MW Q-Oil - Liquid Gold

100% natural organic, secret recipe, traditional oil for finishing cues.

Features

• Unique ‘secret’ formula
• Feeds and protects the cue
• Builds natural shine
• Easy to use

Applications

• Use as a maintenance for previously oil finished cues
• Use as a finish for new cues, or over bare wood if you have sanded all the old finish off your cue
• Do not use on lacquered or varnished cues. It is a waste of time because it cannot soak into the wood and work properly
• Will last a very long time if used solely as a maintenance oil, but will also provide enough to treat several new build or completely refinished cues

Instruction

1. Wear gloves, or at least avoid skin contact. It will get sticky so it’s best to keep it off your skin or clean it off immediately with suitable solvent based spirit or specialist cleaners. Do not use water!
2. Clean the cue first, use a damp cloth and buff dry or, if very dirty, use white spirit on a paper towel and wipe the cue up and down a few times. This will remove any surface grime/grease.
3. Apply liberally over the whole cue, shaft and butt, rubbing well into the grain
4. Use plenty of oil and make sure the wood is saturated all over
5. Leave for one hour to soak into the cue then wipe off all the excess oil with a soft cloth or paper towel
6. IMPORTANT – Do not leave any excess oil on the cue or it may be very difficult to remove later
7. If you saved some dark wood dust from sanding earlier, you can use it now to highlight the Ash grain, rub it well in until it looks well covered. Use a paper towel to wipe the surface so it is relatively dust free.
8. Leave to dry for 24hrs.
9. Buff with a clean soft cloth. If the cue feels slightly ‘gritty’, rub it with ultra fine 0000 grade steel wool to remove any bits of dust stuck to the surface
10. Repeat the oiling process. 2-3 oil treatments will probably be enough, but do it until dry spots stop appearing after the oil has sat on the cue for an hour. At this point the wood has probably taken all it needs, but feel free to apply further coats, it will not hurt.
11. If you would like to enhance the grain of an Ash shaft more and/or darken Ebony or other dark wood, I recommend you apply Q-Age which will give a more aged look to the cue and seal it even more.
12. You can finish with a final coat of Q-Gel which will ‘clean’ any Q-Age left on the surface further help seal and protect the wood.
13. Continue buffing regularly during play to keep it clean and maximise the shine

Initially, the cue may not be as shiny as you want, but after a few weeks of regular buffing with a cue towel or other soft cloth, the oil finish will mature, harden, and develop a deep and natural shine.