06/06/2021
MAINTAINING YOUR TIP:
PART 2: SCUFFER
I use the Kamui Gator. There are alternatives to this brand that seem to work well. I've had mine for years.
Hold the scuffer against the tip as you roll your shaft with your other hand. I brace the cue against my foot while doing this. This tool is not intended to be used as sandpaper. By rolling the surface of the tip against the scuffing surface, the surface lifts the tip fiber allowing it to hold chalk again WITHOUT removing a bunch of tip material. To clean the scuffer simply slap it against you pant leg or a rag. This tool you will use the most.
The trimmer described in part 1 should only be used to take a little off the sides to maintain a shape, not surface.