Sanding a carbon fiber shaft

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tableroll

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Anyone know if it can be done? Got some super glue on mine. It is not laminated so I think it can be sanded a little.
 
I wouldn't try to sand it as that might just cause fibers to come up. Acetone is the solvent for super-glue. Take a microfiber towel and put a little acetone on it and see it if comes off with some rubbing.
 
NOT RECOMMENDED. Sanding CA off is not a good idea for multiple reasons.. Ask in the Cuemaker section someone may know of way to help..
 
I recently had a eBay fake carbon 314-2 come thru my hands for a tip change. I knew he wasn't worried about the warranty on an 80 dollar shaft,so I experimented.

I was able to improve the finish on it by wet sanding it with 1500/2000/2500 using the brown Johnson's paste wax or J-Wax as a lubricant instead of water. I finished up by removing the slurry with denatured alcohol,and going back over it with a dry,fresh 3000 grit 3M Trizac sponge. I used Renaissance wax to finish. Tommy D.
 
Tommy-D said:
I recently had a eBay fake carbon 314-2 come thru my hands for a tip change. I knew he wasn't worried about the warranty on an 80 dollar shaft,so I experimented.

I was able to improve the finish on it by wet sanding it with 1500/2000/2500 using the brown Johnson's paste wax or J-Wax as a lubricant instead of water. I finished up by removing the slurry with denatured alcohol,and going back over it with a dry,fresh 3000 grit 3M Trizac sponge. I used Renaissance wax to finish. Tommy D.
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how do they fake carbon fiber?
 
Tommy-D said:
I recently had a eBay fake carbon 314-2 come thru my hands for a tip change. I knew he wasn't worried about the warranty on an 80 dollar shaft,so I experimented.

I was able to improve the finish on it by wet sanding it with 1500/2000/2500 using the brown Johnson's paste wax or J-Wax as a lubricant instead of water. I finished up by removing the slurry with denatured alcohol,and going back over it with a dry,fresh 3000 grit 3M Trizac sponge. I used Renaissance wax to finish. Tommy D.
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Please tell us more about these $80 CF shafts Tommy. I have seen them for sale so cheap and figured they were plastic CF decal garbage, not a true CF tube / blank. Curious about your thoughts on material, construction, taper, weight etc whatever you got appreciated.

Cheers,
-Kat,
 
Using fiberglass cloth, products can look just like CF if dyed properly. I'm sure many people could not tell the difference if they don't have previous experience with both.
 
Tommy-D said:
I recently had a eBay fake carbon 314-2 come thru my hands for a tip change. I knew he wasn't worried about the warranty on an 80 dollar shaft,so I experimented.

I was able to improve the finish on it by wet sanding it with 1500/2000/2500 using the brown Johnson's paste wax or J-Wax as a lubricant instead of water. I finished up by removing the slurry with denatured alcohol,and going back over it with a dry,fresh 3000 grit 3M Trizac sponge. I used Renaissance wax to finish. Tommy D.
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I cut one of those apart. It’s a coating over wood. Maybe carbon-laced paint. I could see why wet sanding would work.
 

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tableroll said:
Anyone know if it can be done? Got some super glue on mine. It is not laminated so I think it can be sanded a little.
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don't sand it... use finger nail polish remover (100% acetone), it will break down the glue*.

you might need to apply a small amount with a cuetip and let it stay on for a 30 to 60 seconds and then

rub the dried glue with a paper towel, and you may need to reapply a few times so it removes a little at a time.

*if the glue is "hard" dried on already it might not work but worth trying


once finished use 70-90% rubbing alcohol to clean the shaft
 
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