Sticky Cue

[snookerloopylewis]

I'm currently using an old BCE Ronnie O'Sullivan custom cue that was bought for me when I was a teen and noticed that after a couple of hours of playing that the cue becomes really sticky. Other than wiping down the cue\my hand and putting some chalk dust on my hand, does anyone know if there is anyway I can prevent this from happening ?

[SouthPaw]

Sticky Cue

It will more than likely be varnished, which causes it to go sticky after a good bit of use. It's easy enough to remove with the correct grades of sandpaper, then all you do is apply your oil, raw linseed would probably be the most popular.

[Dave Walton]

Hi, your cue will be varnished which is why it gets so sticky. Its actually not as easy as Southpaw makes out to remove the varnish and oil finish, often the grain will need filling after the varnish is removed. Take it to a cue maker/doctor and get it done properly or practise on another cue. Its very easy to create flat spots or hills and mounds over the chevrons when you don't know what you're doing

[snookerloopylewis]

My dad is a carpenter so I might see if he can do this for me.

[Mellow Yellow]

he should be more than capeable then.

there are some guides on here if he gets stuck.

ps dont put chalk on your hand when it has the lacquer taken off, it can damage the shaft.

if you can afford an upgrade i would consider it, removing the lacquer could uncover a lot of inperfections in the cue.

[Dave Walton]

My dad is a carpenter so I might see if he can do this for me.

He should be able to. He'll know to block sand and rotate the cue as he sands unless he does it on a lathe. He should know how to fill the grain and apply an oil finish too. For a cue though use raw linseed oil