Phenolic tip maintenance?

[ArtOfTheCue]

Hi,

I have a Predator BK2 with a phenolic tip, and like most phenolics, it gets slick and stops holding chalk well pretty quickly. When that happens, I usually just take my regular tip scuffer to it and rough it up a bit. Is that the right way to deal with the phenolic or is there a better way to maintain it? I figured I'd come in here and ask the experts.

Thanks!

 

[DiamondDave]

I usually hit it with some 60 grit sandpaper to rough it up. I think its to hard on regular shapers so I opt for the 60 instead.

 

[radge69]

I usually hit it with some 60 grit sandpaper to rough it up. I think its to hard on regular shapers so I opt for the 60 instead.

Same here.

 

[dave sutton]

i scratch mine with a tip pik while twisting the cue. works better then sandpaper IMO. gets a little deeper.

 

[wilson_gau]

I use tip *****ster. I like it more than sandpaper (sometimes it change the shape of the tip), tip pik is a good choice but I scratch my ferulle once so i never use it again.

Tip *****ster: http://beadsandbilliards.com/*****ster.html