Poor man's Magic eraser. Remove the blue

christopheradam

christopheradam

Christopher Adams
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I have used a Mr. Clean magic eraser on my cue for a while and it works great for removing the blue coloration after following it up with a wipe down with a damp cloth and then a piece of white paper.

Last night at work I tried using a bunch of wadded up tissues/Kleenex which I dampended with water and then rung it out. I think wiped my cue down with the damp wadded up tissues and it removed the blue chalk stains very easily much like the Magic eraser. The wadded up tissues look a lot like the magic eraser too.
 
It must not have been to blued then. If its just slightly blue from new chalk, then it should come off easily. Try getting the blue out of a shaft that hasent been cleaned for a month, then see how well it works. I cleaned the cue a few days ago and it was one stubborn cue. Used rubbing alcohol and then upgraded to these wipes with a soap imbedded in it. The shaft is STILL slightly blue in some areas of the grain, but it pretty clean over all.

The magic eraser is pretty expensive. I would rather buy a roll of toilet paper and a bottle of rubbing alcohol and that works fine.
 
seiyaryu55 said:
It must not have been to blued then. If its just slightly blue from new chalk, then it should come off easily. Try getting the blue out of a shaft that hasent been cleaned for a month, then see how well it works. I cleaned the cue a few days ago and it was one stubborn cue. Used rubbing alcohol and then upgraded to these wipes with a soap imbedded in it. The shaft is STILL slightly blue in some areas of the grain, but it pretty clean over all.

The magic eraser is pretty expensive. I would rather buy a roll of toilet paper and a bottle of rubbing alcohol and that works fine.
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Hmm - I got a bit of new cushion left over from re-doing me table. Its 92% gum rubber - think that would work as a blue 'eraser' ?
 
Please describe the abrasive to which you refer. Is it a powdered abrasive? An actual 'rubber' eraser or what?
 
http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrclean/

Thats the mr clean magic eraser.

As for a rubber eraser, i dont know. It would probably work a bit, but i doubt itll really clean the cue up. I tried it with a rubber eraser and it wore away the rubber pretty fast. Some blue did come off though, but not much. Damp towel could have probably taken off more.
 
all you need is a damp wash cloth sprinkled with comet or ajax....wipe your shaft down fast and hard with it....then go back over it with a damp paper towel and then smooth it out with a dollar bill...works everytime no matter how long it's been since the last cleaning
 
christopheradam said:
I have used a Mr. Clean magic eraser on my cue for a while and it works great for removing the blue coloration after following it up with a wipe down with a damp cloth and then a piece of white paper.

Last night at work I tried using a bunch of wadded up tissues/Kleenex which I dampended with water and then rung it out. I think wiped my cue down with the damp wadded up tissues and it removed the blue chalk stains very easily much like the Magic eraser. The wadded up tissues look a lot like the magic eraser too.
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Magic eraser works on a principle. A dampened cloth or toilet paper may wipe away solidified dirt due to the dampness but it can't get in and clean like the magic eraser. The magic erase is made up of micro fine (melamine) fibers, the difference between cleaning with a Magic eraser would be like the difference cleaning your finger nail with a nail file compared to trying to clean it with the end of a baseball bat. A wad of tissue are not like the Magic eraser.
 
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railbird25 said:
all you need is a damp wash cloth sprinkled with comet or ajax....wipe your shaft down fast and hard with it....then go back over it with a damp paper towel and then smooth it out with a dollar bill...works everytime no matter how long it's been since the last cleaning
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That works because it acts like sandpaper. Ajax is an abrasive, but its really fine so i guess it wouldnt be that bad for the wood. I still wouldnt use that too often though.
 
My (old) packaging of Magic Eraser® says it's not recommended on bare wood.
That's enough for me.

Both Ajax® and Comet® contain an abrasive, as does SoftScrub®. That's why I won't use them.

I do use Simple Green® diluted with 2 parts water sprayed onto a clean, soft cloth. Not WET, but sufficiently dampened to remove the residue. Follow immediately with another clean, soft cloth that's dry.
If a cue needs more I use lighter fluid.

The final step is to burnish with a piece of un-dyed leather.

Troy
 
It should be fine as long as you dont keep it on too long. Just wipe it off right after.

How are we getting blueing? It all depends on the chalking style. Maybe you chalk with yur cue horizontal. Chalking vertically means that chalk particles fall on the shaft and yur bridge hands.
 
The only way my cue shaft gets blue on it is from a dirty table. I use a tan chalk. Works great to keep the shaft from getting blue.
 
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