Cue Stick Care and Tip Tools
Protect your investment. Add the tools you need to care for your cue stick to your billiard accessories. Not only will it keep you from replacing your tip as often, but the right cue stick care items will keep your cue stick slick and chalk on your tip.
A cue stick will eventually lose it's smoothness, shape, cleanliness, and feel. The glossy parts of the cue become dull, oily, and full of fingerprints. Once the tips become soft and unable to hold chalk, they will start to mushroom.The wraps develop scents of smoke and sweat, and can even start to come loose. The butt of cue may start to rattle and the bumpers on the end may not even be there anymore.
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The best way to clean a Cue Stick shaft is with a Cue Lathe. If you do not have one, you can clean the shaft with a damp cloth as long as you dry it right away. If the shaft has lost it's smoothness, you can use a fine grit sandpaper or a steel wool pad. Make sure you do not use anything abrasive on the part of the cue with a protective finish as it will scratch it or remove it all together.
The Cue's joint can allow moisture to get in the wood if not perfectly sealed. This is more of a problem in areas with high humidity and extreme temperature changes. To protect the joints, you should cover them with joint protectors and keep your Cue Stick in a Cue Case. Since joints attract grease, especially brass ones, you can clean them with a wool wire.
If your Cue Stick has a wrap, it can begin to smell or come loose. Since there is no real way to clean the wrap, if it gets too bad, you can replace it. The best material to use is Irish Linen because it gets stronger as it gets wet and will not come unwrapped from the sweat on your hands.
The only thing that can be done about a rattling butt is to live with it. It is caused by poor construction of the Cue Stick and cannot be fixed. If you leave the bumper alone, it should not get loose or come off. Since the bumper is an essential part of the Cue Stick, it can be tightened if need be.
To keep your Cue Stick from warping, never lean the tip up against the wall or anything else and make sure to keep it in an area where the temperature basically stays the same. To protect it from the elements, temperature changes and moisture when you take it places, you should always transport it in a cue case.
If a tip is left mushroomed, it will cause miscues and will cause you to scratch on your shots. You should use a knife, razor or a specially designed tool to trim the excess of the tip that hangs out beyond the ferrule. Then you will want to use a tip shaper to give the tip it's curvature and dome shape. A tip pick or tip scuffer will roughen the tip to allow it to hold chalk again.
