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Jake14mw
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Oh, I know people can find uses for them.
I just wish everyone had a chance to get a rack or two before others get 400.
If someone can figure out what the yellowish film is, than finding the right cleaner for it, but it does not come off easy at all
You either have to remove the inlay yourself (there are threads on how to do this) or have them milled (there are vendors available for this) and have labels made (also have vendors and other websites/platforms for this) to replace the removed ones.
Jake14mw
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I would think this has to be the explanation. These are unused chips, it's not likely something yellow could have gotten on all of them! I just hope it doesn't keep coming back.
WTH ... wouldn't this happen to every light pink chip? Terribles? PCA Fracs? IOC? ... this is like a nightmare. That my pristine chips, sitting their cages, will just start oozing yellow goo like a bad date...
ekricket
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Exposure to low light (no uv) and nitrous oxidation most likely. Stored somewhere like a warehouse using propane forklifts is my guess
Anyone just leave a few in the sun to soak up some uv and see if it makes a difference? May not, if anyone could try a quick hydrogen peroxide bath on one it might help.
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Nobody in lower mainland want to buy????
I'm glad this explains the HSC $500 Primary issues as well, I always wondered why they had the yellowing on the pink.....
And for anyone interested, this thread is useful https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/yellowing-of-light-pink.62905/post-1241421
I find it interesting that the inlay color more closely matches the "stained" chip. Almost like Paulson expects it to turn that color.
The discoloration actually occurs under the inlay on some chips as well, not sure how that effects your theory.
ekricket
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Gasses tend to seep into very very small places. NOx is probably the culprit, but just keep scrubbing if you think it’s a spray on costing.
There’s this thing in nature called a chain reaction, where a reaction can continue to propagate even in areas you did not anticipate.
Anybody else have some other light pink examples?
I just scrubbed 1600 used HSI primaries by hand with magic erasers so I am not afraid to scrub these. I am willing to clean them once but dread the return of the yellow goo.
I just scrubbed 1600 used HSI primaries by hand with magic erasers so I am not afraid to scrub these. I am willing to clean them once but dread the return of the yellow goo.
SpaceMonkey420
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Yes please and thank you. I’ll take dibs on that clean rack.
SpaceMonkey420
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Your hired.
SpaceMonkey420
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Ya I’ve battled this with the Cleveland 500. It’s the gift that just keep on giving. Must be the chip formula.
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I actually lightly oiled a barrel of 25 secondary, and I was wondering were the yellow color left in the cloth/rag was coming from... good point!
Forty4
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I was wondering if hydrogen peroxide has ever been used on chips. Was thinking about stopping at the casino on my way home to get a few $1’s and try. Just not sure if it degrades chip composition.
It does give you motivation to handle these and get them into play though. Once cleaned, I imagine if you use them regularly, the return of the yellow goo will be less noticeable as it would be absorbed by your players’ hands, other chips, and table in small amounts. So get these chips in play and suppress that yellow goo!
ekricket
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With all the warping and discoloration I’m revising my guess to these were stored in a warehouse, higher up on shelves located next to an industrial forced air gas powered hanging furnace. The heat, and nox from the near combustion off gasses probably bled in over time and caused this.
None of this explains the fact that private color sample chips have the same problem. Is more likely that the compound degrades over time. A real shame too; might make this sale a hard pass for me.
It may be a very slow process. I also suspect all the new chip dust has contributed to the yellow dust. Any estimate on when these chips were manufactured?
The Horseshoe Cleveland $500 i cleaned don't show any sign of getting worse (I cleaned them 2+ years ago I think).
Still, this thread makes me feel like all of my little chips in the basement are ticking time bombs.
it's good to know that the ones that you've cleaned haven't come back in two years. But still, if you said that after cleaning I would get a solid 2 years I don't know if that would be enough. The fact that they could spew all their goo over my table gives me nightmares.
Maybe I'll take a look at the secondary $5 and $25's that I have since someone else mentioned here that they also have similar problems. Although that was the case then it would also hurt the argument that this is a color issue. What are the facts:
- The secondary HSI pink chips have the problem.
- A Paulson color sample, as well as other Paulson chips of the same color, have the problem
- The film is not normal dirt. An ultrasonic does not get rid of it.
The HSI secondary $25 does have a light pink edge spot
I am skeptical that these chips have the same problem. It may just be some of the residue/powder from these got onto some other chips. It does spread like crazy if you aren't aware of it.
Some chip boxes under black light (the film really shows up under black light) covered before I realized it was spreading.
Clean on bottom
Nope. Rose.
Also of note, some yellowed chips have the spready powder and some dont have much.
Case in point:
Case in point:
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