Hey guys, whats the difference between Linseed oil and Cuemaker cue oils? Are they worth the extra money? Is there a smoother finish?
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Originally Posted by Dave Walton View PostUsually the cue oils are a blend of oils not just one oil in particular, Danish oil or Finishing oil is better than linseed on its own imo. Boiled linseed is better than raw for cues, raw takes monthes to cure.
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...aw-linseed-oil
Trevor White (post 9) suggests using raw linseed oil instead of boiled.
"There are other oils available for use on things such as cues, and no, they don't have to be any particular cuemakers "SPECIAL" oil either. Read up on finishing oils online and you'll soon learn what might be best. Cuemakers will more than likely tell you that their oil is something unique and miraculous, but it isn't, it's more or less readily available.
Myself, I use a mix of three ingredients in my finishing oil, and it ain't anything clever at all, but it's very very effective when you know what you're doing with it.
But, if you're using linseed oil alone, I'd always advise raw over boiled."
I wasn't sure how to link to the post itself. Anyway, hope that helps.My favourite players: Walter Lindrum (AUS), Neil Robertson (AUS), Eddie Charlton (AUS), Robby Foldvari (AUS), Vinnie Calabrese (AUS), Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, Alex Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Dominic Dale and Barry Hawkins.
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Originally Posted by SCU View PostWhat i understand about cue makers oil is that they use a mix of several oils and a substance that dries the oil.
The more cooked oil there is in a blend the glossier the finish will be, low lustre oil finishes like danish contain about 25% cooked oil, high gloss finishes like gun stock oil contain about 50% cooked oil
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Thanks for that Vmax, I always wondered how they got that high sheen on my gun stocks.This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
https://youtu.be/yqTGtwOpHu8
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