manhattan long before the red-white-blue paper kit came out. it handled 3M stuff. i'll try to find out for you. they had two grades even finer than the blue. there was a brown that was ridiculous.
Smooth as Glass...
I'm not a big product pusher, but when I find something that works I like to pass it on...Pete Lafond has a product named SlipStic, this stuff works better than anything I've used...no build-up, no discoloration, nothing obvious to the eye on your shaft...I played two tourney's today in 90+ Georgia heat & humidity and this stuff performed as advertised. Walk in from the heat, break out the cue and play...glide all day.
If your looking for a product to give you the glide, try this stuff.
http://slipstic.com/
I'm not a big product pusher, but when I find something that works I like to pass it on...Pete Lafond has a product named SlipStic, this stuff works better than anything I've used...no build-up, no discoloration, nothing obvious to the eye on your shaft...I played two tourney's today in 90+ Georgia heat & humidity and this stuff performed as advertised. Walk in from the heat, break out the cue and play...glide all day.
If your looking for a product to give you the glide, try this stuff.
http://slipstic.com/
couldn't agree more LastTwo
Good grief, I see this all the time and it makes me cringe! I played a Tourney today and this guy I was playing was talking to his buddy about how he had cut scotchbrites down to a certain size and shape to fit in his bag, and after like every other shot he was burnishing his shaft with this thing!
you should only use leather or a Q-Wiz, VERY HIGH grit sandpaper or something made for the purpose of cleaning/polishing your shaft, not scouring pads!
LastTwo said:
Good grief, I see this all the time and it makes me cringe! I played a Tourney today and this guy I was playing was talking to his buddy about how he had cut scotchbrites down to a certain size and shape to fit in his bag, and after like every other shot he was burnishing his shaft with this thing!
you should only use leather or a Q-Wiz, VERY HIGH grit sandpaper or something made for the purpose of cleaning/polishing your shaft, not scouring pads!
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Glass ain't all that smooth. Maybe you meant "smooth as a baby's butt"?
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