Shark oil for cleaning cue? Please advise.

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dooziexx

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Ive seen shark oil before but never really used it. How effective is it in removing chalk and dirt from the shaft? Would anyone recommend using it?
 
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dooziexx said:
Ive seen shark oil before but never really used it. How effective is it in removing chalk and dirt from the shaft? Would anyone recommend using it?
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Oil will attract dirt, and chalk. I would use a good clean rag, lightly moistened with water, rub it down, and rub hard with dry cloth.
blud
 
dooziexx said:
Ive seen shark oil before but never really used it. How effective is it in removing chalk and dirt from the shaft? Would anyone recommend using it?
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Other people have advised shark oil at one time or another. So I tried it a couple of years ago, it was awful IMO. As blud said it attracted chalk dust, but if before that point I just didn't like the glide it produced, the oil seemed to "grap" my flesh.
Maybe I used it wrong, I don't know really.
 
blud said:
Oil will attract dirt, and chalk. I would use a good clean rag, lightly moistened with water, rub it down, and rub hard with dry cloth.
blud
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What is it with everybody, what is wrong with good ole lacquer thinner and some wax?

Thanks,

Jon
 
Just an earth-shaking, cue cleaner update. I've been using Blud's method now for several weeks (damp rag, wipe with dry cloth) - the shaft is pristine, and slides like a mother after burnishing (though I do use a glove). I used Soft Scrub about once a week for 2-3 years, and the shaft always felt a little sticky soon after cleaning. I took the shaft in for a new ferrule last week, they measured it and found that the Soft Scrub had reduced the diameter of the shaft - OUCH (now my new shaft does not match the old shaft).
 
I threw away my big bottle of shark oil and now use the ubiquitous compound called dihydrogen oxide. Works great! :p
 
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