Cue becoming dull

[mushroomgod]

Hi All,

I have a Craftsman que, its the "Ultimate" one at the bottom of the page
http://www.craftsmancues.com/acatalo...ssic_cues.html

Im very happy with it but over the last few weeks iv noticed the butt becomming quite dull and lossing its shine.

Whats the best way to polish it/make it shinny again but not making it sticky?

cheers

[garyp]

not saying it the best way but i just rubbed mine down with some very fine sand paper and then applied bee's wax to it.

[Watford]

I don't like using stuff like sandpaper!
If you do always seal after.

I every few months do this:-
1.Give very good clean with damp cloth.
2.Dry.
3.Feed with linseed oil, put on with rag, leave, then buff down later.
4.Wax with bees wax polish I use Simply bee company's, the're on ebay (Craftsman do there own wax polish).

[mushroomgod]

cheers guys,

beeswax polish i can probably buy from sainsburys??

but were can I buy linseed oil?

[Watford]

Linseed oil should be at any DIY shop!
Use raw not boiled!
I've been told danish oil is an alternative but I've never used it!
Be prepared for some hard buffing with beeswax!
The first time I used it i thought the stuff was never going to come off!

[Robert602]

Linseed oil should be at any DIY shop!
Use raw not boiled!
I've been told danish oil is an alternative but I've never used it!
Be prepared for some hard buffing with beeswax!
The first time I used it i thought the stuff was never going to come off!

I've got some refined linseed oil at home that I've used on my cue a couple of times, it seemed to work quite nicely. What's the difference between that and raw oil?

[Watford]

Boiled is much thicker, can colour the wood and takes longer to soak in then buff smooth!

I have used boiled and did no harm but Kev Muncaster told my friend to only use raw and so does the Parris website care page!
I don't know if there are more reasons for using raw!
If you are not waxing just oiling then the boiled oil effects actually last longer but did darken my shaft and so now it's raw oil and wax for me!

[Watford]

I've never used that refined stuff, never even seen it before!
Looks more like raw than boiled though!
Is it expensive in comparison to raw?
Raw is only about £1-£2 for a massive bottle.
When you first said refined I thought it would be more like the boiled stuff!
I would stick with raw though it comes highly recomended and is cheap!

[Robert602]

I've never used that refined stuff, never even seen it before!
Looks more like raw than boiled though!
Is it expensive in comparison to raw?
Raw is only about £1-£2 for a massive bottle.
When you first said refined I thought it would be more like the boiled stuff!
I would stick with raw though it comes highly recomended and is cheap!

Refined generally comes in small bottles, quite pricey (~£5 for a 75ml bottle), used mainly by artists for thinning and working with oil paints. I used to do art at school and had a bottle left over, hardly ever paint these days so I thought I might as well use it for my cue. From the way you've described boiled I'd tend to agree that 'refined' is closer to raw, I certainly wouldn't call it thick. It's quite good stuff, not the cheapest option though admittedly.

Thanks for the information anyway, much appreciated.