I currently play with an OB-1 Shaft that has a visable coating on the shaft, you know above the high glossy bottom part. Anyway my standard Lucasi shaft from a few years ago does not have that layer, in fact the whole shaft is glossy and has become very sticky. Are there any standard shafts that have the same smoothness as LD shafts? I am switching back to solid maple shafts.
Shaft Coating?
- Thread starter AHWOSU86
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The finish doesn't have anything to do with whether the shaft is LD or not. If you prefer bare wood, you can easily take the finish off with some light sanding, like with Cue Smooth papers or Nick's Edge. That's what I do.
Most likely the coating you are talking about is just dirt and oil from your hands filling the pores of the wood, giving it a glossy finish. There are a couple ways to get rid of it, the WRONG way would be sanding it to get that smooth powdery feel to it, or the RIGHT way is to just clean the shaft with a Magic eraser and enjoy. If you open the wood up with either sandpaper or the Magic eraser, it will get very dirty very quick, so you really should seal it with something, but all this info is in many other threads here.
Joe
Joe
Many of the cue manufacturers today are using a coating on the shafts that I discovered a few years ago that was made for finish undercoating. This product does keep the wood straighter by sealing it but it is also very sticky when used to play pool with. I developed my new product "Shaft Freeze" that not only keeps the shafts strait but it makes it slick and keeps out the oxidation and blue. I am developing a Shaft Freeze maintenance kit that will keep the shaft very slick throughout its life. I use Shaft Freeze on every shaft that comes out of my shop. The maintenance kit will keep my finish feeling like new for years.
Mr. Gulyassy applied his shaft freeze to my personal playing shaft and it has made a world of difference. The shaft stays smooth as silk and I am playing better because of this finish. Highly recommended!
Shaft Freeze is not maintenance free. It is a porous finish and through playing, dirt and oil is being rubbed into the finish. I found that 1000 grit wet dry sand paper and a dot of cue silk will make the shaft slick again. I hope to have a little maintenance kit available soon.