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I'm thinking of oiling my CPC Atlantic Club tournament set but I've never done it before and I have some questions:

1. Should I even be oiling them? They're pretty chalky.
2. What oil should I use?
3. I was planning on just oiling the edges? Good idea or should I be oiling the whole chip?
4. What's a good technique for oiling just edges?

Thanks.
 
forum search will give you all the information that you need. less is more imo


1. Should I even be oiling them? They're pretty chalky. yes
2. What oil should I use? I use baby oil
3. I was planning on just oiling the edges? Good idea or should I be oiling the whole chip? I only oil the edges
4. What's a good technique for oiling just edges? I hold a barrel of chips between my pointer finger and my thumb. I use my fingers to oil the edges (less is more)
 
This guy probably can help you:

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Absolutely oil CPCs, makes the colors pop. I dip a finger in mineral oil (or non-scented baby oil) and spread it around my palm/fingers for a verrrry light coating. Grab a barrel of chips, spin in hand until all edges are coated, spin with clean cotton cloth in hand to wipe off any excess. Repeat.
 
Concur with above. Use a *very* small amount of mineral oil. Even if you use the compression method, one small squirt from a bottle will do a rack or more of clay chips. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the look of the chips after they've been oiled.
 
Absolutely oil CPCs, makes the colors pop. I dip a finger in mineral oil (or non-scented baby oil) and spread it around my palm/fingers for a verrrry light coating. Grab a barrel of chips, spin in hand until all edges are coated, spin with clean cotton cloth in hand to wipe off any excess. Repeat.

I agree. Use mineral oil. You'll be so glad after because the colors will definitely pop!
 
Concur with above. Use a *very* small amount of mineral oil. Even if you use the compression method, one small squirt from a bottle will do a rack or more of clay chips. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the look of the chips after they've been oiled.

I recently purchased and oiled 700 chalky new CPC's.

I used literally 2-3 tablespoons of mineral oil. Baby oil is technically okay I think. It really is like mineral oil only with scent. However, that may be bad too.

The point is, very little oil goes a long long way. The microfibre cloth I used for oiling is still soaked enough to clean a rack or two.
 
I researched quite a bit about oiling, and tried a couple of methods on some Paulsons I have. Not at all disappointed with the results, but it was a bit time consuming. I’m a fan of “working smarter, not harder” so I tried something on the new CPCs I got in the mail yesterday (still uber-giddy about getting my hands on them after what seemed like the longest wait ever : ) .

Anyway, the factory dust was pretty heavy on the edges so I decided to dampen a paper towel with water and wipe them down. Not wet, just damp - like run a 4”x4” piece of the paper towel under water, then ball it up a couple times to transfer the moisture across the entire thing. Then I simply held the paper towel in one hand, and rolled each barrel to kno the dust off. Worked ok but the colors didn’t pop, so I decided to oil.

For this phase, all I did was put 3-5 drops of food grade mineral oil (or cutting board oil) in the palm of my hand and act like I was applying lotion to my hands - yes, you can use mineral oil as a lotion in case you were wondering. Then, I wiped my hands thoroughly with a paper towel, transferring the residual oil to the paper towel. After that, I used the same technique as cleaning - I held the “oiled” paper towel in one hand and rolled each barrel. I did have to reapply oil to the paper towel a couple of times to get through about 800 chips...but my hands are as soft as a baby’s behind today. : )

I wish I had done before and after pics, but they turned out great. i know this thread is a little dated, but I assume that someone, someday will be wondering about oiling and decide to peruse this forum for info. I hope this will help you.
 
TY! And since there was a response, I can’t help but post a pic of my new babies. : )

This is was the reverse looks like on all of them. Those are Viking runes (I’m a Swede).
 

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TY! And since there was a response, I can’t help but post a pic of my new babies. : )

This is was the reverse looks like on all of them. Those are Viking runes (I’m a Swede).

Nice! And another Northern VA person too!! Woohoo!
 
Yessir...NoVA!

I’m in Round Hill, which is about 10-12 miles west of Leesburg (just before the mountains).
 
I recently bought a set of the CPC Rounders and definitely plan on oiling them. I oiled the sample set that I had bought just to see if I wanted to do it and I really liked the results. I followed this guide from Apache Poker Chips. After laying them out on the towel I used a clean white t-shirt to wipe off each one. I did the Rounders samples along with a few hundred Pharoah's china clays. It's time consuming, but they look great when finished.
 
2-3 drops of baby oil on the yellow side. Wipe down a barrel at a time. Wipe again with a clean towel to remove the excess oil.

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Better to use a microfibre cloth IMO. You will get great results and it's much easier to use as the sponge will be more taxing on the wrists.

+1 on the microfibre cloth. They are the best so far in evenly oiling chips and I find that they retain and absorb just enough oil. After all, if it is good enough for your car's finish, it is good enough for your chips.
 
Absolutely oil CPCs, makes the colors pop. I dip a finger in mineral oil (or non-scented baby oil) and spread it around my palm/fingers for a verrrry light coating. Grab a barrel of chips, spin in hand until all edges are coated, spin with clean cotton cloth in hand to wipe off any excess. Repeat.

^^^^^this

And here's some video for the visually inclined...

 

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