Cleaning/Maintenance Of Cue

[Big Splash!]

Note the words, "while playing"

Not what this thread is actually about, so there you go, wrong again, and maybe you should give JP a bell and tell him that he's removing the oil finish with that damp cloth

JP does not use sugar soap or any soap to clean/service cues whether Ronnie is playing with them or not. If you have evidence of him using such things, please provide it. In most conditions, he says a dry cloth is enough and a wet cloth only when it's humid or the cue gets mucky. That's all ya faker maker.

[Shockerz]

Got the damp flannel and soap idea from none other than Steve Davis who said he does this to clean the grime off his cue. Read it in Pot Black magazine oh so many years ago, and 000 wire wool is very forgiving when cleaning and preparing a shaft for oiling, like a little ball of spider silk in my hands, 'scraping' isn't the verb I'd use to describe what I'm doing with it.

Question for you splasher : Is it the secret ingredient that makes your angel oil come off with a wipe of a damp cloth with a little soap 'cos when I get oily hands soap doesn't work so I reach for the Swarfega.

Without going too much off the subject. I had a problem with sweaty hands last year. I was told to scrub them with Johnsons Baby Soap before playing; I don't get a problem now!

[Big Splash!]

Without going too much off the subject. I had a problem with sweaty hands last year. I was told to scrub them with Johnsons Baby Soap before playing; I don't get a problem now!

I'll have to try that and wear a nappy as well; that way I won't **** my pants next time I play a pro.

[Shockerz]

I'll have to try that and wear a nappy as well; that way I won't **** my pants next time I play a pro.

I find pampers are best as they don't give me a rash. Bit embarrassing with leakage on the baize though....

[markz]

I'll have to try that and wear a nappy as well; that way I won't **** my pants next time I play a pro.

Making a big splash with your Trump follow through again mate lol

[Miig]

I'm not sure if this is the best topic to ask this, but I don't want to make a whole new one just for this.

I have a Niche Classic cue which i bought some 5 months ago. Every once in a while the cue makes a high pitching sound when striking the OB like the wood is fractured. Filing the tip, and cleaning the shaft and ferrule seemed to work, but I'm not sure yet.

The cue also makes a disturbing sound when laying it on the baize and lifting it from the shaft end just a little bit and letting it drop back to the baize. I can't see any fractions or notice anything different in the way it plays, so could it be that the shaft is too dry or the tip is too worn out and hard?

[DeanH]

I'm not sure if this is the best topic to ask this, but I don't want to make a whole new one just for this.

I have a Niche Classic cue which i bought some 5 months ago. Every once in a while the cue makes a high pitching sound when striking the OB like the wood is fractured. Filing the tip, and cleaning the shaft and ferrule seemed to work, but I'm not sure yet.

The cue also makes a disturbing sound when laying it on the baize and lifting it from the shaft end just a little bit and letting it drop back to the baize. I can't see any fractions or notice anything different in the way it plays, so could it be that the shaft is too dry or the tip is too worn out and hard?

"shaft too dry" this should not happen
Usually sounds from the cue when striking the CB or gently tapping is from either air under the tip (striking CB), loose ferrule, dirty joint faces, or loose weight.
The first three can be sorted easily, the last by a proficient cuedoctor

[Miig]

Cheers for the help.

I'll check the tip, ferrule and joint surfaces today when I go the club where I keep my cue.


ps. I too meant CB, not OB.. :stupid:

[mikeyd100]

As for oils I like the Dave Coutts oil best. The smoothest finished cue I ever felt was made by him so I bought his oil. but jimmymoller is probably right with his comments. He sounds like he knows his stuff and I do something similar if I oil mine but yeah takes time. So you can do mine next time Jim?

I will second Byroms comment on Coutts Oil. Actually it was Byrom who recommended me this oil.
Is it overpriced - of course it is, but I've tried a few things which never gave me the finish Coutts has.

[mikeyd100]

I find pampers are best as they don't give me a rash. Bit embarrassing with leakage on the baize though....

Embarrassing..... forget that.. my C. Bag emptied all over the table reaching for a shot.

( Joking :P )

[vmax4steve]

JP does not use sugar soap or any soap to clean/service cues whether Ronnie is playing with them or not. If you have evidence of him using such things, please provide it. In most conditions, he says a dry cloth is enough and a wet cloth only when it's humid or the cue gets mucky. That's all ya faker maker.

Who the **** mentioned JP !! I said Steve Davis: you're the one who put that JP video up, you're the one who said that a damp cloth will remove the oil finish, just admit that you're wrong and move on to something else that you're also wrong about., you have an awful lot to choose from.

This thread is actually about cue cleaning and maintenance, not giving it a rub while you're playing 'cos it's getting a bit sticky, now what is it about that that you don't understand.

Next time mummy leaves the garden gate unlatched, tear yourself away from your pc, sneak out and take a trip down the local snooker club and give the game a go rather than make things up on this forum.

[Byrom]

I will second Byroms comment on Coutts Oil. Actually it was Byrom who recommended me this oil.
Is it overpriced - of course it is, but I've tried a few things which never gave me the finish Coutts has.

you welcome - I tried a few other brands of oil and found them too watery and I tried various combinations of stuff before I settled on that brand - like I said the best finished cue I ever picked up was one of his - not bias - never owned one and don't know him - but his is the best oil in my honest opinion and I cant remember which pro player told me about using hand wipes for your cue that you can buy at any garage in a little pack for a quid - think it was Selby cant remember.
Anyway hand wipes are not as wet as a wet towel or another brand like wet wipes - so better to use this method use hand wipe then towel dry rather than risking using a wet cloth and raising the grain of your cue over time and ruining your cue by doing it that way with something too damp. My way also gives feedback on how much gunk is on your cue so I found both things - the oil and the hand wipes are great to help keep your cue in top condition. Try it what's a quid?

[Big Splash!]

Making a big splash with your Trump follow through again mate lol

Quality mate, nice one mate. As da general would say.

[mikeyd100]

Re the hand wipes Byrom, how about "glasses cleaner wipes". You can get em from £shop for ermmm... a pound lol.

[evintent]

Yeahp linseed oil is the way to go.