shaft slicker???
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high grit sandpaper and soft leather to burnish, then a towel to keep it clean.
once every few months I put a couple drops of slipstic on too
once every few months I put a couple drops of slipstic on too
high grit papers
1500-2500 works great for me, there is a deal out there, think it is Dr. Cue that has two grits of paper and a soft material wipe sheet all pinned together as well.
1500-2500 works great for me, there is a deal out there, think it is Dr. Cue that has two grits of paper and a soft material wipe sheet all pinned together as well.
shaft stuff
Hi, I start off with a new cue and see what direction the cuemaker finished the shaft. A great number of them finish sand on the lathe which is against the grain. Sometime or another I was taught to sand with the grain. So I start with whatever grit I need to remove the groves running against the grain. Usually its not more than 400 grit. When the groves are gone I continue on to 1200 with clean sandpaper. I use small pieces around 4" square. They load up pretty fast and I set them aside and wash them later. Once I'm happy with the finish I apply 2 or 3 coats of Mothers California Gold car wax, waiting each time until it dries and buffing inbetween with a clean cotton towel. When the blue starts to creap in I know its time to do it again. If I have a shaft thats pretty blued I use GoJo hand cleaner. They make it with or without pumice both seem to work pretty well then a light sand and more Mothers. I stay away from the 3m sponge stuff, it seems to want to make ripples.
Orion
Hi, I start off with a new cue and see what direction the cuemaker finished the shaft. A great number of them finish sand on the lathe which is against the grain. Sometime or another I was taught to sand with the grain. So I start with whatever grit I need to remove the groves running against the grain. Usually its not more than 400 grit. When the groves are gone I continue on to 1200 with clean sandpaper. I use small pieces around 4" square. They load up pretty fast and I set them aside and wash them later. Once I'm happy with the finish I apply 2 or 3 coats of Mothers California Gold car wax, waiting each time until it dries and buffing inbetween with a clean cotton towel. When the blue starts to creap in I know its time to do it again. If I have a shaft thats pretty blued I use GoJo hand cleaner. They make it with or without pumice both seem to work pretty well then a light sand and more Mothers. I stay away from the 3m sponge stuff, it seems to want to make ripples.
Orion
Try a product called Q-Wiz. Works great and its washable.
qslick
After wiping/cleaning the shaft I will do a really light sanding using 1500 grit paper then do a final burnishing/polishing with 3M lapping film 30 micron. Which is essentially the same stuff in Nick Varner's Q Smooth (green). I make knives and it's used to polish out any surface scratches.
If you want to try some out just PM me your address and I will send some to you for free. I believe it's about the equivelant of 15,000-20,000 grit paper. Polishes up the side of the tip very nicely as well.
After wiping/cleaning the shaft I will do a really light sanding using 1500 grit paper then do a final burnishing/polishing with 3M lapping film 30 micron. Which is essentially the same stuff in Nick Varner's Q Smooth (green). I make knives and it's used to polish out any surface scratches.
If you want to try some out just PM me your address and I will send some to you for free. I believe it's about the equivelant of 15,000-20,000 grit paper. Polishes up the side of the tip very nicely as well.
cyrex said:
I think 30 micron is a lot more coarse than that
Maybe you mean 3 micron
Anyway I can only get 20 and higher(McMaster Carr)
Where do you get the finer stuff
Its like 1/10 the cost of the various polishing papers
Q-Wiz is King
I third and quadruple the vote on Q-Wiz. 1 Side for smoothing the other for burninshing it like glass. Nothing better out there.
I third and quadruple the vote on Q-Wiz. 1 Side for smoothing the other for burninshing it like glass. Nothing better out there.
The abrasive side of QWiz takes off quite a bit of wood... imo. Feels like about 600 grit sandpaper to me.
I get Micro Mesh https://www.micro-surface.com/default.cfm?page_id=96&cat_display=AA
I use 2400 to clean 4000 to burnish.
Or just get a piece of undyed leather. Jack Justis might have one for you if you ask nice.
I get Micro Mesh https://www.micro-surface.com/default.cfm?page_id=96&cat_display=AA
I use 2400 to clean 4000 to burnish.
Or just get a piece of undyed leather. Jack Justis might have one for you if you ask nice.
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m.libre10
The 9 micron is about an 1800 grit. I stock it for a customer of mine that manufactures industrial knives. If your interested, it's pretty cheap. I buy it 1200 sheets at a time @ 65 cents each. your welcome to as much or as little as you want. It's 4 1/4" x 4 1/2". I can trim it ti 4 1/8" and it will fit inside an envelope, then it'll only cost a 41 cent stamp to send. Wolf
The 9 micron is about an 1800 grit. I stock it for a customer of mine that manufactures industrial knives. If your interested, it's pretty cheap. I buy it 1200 sheets at a time @ 65 cents each. your welcome to as much or as little as you want. It's 4 1/4" x 4 1/2". I can trim it ti 4 1/8" and it will fit inside an envelope, then it'll only cost a 41 cent stamp to send. Wolf
I like the Nick Varner shaft papers and the good ol Cue Cube shaft slicker.
m.libre10
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shark oil??
what is shark oil??
How does it work with shafts?? As far as I am concerned I wanted to clean my shaft using dry method. I heard of this shark oil from a friend and does ot have any idea how it works>?
does anybody here had a chance to use it??
How much would it cost for a cue repair to clean shaft and re-seal?? is it safe also???
Thanks!
what is shark oil??
How does it work with shafts?? As far as I am concerned I wanted to clean my shaft using dry method. I heard of this shark oil from a friend and does ot have any idea how it works>?
does anybody here had a chance to use it??
How much would it cost for a cue repair to clean shaft and re-seal?? is it safe also???
Thanks!
m.libre10 said:
I bought and used Shark Oil and it does not work very well and especially not when compared with the simple Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. The Magic Eraser will clean all the dirt and chalk off your cue with minimal effort, with minimal dampness and with minimal need for sanding after cleaning. It's just amazing how well it works.
Some people use it with water. I have and it works great. I've also used it with denatured alcohol and it works great also. You really have to try it to believe it.
I used to scrub the hell out of dirty shafts with a rag and with Cue Clean. It's a abrasive cleaner kind of like Comet. Then the shaft had to be rinsed of the soap and dried and along the way the wood became very wet.
With the Magic Eraser it gets barely damp and ALL the crap is removed. It leavs the shaft feeling kind of "hairy" like there's little whiskers sticking up. A very light sanding with 600 grit followed by a polishing grit like 2000 or 4000 or 8000 grit completed the job. You could also burnish with leather.
No...I have taken a 40 y.o. Szamboti shaft that was bluer than blue and used a brillo pad and a secret cleaner lathered up fairly damp and cleaned it...when I was finished it was like silk through your fingers and most of the blue gone and NO sandpaper...now I use Magic Eraser and some water...m.libre10 said: