Shaft Cleaning

[Divine Sapience]

I have an OB-1 shaft and I was wondering if someone could tell me what the best way to clean the shaft is? Is there a special chemical? Should I just use water? Do I use a very fine sand paper?

Thanks for the input!

 

[daniel]

Cuemaker Cory Barnhart turned me on to GO JO hand cleaner w/pumice. It works amazing & is much cheaper than the Mr Clean magic eraser. After cleaning I burnish the shaft w/ the back of a piece of any 3M wet or dry sandpaper.

 

[BRKNRUN]

I never clean a shaft....I like them a bit on the dirty side...

When I get a new shaft I get just a bit of Baby Oil on my fingers and rub it in...Then I take a piece of leather and burnish it in real well...

Simulates the oils from your hand that will get on the shaft...(I acutally think the hand oils protect the shaft from dings a bit)

The only time I ever wipe it down is if it gets some pocket rubber on the shaft...(From Gold Crown Tables) ...If that happens I just use a damp paper towel and then a dry paper towel.

 

[JimS]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser gets ALL the dirt and chalk off with a minimum of work and a minimum of liquid on the wood. Just a few wipes w/600 grit and then a few wipes with 2000 grit. No damage to the cue and very little work.

 

[Fast Lenny]

I use the Magic Eraser,it is a natural sponge so its not very abrasive,after i do that i dry it off really good,if i have any imperfections i feel i might go to 2000 on the shaft.Magic Eraser is cheap,i think like $2-$3 for a pack of 2 at Walmart or any supermarket and is the best thing you can use on yoru shaft.

 

[Koopa]

I never clean a shaft....I like them a bit on the dirty side...

When I get a new shaft I get just a bit of Baby Oil on my fingers and rub it in...Then I take a piece of leather and burnish it in real well...

Simulates the oils from your hand that will get on the shaft...(I acutally think the hand oils protect the shaft from dings a bit)

The only time I ever wipe it down is if it gets some pocket rubber on the shaft...(From Gold Crown Tables) ...If that happens I just use a damp paper towel and then a dry paper towel.

I'm like that too. Eventually all the oils, dirt and chalk form a sort of finish that I'm comfortable with.

 

[Detlev Rackow]

This will probably sound crazy, but I don't have to really clean my shaft.

I seal it often by rubbing it over with paper until it gets really warm. If there is any dirt on the shaft, it will be on the paper afterwards. This is mainly oil from my finger prints, visible as a grey residue on the paper.

From time to time, I will use furniture polish (it's a product from Johnson's, though apparently not sold in the US) or cue silk on the shaft, but mainly I just rub it with paper about once a week.

The result is that the shafts are so slick that they don't absorb chalk well.

And: Using other colours of chalk than blue seems to help a lot

I have used mainly green chalk on my Kruger, and use grey chalk nowadays. Tweeten claims that there is no real difference, and I find no real difference. Moisture seems to make a difference, but not colour. If a piece of chalk does not work well, I give it some drops of water and let it dry over night.

Regards,

Detlev