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TheGreenHornet

TheGreenHornet

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i have a cleanig dilemma, what do you use to clean you ob-1 shaft? i switched and tried an easier method suggested being rubbing alchohol and a burnisher and after my first use that night i felt the fibers on certain parts of the wood and i could feel the grooves in the ferrule. i am a liittle upset i hate how it feels. anyone help? thanks
 
What you did was by putting liquid (alcohol) on the wood it raised the wood grain. You will now need to LIGHTLY sand the grain back smooth. 600 grit will do the trick. Just very lightly sand until smooth and then burnish the wood back until slick using leather or brown cardboard. Its best to let a quality cue repairman do it on a lathe if possible.
 
TheGreenHornet said:
thanks for clicking,
i have a cleanig dilemma, what do you use to clean you ob-1 shaft? i switched and tried an easier method suggested being rubbing alchohol and a burnisher and after my first use that night i felt the fibers on certain parts of the wood and i could feel the grooves in the ferrule. i am a liittle upset i hate how it feels. anyone help? thanks
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How did you burnish it? One thing to keep in mind, rubbing alcohol and denatured alcohol are not the same thing. Rubbing alcohol has a very high water content. Denatured is the one to use, it is like 99.9% pure. Also rubbing alcohol is isopropyl and denatured is ethanol with enough methanol added to make it poisonous, don't drink it. :eek:

Tracy
 
RSB-Refugee said:
How did you burnish it? One thing to keep in mind, rubbing alcohol and denatured alcohol are not the same thing. Rubbing alcohol has a very high water content. Denatured is the one to use, it is like 99.9% pure. Also rubbing alcohol is isopropyl and denatured is ethanol with enough methanol added to make it poisonous, don't drink it. :eek:

Tracy
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i used a porper leather burnisher thats all. made it nice and smooth then by that night when iused it i felt the hairs and it dove me nuts. how should i clean it? i did use the 70 rubbung alchohol. using the 99 % will work better? thanks or slipstic?
 
GreenHornet,

Varney is right in that it sounds as though you have raised the grain. You will need to use a light abrasive like 1000 grit sandpaper or the light side of a Q-WIZ to remove the raised grain, then burnish it.

The OB-1 shaft and ferrule is sealed just like any shaft with a liquid sealer during the sanding and polishing process. For light cleaning, we recommend using alcohol and a cotton rag, or use it with a "magic eraser". The point is to let the alcohol help to remove some of the chalk, without soaking the wood with the alcohol. Maple will raise the grain if it gets a liquid soaked into it. I have always used a very light pass of a light abrasive after using alcohol to clean any shaft. Then I burnish the wood to help reseal it.

For my personal cue I like the natural "patina" that a shaft develops after being played with. The oils from your hands will naturally burnish the shaft to a light shine. All that is necessary is to wipe it down after play with a soft towel. If I ever have to lightly smooth it out, I use the fine side of a Q-WIZ.

If you have any trouble, don't hesitate to call me. I would be happy to talk you through it. You could also let a cuesmith take care of it for you. A Clean and Polish is usually very inexpensive and by having a lathe to rotate the shaft it allows the cuesmith to do a good job much easier.

Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com
214-497-9323

PS For those interested, we have made the move to a new shop with lots of space. We are still working out the kinks, but should be up to a new much higher capacity very soon.
 
Just burnish the shaft with a clean brand new piece of Computer Printer Paper. It will burnish off all of the end grains of wood you lifted when you got the cue wet.

I use this method on my 314 shafts all of the time and it works perfectly.

Burnsih the shaft untill you feel the paper getting warm, then you're done.
 
Varney Cues said:
What you did was by putting liquid (alcohol) on the wood it raised the wood grain. You will now need to LIGHTLY sand the grain back smooth. 600 grit will do the trick. Just very lightly sand until smooth and then burnish the wood back until slick using leather or brown cardboard. Its best to let a quality cue repairman do it on a lathe if possible.
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Are u a quality cue man?
And i saw Enan's cue ,nice work...
 
Get the Q maintainance system, there are four products in the system.
Q Clean, Q Slick, Q Smooth, & lastly Q Glide.

Q Clean - is a powdered Bleach.
Q Slick - is a liquid pore sealant.
Q Smooth - are 4 micro grade sanding films white, blue, green, & yellow.
Q Glide - is a lubricant that makes the shaft slick.

I've used the system for 5 years. I'll do a full cleaning every 3-4 months. With touch ups using the Glide once or twice a month.

Black Cat :cool:
 
I haven't had my OB-1 shaft for but about three weeks or so, and I use a glove so I don't really get it dirty-dirty. All I've done really so far is use a Q-Wiz pad.

I will say, though, that when I recieved the shaft in the first place - it was *filthy*! Not visually, though, but in a tactile way. It was especially noticable with the glove - the grimy bits were catching on the glove, tugging on it in small ways as I stroked. I must have spent 10-15 min on it with that Q-Wiz pad getting the gunk off that thing. Very odd.

Otherwise, I *love* this shaft - been playing with it since and generally have been doing a bit better in my matches. :)
 
TheGreenHornet said:
thanks for clicking,
i have a cleanig dilemma, what do you use to clean you ob-1 shaft? i switched and tried an easier method suggested being rubbing alchohol and a burnisher and after my first use that night i felt the fibers on certain parts of the wood and i could feel the grooves in the ferrule. i am a liittle upset i hate how it feels. anyone help? thanks
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Why not contact OB1 Shafts. I think you will find that they will be more than anxious to help you.
 
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