Stabilised wood care

[Befokski]

Not Vape related, but wood related.

For the past 5/6 years I've been using a whole assortment of different products to treat my snooker cues (this includes the shaft, butt and ferrule) and the best products I came across was beeswax, surf board wax, linseed oil, lemon oil, baby oil and more recently unscented candles.

Shaft:

Use green pot scrubber (The ones you get at Pic n Pay, checkers etc) to get off all the grime
Piece of uncoloured white paper used as a cloth to take off anything the pot scrubber didn't
vigorously rub a piece of the candle stick over the surface of the shaft - not too thick, but should cover 80% of all surface area
Use a hair dryer, set to medium heat for 2 minutes to get the wax to seep into the pours of the wood - Can't really put a cue in the sun, it'll warp the living sh*t out of it.
use a green pot scrubber to remove all excess candle wax
lastly, a microfiber cloth to wipe down the shaft​

Butt:

The butt on a cue usually have a shellac/lacquer finish on it, so a normal wipe down with an almost dry cloth should do the trick.​

Ferrule:

A ferrule is traditionally made of brass, so a good sand down with 1500 grit sandpaper and a bit of water keeps it spotless.​

Other materials like Stainless steel I use 2500 grit sandpaper on a lathe.​

I wouldn't say that my method is the right/only way, but it works really well for me.

 

[AZAM-ZN]

Wanted to thank all contributors to this thread for the amazing tips .. Also followed a Facebook thread from Nicholas Foo. After a few hours of painstaking work here’s the final product...
Perhaps could have been better I am sure, but my hands are killing me....

 

[Timwis]

Renaissance Wax.
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@Rob Fisher can you point me in the direction of a good video applying the wax properly and if possible where i could get this in the UK? Thanks in advanced even if you don't have either information's!

 

[Rob Fisher]

@Rob Fisher can you point me in the direction of a good video applying the wax properly and if possible where i could get this in the UK? Thanks in advanced even if you don't have either information's!

I don't have a video but it's really simple... Coconut Oil or Howard Feed-n-Wax. Apply and work it in... let it stand for 15-20 minutes then take off the excess with a soft cloth... then if you have Rennasiance Wax apply that! Bazinga!