Oiling Chips Done Right (7 Viewers)

I don't think anyone is duped. They are more than capable of making their own decisions.

Yeah, if they're getting blisters they are definitely overdoing it. Hopefully my original writing didn't give off the vibe that they needed a vice grip. Any exercise is good for some poker players, I guess. ;)

Wipe on wipe off method sounds about the same intended amount of pressure, so hopefully people aren't still regretting missing thumb day at the gym.

The idea is that we are touching the chip's surface with rubbing and agitation, as opposed to dip methods, etc. So essentially, just enough pressure to wipe the dust off the surface is all that's needed.

All is good once the chips are in the middle. :LOL: :laugh:
we seem to be in agreement then.
 
I am a little late to the ongoing party here as we were expanding our business during the pandemic and I didn't get time to frequent forums, but I am reviewing the responses and have some feedback I will be adding.

First and foremost, this method was intended to be long-term, rather than repeated. The sets I used in the original examples did not have to be reoiled for 5 years, and when I did this past week, I only did the edges for a quick touchup which took me all of 40 minutes for 1000+ chips. Compression is no longer needed once it has been done the first time, because the pores of the chips have already been sealed off--that was the original point of the experiment.

If there is still wet mineral oils loose on the chips, then that should be wiped off before letting it hit the felt. While shiny, they should still be dry. If they're not, the excess can be wiped away. Ours dried off just fine.

Also, when I put the oils into the microfiber cloth, I spread it around so the cloth was lightly oiled. This was due to the factory dust coming off and making parts of the cloth dirty.

I think what some are missing here is that this was not meant to be repeated after it was done the first time. This method has been incredible for all our chips covered in factory dust, and only having to do a touch up in 3-5 years is wonderful. Our felts look just fine and have not been affected.

Once a chip has been sealed with oil, it doesn't have to be sealed again.

I am not done reading the 6 pages of responses yet since my last post, so I may repeat myself on a few things, but back to reading I go.
I find myself scratching my head on how you took my message as repeating oiling? I see no mention of oiling chips twice in the post that you replied to?

I will say that there are a few chips, specifically BCC fan of cards that are old stock chips. I bought new but had been sitting in storage for years. I do not use oiling to remove factory dust, I hand wash every single chip to remove factory dust and then use compression oiling. Those particular chips after 2 hours are completely dry, absolutely nothing to wipe off. I wait 24 hours and oil again, right wrong I don't really care it works for me!

At this point I have compression oiled over 50,000 chips and would say I have probably hand cleaned and oiled more chips that anyone else on the forum, and have been paid to clean others chips. I absolutely appreciate the OP as it did get me started in the right direction, we all learn our own little tricks over time...

I will also say over time chips do require a touch up and yes we also only barrel oil when this is required. It is less than 5 years though, I have only been chipping about 3 years and we have a few sets that have already required this... and there are a few contributing reasons.

1) lack of use! Due to covid and the lack of live poker, plus obsessive collecting issues, the majority of our sets only see the felt a couple times a year. I believe the oil continues to soak into the chips and causes the surface to dry back out when not also adding natural hand oils.

2) our cleaning methods are harsh by some standards, Oxi Crystal's do a great job of helping cleaning the chips, but it pulls everything out of the chips leaving them very dry! Oiling brings them back to life, but again I believe that initial oils continue to penetrate leaving the surface area dry and eventually a couple years later leaving your edges dry.

3. I do not believe oil does not evaporate...
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If you leave you mineral oiling rag out and exposed to the open air, it will dry out slowly... I am using the same rag from 3 years ago, every single day, if ai seal it in a container yes it will stay wet, if I leave it on the table between uses it dries out fairly quickly. Why would the same thing not be happening with chips. If you put a fan on your chips while drying they will dry exponentially faster than without air moving... is the air forcing the oil into those chips faster? I don't think so. It is evaporating...

I don't know what makes @Stibnite an expert because he started the thread? I do this every day of my life. Because you made a thread gives you the rights to speak absolute truth? To tell people that re oiling will never be necessary? They dry out again, if you want to re-oil chips you aren't hurting anything, if they start looking dry and loosing their bright vibrant colors then go ahead and give em another round.

@Poker Zombie rather necessary or not... is it hurting anything by using pressure to apply oil? I do use pressure, while I agree oil will run I prefer to apply pressure and ensure that the oil is getting into the hats/canes/chip recesses. I agree probably not necessary, you can wipe them with a next to dry rag and hope you got everything. I actually prefer my oiling rag to be damp and saturated for hot stamps and RHC inlays. But with textured inlays especially shaped inlays I prefer the rag to be almost dry to keep oil away from the inlay edges, if you use a wet rag and are not careful you can damage the chips by oil running beneath the inlay.

Again different means and methods based off of the chips

I have been adding on to this set for almost two years. They are basically brand new but again we wash and oil every chip when we get them in the exact same manner. They have been mixed in, let's look at what they look like after two years
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Specifically the Blue 1ks... lot of different shades in there, again oiled exactly the same way over the last two years, are the chips different colors? Absolutely not, the oil is drying out and further soaking into the chips, same on the green $25s, if you want I will take them out and barrel oil them again and snap a pic, they will all look the same.
 
I find myself scratching my head on how you took my message as repeating oiling? I see no mention of oiling chips twice in the post that you replied to?

@Ben8257

When I got back to the forum, I was around 11 pages behind on the thread and was reading to catch up. That was not directed toward to you at all. I had simply been reading other messages and was answering some of them and had inadvertently hit the reply to your message when I responded because it was the one I was on. So, I was making a generic comment based on what others had asked.

I will say that there are a few chips, specifically BCC fan of cards that are old stock chips. I bought new but had been sitting in storage for years. I do not use oiling to remove factory dust, I hand wash every single chip to remove factory dust and then use compression oiling. Those particular chips after 2 hours are completely dry, absolutely nothing to wipe off. I wait 24 hours and oil again, right wrong I don't really care it works for me!
Mind if I ask what you're washing yours with? I was having some issues with detergents working their way to the surface of the oils and causing some patchiness and also ended up oiling those sets twice like you did. Eventually, I just started doing a quick rinse wipe with water. Like you, I found a lot of older chips to be quite thirsty as well.

At this point I have compression oiled over 50,000 chips and would say I have probably hand cleaned and oiled more chips that anyone else on the forum, and have been paid to clean others chips. I absolutely appreciate the OP as it did get me started in the right direction, we all learn our own little tricks over time...
That is very impressive and also, most welcome. I spent a lot of time in trial and error on that experiment, and glad that I did and was able to share it. You could potentially start yourself a chip cleaning business for poker rooms and casinos if you decide to go largescale with it, if you haven't already. Sounds like you're making money doing it, and that's awesome. ;)

I will also say over time chips do require a touch up and yes we also only barrel oil when this is required. It is less than 5 years though, I have only been chipping about 3 years and we have a few sets that have already required this... and there are a few contributing reasons.
I think the frequency will indeed depend on the amount of use and the type of chips that were oiled. My personal intention was to attempt sealing the new chips with the oil, and then touching them up as needed thereafter (work hard once, and work light after). Thus, the birth of the compression oiling idea. Professionally, my company does this on a largescale basis with surfaces much larger than poker chips with everything from sealing, impregnation, encapsulation, etc., so I was certainly hoping this method would achieve a similar outcome. The original set used in the trial probably could have used some touching up sooner, but it seemed only the blue $50 Milanos (rarely used) were really noticeable. Ultimately, I went ahead and touched them up at the 5 year mark whether needed or not, but these were also oiled when new and kept in constant use. I did not compression oil them during the touch-up, but rather, rolled the edges 20 chips at a time. Based on what I know about surfaces in general, when there is wear, they will be more porous than unworn surfaces, so I would expect that used chips would be much more thirsty/porous than new ones--especially if they'd never been compression oiled prior. Similar to vinyl composites and other often sealed surfaces with various traffic frequencies.

1) lack of use! Due to covid and the lack of live poker, plus obsessive collecting issues, the majority of our sets only see the felt a couple times a year. I believe the oil continues to soak into the chips and causes the surface to dry back out when not also adding natural hand oils.
Absolutely correct.

2) our cleaning methods are harsh by some standards, Oxi Crystal's do a great job of helping cleaning the chips, but it pulls everything out of the chips leaving them very dry! Oiling brings them back to life, but again I believe that initial oils continue to penetrate leaving the surface area dry and eventually a couple years later leaving your edges dry.
This answers my question above. On used chips, I imagine this is a must. Are you using OC on new ones as well?

3. I do not believe oil does not evaporate...
If you leave you mineral oiling rag out and exposed to the open air, it will dry out slowly... I am using the same rag from 3 years ago, every single day, if ai seal it in a container yes it will stay wet, if I leave it on the table between uses it dries out fairly quickly. Why would the same thing not be happening with chips. If you put a fan on your chips while drying they will dry exponentially faster than without air moving... is the air forcing the oil into those chips faster? I don't think so. It is evaporating...
Actually, the mineral oil is a penetrating agent and the alkanes and cycloalkanes are made up of acyclic and monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons that don't exactly evaporate in the traditional sense when appearing to dry out. Mineral oil itself isn't evaporating, but rather, oxidizing and hardening on the surfaces, which is why it ultimately dries out when exposed to oxygen molecules and also makes a good sealant on microscopic porous surfaces (such as poker chips) whose outer edges are exposed to the elements.

I don't know what makes @Stibnite an expert because he started the thread? I do this every day of my life. Because you made a thread gives you the rights to speak absolute truth? To tell people that re oiling will never be necessary? They dry out again, if you want to re-oil chips you aren't hurting anything, if they start looking dry and loosing their bright vibrant colors then go ahead and give em another round.
I have no idea what makes me an "expert." :unsure: I do not recall making that claim. I did not speak "absolute truths" by making this thread or otherwise. I merely shared my experiences and documented the journey. I also never once said that re-oiling would never be necessary. I said that I do not believe "compression oiling" is necessary "again" after being performed on new chips, but rather, touch-up oiling whenever necessary. People were either claiming, or leading people to believe that I claimed, they need to break their hands performing compression oiling, and I was trying to clear that claim up. Obviously the oiling isn't going to hurt the chips, and if they need done again or touched up, then by all means. I never suggested or said otherwise, nor would I ever make that claim. When I said sealed, I was referring to initial sealing, not touching up with re-oiling. It will not hurt it, however, to do it again. I just do not believe resealing to be necessary unless a considerable amount of time has passed, or the chips were old/heavily used--but touching them up with re-oiling, most certainly should be done. Condition is a factor, but ultimately, I was referring to new chips properly sealed before use.

@Poker Zombie rather necessary or not... is it hurting anything by using pressure to apply oil? I do use pressure, while I agree oil will run I prefer to apply pressure and ensure that the oil is getting into the hats/canes/chip recesses. I agree probably not necessary, you can wipe them with a next to dry rag and hope you got everything. I actually prefer my oiling rag to be damp and saturated for hot stamps and RHC inlays. But with textured inlays especially shaped inlays I prefer the rag to be almost dry to keep oil away from the inlay edges, if you use a wet rag and are not careful you can damage the chips by oil running beneath the inlay.
Fully agree with this. Thus why this method has been effective.

Again different means and methods based off of the chips
I have been adding on to this set for almost two years. They are basically brand new but again we wash and oil every chip when we get them in the exact same manner. They have been mixed in, let's look at what they look like after two years
Specifically the Blue 1ks... lot of different shades in there, again oiled exactly the same way over the last two years, are the chips different colors? Absolutely not, the oil is drying out and further soaking into the chips, same on the green $25s, if you want I will take them out and barrel oil them again and snap a pic, they will all look the same.
We definitely found our blues and purples doing this after extended periods of not being used--including on the brand new sets.
 
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@Ben8257

When I got back to the forum, I was around 11 pages behind on the thread and was reading to catch up. That was not directed toward to you at all. I had simply been reading other messages and was answering some of them and had inadvertently hit the reply to your message when I responded because it was the one I was on. So, I was making a generic comment based on what others had asked.


Mind if I ask what you're washing yours with? I was having some issues with detergents working their way to the surface of the oils and causing some patchiness and also ended up oiling those sets twice like you did. Eventually, I just started doing a quick rinse wipe with water. Like you, I found a lot of older chips to be quite thirsty as well.


That is very impressive and also, most welcome. I spent a lot of time in trial and error on that experiment, and glad that I did and was able to share it. You could potentially start yourself a chip cleaning business for poker rooms and casinos if you decide to go largescale with it, if you haven't already. Sounds like you're making money doing it, and that's awesome. ;)


I think the frequency will indeed depend on the amount of use and the type of chips that were oiled. My personal intention was to attempt sealing the new chips with the oil, and then touching them up as needed thereafter (work hard once, and work light after). Thus, the birth of the compression oiling idea. Professionally, my company does this on a largescale basis with surfaces much larger than poker chips with everything from sealing, impregnation, encapsulation, etc., so I was certainly hoping this method would achieve a similar outcome. The original set used in the trial probably could have used some touching up sooner, but it seemed only the blue $50 Milanos (rarely used) were really noticeable. Ultimately, I went ahead and touched them up at the 5 year mark whether needed or not, but these were also oiled when new and kept in constant use. I did not compression oil them during the touch-up, but rather, rolled the edges 20 chips at a time. Based on what I know about surfaces in general, when there is wear, they will be more porous than unworn surfaces, so I would expect that used chips would be much more thirsty/porous than new ones--especially if they'd never been compression oiled prior. Similar to vinyl composites and other often sealed surfaces with various traffic frequencies.


Absolutely correct.


This answers my question above. On used chips, I imagine this is a must. Are you using OC on new ones as well?



Actually, the mineral oil is a penetrating agent and the alkanes and cycloalkanes are made up of acyclic and monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons that don't exactly evaporate in the traditional sense when appearing to dry out. Mineral oil itself isn't evaporating, but rather, oxidizing and hardening on the surfaces, which is why it ultimately dries out when exposed to oxygen molecules and also makes a good sealant on microscopic porous surfaces (such as poker chips) whose outer edges are exposed to the elements.


I have no idea what makes me an "expert." :unsure: I do not recall making that claim. I did not speak "absolute truths" by making this thread or otherwise. I merely shared my experiences and documented the journey. I also never once said that re-oiling would never be necessary. I said that I do not believe "compression oiling" is necessary "again" after being performed on new chips, but rather, touch-up oiling whenever necessary. People were either claiming, or leading people to believe that I claimed, they need to break their hands performing compression oiling, and I was trying to clear that claim up. Obviously the oiling isn't going to hurt the chips, and if they need done again or touched up, then by all means. I never suggested or said otherwise, nor would I ever make that claim. When I said sealed, I was referring to initial sealing, not touching up with re-oiling. It will not hurt it, however, to do it again. I just do not believe resealing to be necessary unless a considerable amount of time has passed, or the chips were old/heavily used--but touching them up with re-oiling, most certainly should be done. Condition is a factor, but ultimately, I was referring to new chips properly sealed before use.


Fully agree with this. Thus why this method has been effective.


We definitely found our blues and purples doing this after extended periods of not being used--including on the brand new sets.
Ahh another Ben book novelist! I love the response and looks like in general we do actually agree. Lol

For the most part we do not take on cleaning jobs, we do it to helps friends out for the most part, we average about 3.5 - 4 hours per rack, some are upwards of 10 hours per rack! Even at $50 a rack there is not much money for your time and efforts here. Most use Ultra Sonic cleaners and @FordPickup92 and I are simply not fans, we hand wash ever single chip and I actually did a full write up recently in the hooker juice prob thread.
Post in thread 'Hooker Juice Pr0n' https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/hooker-juice-pr0n.50664/post-1688579
Starting with post #99 and continued on 102 I believe.

We started using TSP as recommended on the forum but switch shortly thereafter on a recommendation from @HaRDHouSeiNC to use OxiCrystal's, Oxi laundry detergent, and Oxi dish soap. I now can even clean Hot Stamps and not fear loosing the stamps like with TSP.

Actually writing this response in the glove and working on these ladies right now.
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I can usually wash about 150 - 200 chips with one batch of cleaning material
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Obviously depends on how dirty the chips are to start.

My issue with oiling new chips.is that you are simply pushing the factory dust under the oil and in essence sealing it to the face of the chip, maybe I am over thinking that one... but a quick bath to get that dust off, get the "grit" out of the equation and know you are working with a clean surface.

Just an old redneck, I am no scientist. Just spent thousands of hours doing this stuff. Lots of hours of trial and error, no scientific proof of anything, I now remember in your original post that this is what your company does... definitely would consider that expertise on the subject so I apologize for over stepping on that comment.

Fellow chipper Ben
 
do not recall making that claim
"Oiling chips done right"

In a forum dedicated to poker chips, and poker chip collectors, you basically declared that you were the foremost authority on oiling chips. Not "How I oil chips" or "an alternative to the dunking method".

Like it or not, your thread title created quite a buzz. There are other "experts in topics, such as blind structures or set breakdowns, but nobody has ever had the arrogance or audacity to publicly declare "THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY, ALL OTHER WAYS ARE WRONG".

Admittedly, after some discussion we have determined our ways are similar. But I still am not going to make a thread announcing to anyone searching "This is the way".

I'm not a Mandalorian.
 
@Stibnite I want to thank you for posting this. I started using this method a long time ago. I totally agree with @Ben8257 about it. I haven’t cleaned as many chips as he and @FordPickup92 but I’m well into the five figure range. I normally use the dunk method just to save on time and energy, but if the chips are near and dear to me, I always go the compression route. As @Ben8257 stated, the compression really gets in the hat and canes. It might not be a giant difference, but I definitely believe the compression method makes the chips “pop” better than any other method I’ve used.

As for the hater, don’t let him get you down. Per usual with him, if you don’t agree with everything he says, he and his ilk just resort to name calling. It’s just their typical, tired MO. For one to read what you posted and to take it that you were doing anything other than trying to help is beyond me. Some people are just filled with so much hate and angst that it’s a tad scary. You’re not the “idiot” in the scenario. Most sane people don’t need long to figure out who is.
 
@Stibnite I want to thank you for posting this. I started using this method a long time ago. I totally agree with @Ben8257 about it. I haven’t cleaned as many chips as he and @FordPickup92 but I’m well into the five figure range. I normally use the dunk method just to save on time and energy, but if the chips are near and dear to me, I always go the compression route. As @Ben8257 stated, the compression really gets in the hat and canes. It might not be a giant difference, but I definitely believe the compression method makes the chips “pop” better than any other method I’ve used.

As for the hater, don’t let him get you down. Per usual with him, if you don’t agree with everything he says, he and his ilk just resort to name calling. It’s just their typical, tired MO. For one to read what you posted and to take it that you were doing anything other than trying to help is beyond me. Some people are just filled with so much hate and angst that it’s a tad scary. You’re not the “idiot” in the scenario. Most sane people don’t need long to figure out who is.
I believe Stibnite and I came to a pleasant understanding. There is no hate here.

I am glad you mounted that mighty steed to come to his aid though. Very noble of you to defend those that do not need defending. :rolleyes:
 
I believe Stibnite and I came to a pleasant understanding. There is no hate here.

I am glad you mounted that mighty steed to come to his aid though. Very noble of you to defend those that do not need defending. :rolleyes:
So classy and tolerant of you to immediately call the OP an “idiot” because his views didn’t line up with yours. On a thread about oiling chips, no less. Yet I’m the one on the horsie?? Good For You for thinking that way.
 
So classy and tolerant of you to immediately call the OP an “idiot” because his views didn’t line up with yours. On a thread about oiling chips, no less. Yet I’m the one on the horsie?? Good For You for thinking that way.
Did you miss the part where the OP and I resolved our differences?

You felt the need to insert yourself and what... rekindle a fire? I doubt that would happen, as Stibnite came across as pretty classy. I like the guy. You however, seem to want people to fight.

Why do you think that is?
 
Did you miss the part where the OP and I resolved our differences?

You felt the need to insert yourself and what... rekindle a fire? I doubt that would happen, as Stibnite came across as pretty classy. I like the guy. You however, seem to want people to fight.

Why do you think that is?
Not at all. You guys resolved your differences because he was classy enough to do so. You realized his thoughts were more in line with yours than what you thought, so it became alright. I can only imagine what would have happened if he would have disagreed with you.

Again, this is a thread about oiling chips. YOU resorted to name calling because YOU didn’t agree with someone else’s methods…ABOUT OILING CHIPS. I simply cannot wrap my head around having so much hate in my system that I would come to a thread ABOUT OILING CHIPS and then call the OP, and anyone who used the OP’s methods, an idiot. I just can’t fathom such vitriol that pumps through your veins. And then you have the mental illness to say I’m the one on the high horse??? Take some meds.
 
Not at all. You guys resolved your differences because he was classy enough to do so. You realized his thoughts were more in line with yours than what you thought, so it became alright. I can only imagine what would have happened if he would have disagreed with you.

Again, this is a thread about oiling chips. YOU resorted to name calling because YOU didn’t agree with someone else’s methods…ABOUT OILING CHIPS. I simply cannot wrap my head around having so much hate in my system that I would come to a thread ABOUT OILING CHIPS and then call the OP, and anyone who used the OP’s methods, an idiot. I just can’t fathom such vitriol that pumps through your veins. And then you have the mental illness to say I’m the one on the high horse??? Take some meds.
Two people came to an agreement.

You jumped in after all was good, because of name calling, because you had some civic duty or something. That's fine. Name calling is bad.

Then you make unfounded claims about a mental illness. Even though I have not called you a name, you have levied unfounded allegations against me. You. Not me.

Please, tell me you at least see the humor in your irony.
 
The OP was just an idiot that got dozens of other idiots to suffer hand cramps.

"Compression" oiling of chips is just the dumbest thing ever dreamed up. Sadly, you fell for it. :(
YOU called the OP, me, and “dozens” of others, “idiots” for OILING CHIPS in a method not approved by you and your horse. Maybe that will refresh your memory as to the correct timeline of events.

No civic duty whatsoever, it just gets so old seeing you and a few of your like minded “tolerant” cronies bash anyone and everyone that doesn’t fall into line with your thinking. And this line of thinking was about OILING CHIPS, in case you forgot.
 
YOU called the OP, me, and “dozens” of others, “idiots” for OILING CHIPS in a method not approved by you and your horse. Maybe that will refresh your memory as to the correct timeline of events.

No civic duty whatsoever, it just gets so old seeing you and a few of your like minded “tolerant” cronies bash anyone and everyone that doesn’t fall into line with your thinking. And this line of thinking was about OILING CHIPS, in case you forgot.
If you caused cramps or pain OILING CHIPS (not sure why that's all caps, but I guess it's a thing now), that was a foolish act. The definition od idiot is someone who acts in a stupid or foolish manner.

Since that post, the OP clarified that he didn't intend for people to use that much pressure. It was cleared up.

Then you jumped in, like you had a score to settle.

But go ahead, blather on. I am making use of the "Ignore" function now. Welcome to the void, pal.
 
Seriously? How much longer are you two going to each try to get in the last word? Could you maybe take your little Pi@@ing match to a PM?
 
Seriously? How much longer are you two going to each try to get in the last word? Could you maybe take your little Pi@@ing match to a PM?
Right. We’d all appreciate it if they took their distraction elsewhere, so we can get back to the 20 pages explaining how to rub oil onto chips with a towel.
 
Is there any danger/harm/drawback to just using a ton of oil, letting them sit, and then wiping them clean? To take it to an extreme, why not just dunk the chips in oil then dry them off? Thanks!
 
Is there any danger/harm/drawback to just using a ton of oil, letting them sit, and then wiping them clean? To take it to an extreme, why not just dunk the chips in oil then dry them off? Thanks!
Yeah that's not exactly safe for any inlaid chips. ^as mentioned above
Plus they will only absorb so much oil, and you'll have a ton of excess to remove
 
Makes sense. I just oiled about 600 RHC chips using the compression method to good result. By the end, I was using substantially more oil on the rag than when I started. I was just wondering if there was a quicker way. Thanks again.
 
Makes sense. I just oiled about 600 RHC chips using the compression method to good result. By the end, I was using substantially more oil on the rag than when I started. I was just wondering if there was a quicker way. Thanks again.
There is an oil and water method somewhere on this forum I can probably find the link. Not sure I trust that with older paper inlays, but likely newer vinyl RHCs would be okay. And you essentially dip, shake, spin, and dry
 
There is an oil and water method somewhere on this forum I can probably find the link. Not sure I trust that with older paper inlays, but likely newer vinyl RHCs would be okay. And you essentially dip, shake, spin, and dry
I did see that. But it seemed to sacrifice "quality" of oiling for ease. It's actually what got me thinking about why not just dunk them in oil. The answers here explain why good enough. I'll just keep doing it the way I have since the result is nice and I can do it while watching tv or listening to an audio book.
 
Makes sense. I just oiled about 600 RHC chips using the compression method to good result. By the end, I was using substantially more oil on the rag than when I started. I was just wondering if there was a quicker way. Thanks again.
I try not to over oil, so I actually use less and less oil on the microfiber rag because it retains enough oil to get the "coating" I want (which is barely nothing). In fact, as I "dry" off the oiled chips on another rag (or a different section of the same rag) eventually it has enough oil to let me give the edge a second pass after letting them sit for a bit (basically by the time I'm done oiling the set of chips I'm working on, I go back to the first ones and wipe down the edge spots again with the rag that has a bit of oil on them).
 
I did see that. But it seemed to sacrifice "quality" of oiling for ease. It's actually what got me thinking about why not just dunk them in oil. The answers here explain why good enough. I'll just keep doing it the way I have since the result is nice and I can do it while watching tv or listening to an audio book.
I have used that method for thousands and thousands. It definitely works, but if you want the best result, I have yet to find anything better than the compression.
 
This may have been covered somewhere in the 26 pages and maybe I missed it, but I saw on a hobbyphilic video that mineral oil, unlike other oils, remains "liquid". Don't know if he is right or wrong about same but my question is whether anyone who has cleaned, oiled, and dried their chips "properly" subsequently noted any oil transfer onto their felt? Thanks for the information.
 
This may have been covered somewhere in the 26 pages and maybe I missed it, but I saw on a hobbyphilic video that mineral oil, unlike other oils, remains "liquid". Don't know if he is right or wrong about same but my question is whether anyone who has cleaned, oiled, and dried their chips "properly" subsequently noted any oil transfer onto their felt? Thanks for the information.
After 2 games post oil, zero transfer to my felt that I can see
 

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