cue protection

[jaffa.johnson]

SOmebody who plays in my league used polish to smooth his cue but the cue has a varnish lacquer finish so suppose its just makes it smoother through the hand.

Raw linseed oil and no varnish/lacquer is best in my opinion.

[Acrowot]

Does his cue get sticky in the hot weather, jaffa.johnson?
:snooker:

[renniwevarb]

Any cuemakers can comment on this? I do have a wood cleaning oil, so I suppose after doing the normal maintenance of oiling the cue I can occasionally use the cleaner to just get rid of the dirt and dust and chalk and what not that accumulates on the cue?

[unclevit]

Any cuemakers can comment on this? I do have a wood cleaning oil, so I suppose after doing the normal maintenance of oiling the cue I can occasionally use the cleaner to just get rid of the dirt and dust and chalk and what not that accumulates on the cue?

only if I can suggest..... cleaning the cue with a moisted towel, from tip to butt end, then leave to dry for some 15 minutes. Then wipe the whole cue with clear linseed oil and leave to penetrate for a night, next morning wipe clean with a dry towel until surface is smooth and slicky. Singapore is not too cold, so oiling with linseed every few months, but clean the shaft occasionally, or after each play with clean moisted towel before putting away. We do this for all of our customers looking for maintenance. Others may do differently than us. Hope this helps

[Freddie Ng]

only if I can suggest..... cleaning the cue with a moisted towel, from tip to butt end, then leave to dry for some 15 minutes. Then wipe the whole cue with clear linseed oil and leave to penetrate for a night, next morning wipe clean with a dry towel until surface is smooth and slicky. Singapore is not too cold, so oiling with linseed every few months, but clean the shaft occasionally, or after each play with clean moisted towel before putting away. We do this for all of our customers looking for maintenance. Others may do differently than us. Hope this helps

A simple cue cleaning routine.. yet very helpful

[renniwevarb]

I was advised by Robin Cook himself not to use water on cues, just need a quick buff with a cue towel and it gives the same effect.

I used to do the same, using a damp cloth to clean and a dry cloth to buff (really cleans the shaft and make it all smooth), but it does look like my O'min did have some shrinkage and i start to feel the grains. So I had to sand it down a little and oil it to smoothen again.

So just want to check if using a wood cleaning oil occasionally would be a good alternative, in addition to the full oiling process every few months.

[poolqjunkie]

I was told Kelvin Deroo uses lemon oil, is that what this product is?
I have never seen this in person, so I am not sure what it is meant for.
I think if it was meant for wood, and does not contain wax, shellac, or other things that might soften due to the heat of the hand, then it is probably fine.
I also never use water on my ash shaft.
Why is there two different colours, what is the difference?

[Acrowot]

poolqjunkie, here is the website for Old English, so you can have a look to see what this furniture polish is about.
:snooker:

[Acrowot]

poolqjunkie, you can read about the Old English furniture polish on this site.
http://www.oldenglishpolish.com/
:snooker:

[unclevit]

I was advised by Robin Cook himself not to use water on cues, just need a quick buff with a cue towel and it gives the same effect.

I used to do the same, using a damp cloth to clean and a dry cloth to buff (really cleans the shaft and make it all smooth), but it does look like my O'min did have some shrinkage and i start to feel the grains. So I had to sand it down a little and oil it to smoothen again.

So just want to check if using a wood cleaning oil occasionally would be a good alternative, in addition to the full oiling process every few months.

We never had any problem with damped cloth wiping down the dirty cue. But after wiping down you have to wipe dry immediately. When we finish our cues at the final production stage, we will apply light linseed oil to the shaft, leave dry for a night. The oil will get into the shaft and help protect it from later moisture. Perhaps its the weather difference between Asia and Europe, or that the shaft will warp if not well dried before production. Or both. But I never had any problem with damped cloth. Used to soak the butt piece into the water once, before sanding the surface. No problem too. But to be on the safe side for you, then it might be better to use that wood cleaning oil. I know it will work fine too

[cueinhand]

We never had any problem with damped cloth wiping down the dirty cue. But after wiping down you have to wipe dry immediately. When we finish our cues at the final production stage, we will apply light linseed oil to the shaft, leave dry for a night. The oil will get into the shaft and help protect it from later moisture. Perhaps its the weather difference between Asia and Europe, or that the shaft will warp if not well dried before production. Or both. But I never had any problem with damped cloth. Used to soak the butt piece into the water once, before sanding the surface. No problem too. But to be on the safe side for you, then it might be better to use that wood cleaning oil. I know it will work fine too

I was told by Mr.Tsang ( cuemaker of LK.T) never use water(even damped cloth)on the cue ,after a period of time, the shaft will turn green.

[cueinhand]

I was told Kelvin Deroo uses lemon oil, is that what this product is?
I have never seen this in person, so I am not sure what it is meant for.
I think if it was meant for wood, and does not contain wax, shellac, or other things that might soften due to the heat of the hand, then it is probably fine.
I also never use water on my ash shaft.
Why is there two different colours, what is the difference?

I was told by the company of this product , bottle's cap in light brown for light brown wood ,bottles cap in dark brown for dark wood