How to clean a pool cue stick wood shaft 

I can think of many uses for that majic eraser thanks,,you did a good job.

Great for cleaning the ferrule as well

What about Murphy’s Oil Soap? Wouldn’t that work too?

Keep strokin it!

Thank you. I'll be putting this to use on my grandfather's cues that I inherited with his table.

Good stuff. When using DNA or IA (do not use "rubbing" A...it contains oils), frequently rotate the cloth to a clean section. Unless you do, you'll be pushing the chalk/dirt/mung into the wood. You want to get it all off the wood and into the cloth. When done, burnish the wood and then apply paste wax. Johnson's Paste Wax is good stuff. "Cue wax" is the same stuff at a higher price.

I didn't once hear you mention the most important part; cupping the balls

if you water the magic eraser, squeeze the exces water from it and then rub it over the shaft, its white in 3 - 4 rubs depending on how much dirt and how long the dirt has been on it, then just dry the shaft with some paper towells and it looks brand new, been doing it this way for the past 4 years on my shafts and they are still straight :-P

My shaft comes out looking brand new, using only the Magic Eraser.

LOL! 😂 I could not watch this video with a straight face but good cleaning tip 👍🏽

Do you wet the sponge with alcohol or just use it dry?

good jop pro

I recently used a Mr Clean Magic Eraser on a Viking Valhalla VAL-341 2015 Sneaky Pete cue I bought used. I dampened mine with warm water and rung it out and this is how they tell u to use them on the box they come in also. The shaft on the VAL-341 was heavily soiled in green and blue chalk. It came out super clean within about a minute's use. I also wiped the shaft off with a dry towel after using the eraser on it. Looked TOTALLY like a whole brand new pool cue, simply amazing! Afterwards I put a nice coat of wax on the cue shaft and let it soak into the wood overnight and then burnished it with a piece of un-dyed leather with minimal friction to buff and burnish the wax 12 hours or so later the next day. I also did this to a McDermott Lucky L12 (Dealer Customized L12 with solid black color of Irish Linen wrap, butt plate and joint collar color (# of units produced and name of dealer who customized it is unknown, McDermott won't say so don't ask please) cue that was semi-soiled in chalk the same night using the same procedure. Mr Clean Magic Eraser totally amazed me on this!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wMJSduAVweM.html This link is a vid of the shaft showing NO DING after the cleaning so the shaft is NOT chipped, cracked or dings.

Did you sand off the factory finish? I've heard scotch brite pads also work.

All you have to do with the denatured alcohol is dampen, not soak, a magic eraser and use it like that, then go right behind it with a clean dry cloth to make sure you get the excess liquid up right away. Putting that much denatured alcohol on the rag to that predator shaft is adding too much alcohol to the shaft spices which could make them separate and it has been done before. After you clean the shaft the fibers will stick up so you will want to get a piece of 1500 or 2000 grit sand paper to knock off the fibers and then a piece of leather or cardboard and burnish it to glass like finish. Wax also if you prefer.

Just use pledge ,scotch bright and microfiber towels

can i use furniture polish

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hmm, seems like magic erasers are the consensus. cheers

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Denatured alcohol, or rubbing alcohol, or does it even matter???

GOJO works the best hands down cleans in one application the pumice cleans the pores with out taking down the wood and the oils in it seals the wood Perfectly. I use to use alcohol but dries the wood . Mineral Spirits is in the GOJO and is great on wood. Just wipe it down with a dry cloth and you will see the shaft will look like new :) You can thank me later .

My friend took my cue for couple of days, as i went for vacation and as i back: i see that he has used sandpaper and now i cannot play with the cue, dont know if i can save the cue or not. it hurts my v area of bridge hand, i used powder, however i cannot play with gloves. i can see and feel the wood rubbing the skin, the grains are sharp and and i can see very tiny verticle holes ( not holes exactly but the distance between little wood/grain ). feels so bad, it hurts my bridge hand, ( feels like one layer has gone, i can see micro woods missing, and most of the grain area has sharps edges now) i bought wax and oil today, put wax and after few mints cleaned it with towel, and then put some oil for a day. gotta wait now.

You need to be careful about removing the sealer by sanding with magic eraser. Over time with exposed pores the wood will take on moisture

why denatured alcohol vs 90 percent alcohol ?? what's the difference

The best way to clean a shaft is rather not let the chalk stuck. You have to clean it after you play right away. The dirt will be removed right away with no effort. Works great for me and my shaft always look like new.

Much better to get a warm moist towel and some Ajax and scrub. Lol.

Why does my shaft can't be that dirty? I prefer my shaft to look dirty..look much cooler.

Use wipeout dirt and stain remover instead of denatured alcohol since it's liquid... You need to let it sit, then wipe it out with clean cloth. No varnish will be removed, wood will not soften...

I VARNISHED all my shafts while they were brand new. Then i matte them with a 1000 grid sandpaper, and periodically every now and then I clean them with a face cleansing pad soaked in isopropyl alcohol. They are all like just a brand new. To be honest, I use a billiards glove to play. Without the glove shafts would feel a little sticky, but with the glove they feel smooth like a silk. It's a pitty that ALL the manufacturers leave shafts unprotected and exposed to dirt and moisture.

Never mind the grime. Good lord. You chipped the fkk out of that shaft. How can you stroke now with that huge chip? After cleaning that , you should sand and seal it .

Nooooooo.... Don't do this!!! just use a piece of plain A4 paper and rub until clean