Problem with refinishing my cue

[Booters]

If I use wet an dry will it leave black marks on the wood?

[luke-h]

go on ebay and buy yourself some mico-mesh its awesome stuff, it will polish and clean almost everything

[stejohn]

wet and dry is fine to use but just use it dry

[andy carson]

Yeah it did still look shiny, il get some sandpaper!

i would rather suggest instead of knackering your cue, give it to someone who knows what they are doing to do it for you.

[RogiBear]

wet and dry is fine to use but just use it dry

You can use the fine stuff wet by using the oil as the lubricant, the slurry can actually help fill any pores in the wood to produce a uniform surface.

[888]

Evening,

Yesterday I spent the day refinishing my cue, as it gets really sticky after only 30 mins or so, I looked on all the threads on here on how to do it and bought all the right gear, 0000 grade wire wool, raw linseed oil etc, rubbed the cue down applied the oil left overnight, buffed it down, went for a few hours play and it didn't make a blind bit of difference, it's actually worse than before somehow, I know exactly the reason why it gets sticky, it's the heat off the lights, when I play at a local working mens club without the proper lights I don't get this problem whatsoever, I have actually stopped going to a club before now because of the intensity of the lights and how sweaty it makes my hands. I used silicone spray, but just ended up doing that 3 or 4 times a session, damp cloth, I even have one of those ridiculous gloves that only comes out when I can't take anymore! But my real question is why didn't the linseed oil work?

Try to use the finest wire wool in ''5'' zero grade 0 0 0 0 0 Grade or finest klingspor abrasives in 2000 grit those made in germany rub it
gently and only a few times apply with old english lemon oil, its helps me and quite durable depends on your cue timber and cue maker, not suitable for those thick coat with lacquer type cues, good luck and have a nice game.

[888]

question, was the cue smooth before you left the house?
from your description you did not wipe off the excess oil before leaving overnight? the amount of oil is amazingly little and will take a few days (maybe longer to fully cure) and can feel worst than it was before until the oil fully cures. buff buff buff
I never oil cues when they are needed with a week.

if, before you go to the club, the cue is smooth and dry, then the only thing that changes is your hands
the cue will not change on its self but will react differently as your hands/skin changes.

clean and dry your hands often, wipe down your cue (wiping off the sweat and dirt and chalk)
as you have probably seen the pros have a slightly damp cloth and a dry cloth to keep them going during a match

also, there was a thread about very sweaty hands and some "film makeup" that works wonders in keeping the hands dry...
have a little search to see if you can find the stuff...

best of luck, don't give up

True that, wash our hands after a few games, because our hands with Sweat, Grime, and Hand Chalk, need to touch up a bit.