Description

MW Q-Oil

Liquid Gold!

For an authentic aged look and silky feel

Q: What is it?

A: 100% natural organic, secret recipe, traditional oil for finishing cues and other wood items.

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

Shipping – IMPORTANT

This product was discontinued a few years ago due to problems with bottles breaking in the post during the past. However, it was very popular and I am regularly asked for it so I have decided to offer it once again.

But I decided I can only do this if it is shipped with far less likelihood of breakage. So, I will only ship this item in a CueFather mug, boxed and securely held. This adds a cost to buying the item but at least you don’t get a broken bottle, plus you get a new mug to drink from. Or throw away, up to you…

p.s. You can select a personalised mug if you wish to pay extra. Add name in comments during checkout.

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.

Trade Secret

Although not essential, I strongly recommend the following ‘secret’ step:

1. After leaving the cue to dry overnight, give it a good rub down with the ultra fine 0000 grade steel wool.
2. This will really make the cue feel super smooth in your hands and help develop the shine quicker.
3. You can re-oil straight after this if you feel the cue needs it.

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.

Note

• You cannot harm a cue by over-oiling.
• Repeat as often as you want as the wood will only take what it needs.
• Not all oils are equal. Some will take an eternity to dry, if ever, and will not create the finish you need.
• Avoid Raw Linseed Oil for this reason, it is not a drying oil and is not classed as a finishing oil. You can search the internet for any number of wood finishing experts who will tell you the same. You may well know someone who says it is good, but it’s not. Don’t get me wrong, it won’t hurt to use it, but there are much better options available.
• Boiled Linseed, Danish, Tung and many other finishing oils are fine to use. Each has it’s own characterstics with regards to drying time, water resistance, durability etc.. As long as it’s a drying oil, it will do the job.

Last word

• Use my Liquid Gold Q-Oil or Q-Gel – They are the best products on the market.
• May not be the cheapest option, but they contain the finest blend of expensive, traditional ingredients, and will give you the highest quality, smoothest feeling finish.

Dispatch

• Orders are dispatched Monday – Thursday, and most Fridays
• Place your order before 3pm (GMT) and it should get sent the same day
• Orders placed on Friday may not get dispatched until Monday, but maybe…
• Orders placed Saturday or Sunday will be dispatched Monday

Delivery

• UK – Royal Mail First Class – No tracking – Usually arrives next day but please allow 7 days
• Worldwide – Royal Mail Airmail – No tracking – Usually 5-10 days but please allow at least 28 days as delivery to some countries has been taking a very long time recently (sometimes 2-3 months!). So please do not ask me for times because I simply do not know.

Reviews

• Help spread the word – Please return to the shop after purchase and leave a review
• If you have already purchased this product from Ebay, you are still welcome to leave a review