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Cue Care For my carbon fiber shafts I will use a alcohol

wipe or a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a
paper towel. If I am at the pool room I will use

Hello, my name is Randy Dininger. I have a small amount of hand sanitizer on a napkin to
clean the carbon fiber shaft.
been doing cue repair for twelve years, along with
playing, buying and selling pool cues for about For wood shafts do not use any of the above
twenty years. In this article, I am going to give mentioned methods for carbon fiber shafts. Any
you some pool cue tips and tricks about cue care, moisture on a wooden shaft will soak right in and
tip care and shaft care. make your shaft feel like an orange peel. Using a
dry paper towel will pull quite of bit of dirt and
Starting with your cue, it is a good habit to have grime off your wooden shaft. In a pinch I have
a durable case to store your cue in. Leaning used PB-Blaster (dry lube with teflon) to make a
cues against the wall causes them to warp dirty shaft slick, just until I could get to my lathe
and adds un-needed pressure to the joint. to clean and reseal the shaft. If all else fails you
-never lean your cue. Whether you play at could always wear a glove.
home or in a pool room it is always good to
take your cue apart when you’re done and That is all for this issue may the rolls be in favor
store it in a case. and shoot straight.

TIP CARE Until next time ~ Randy
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