China Clays, To Oil or Not to Oil (1 Viewer)

[Aristottle]

I am wondering what the collective wisdom here is on oiling China Clays?

I oiled a set of Pyramids Casino chips and found the colors popped a little more.

What do others think?

 

[Shaggy]

It depends... Some colors of various chip lines have a good impact, others have little effect.

 

[mummel]

100% oil camp for aesthetics. However, playing with the chips also helps to naturally oil and will save you time.

 

[justsomedude]

Uh oh. Here we go again...

 

[Wils]

You put oil on a thing, you will have a glossy thing.

It won't be permanent, but for a while you will have a glossy thing with deeper, more vibrant "saturated" colours (see what I did there?)

 

[Blaster]

It's more short term, & on China Clays and won't have the same lasting effect as oiling new Paulsons or CPC's,... , not sure if it's not soaking in, slowly rolling off, the plastic material, or some combo of those, but its more of a shorter term "gloss effect" on china clays, & relatively quickly your chips will look like they were never oiled....
I also would Not recommend the "natural" greasy Pizza / Potato Chip player's hands" can-go-rancid oil method for any chips ...

 

[upNdown]

I wonder how oily they remain after oiling. I grabbed a Milano sample set today, for the first time in a while. I was struck by how slippery they seem. If any oil remained on the surface of these chips, making them more slippery, that could get annoying.

 

[mummel]

I wonder how oily they remain after oiling. I grabbed a Milano sample set today, for the first time in a while. I was struck by how slippery they seem. If any oil remained on the surface of these chips, making them more slippery, that could get annoying.

The stack of Milanos I shuffle at work feel fantastic. They stick to each other like Paulsons (I can turn a stack of 10 way past 45 degrees, maybe 60?, and they are locked, pretty cool actually). They have never been oiled, but look identical to the oiled ones I have at home. The constant shuffling transferred oil from my hands to the chips in about a week.

The ones at home that are oiled, are definitely more slippery, even after months. They dont stick the same as the ones at work. They also lose their oil shine in about 4-6 months and need to be re-oiled, otherwise they look pretty dull.

I'll take vibrant chips over dull chips any day, and my preferred method to maintain "real clay" type texture would be to allow the chips to oil naturally from your hands. But playing once a month is not nearly enough for natural oil transfer so I have to apply oil. But even when oiled, they become dull after a couple of months so reapplying oil is really the only way to ensure they remain vibrant.

Thats the tradeoff unfortunately. Vibrance > texture IMO.

 

[QuiQuog]

My feeling is that China Clays are already slippery enough. No need to exacerbate it by adding oil.

 

[detroitdad]

My feeling is that China Clays are already slippery enough. No need to exacerbate it by adding oil.

I was just about to post the same thing

 

[blackboxalgo]

oiled some of my sample china clays and noticed no difference in colour only excess slip in the hands.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I added some oil to my almost never-used cash chips.

Massive difference with the blues and reds! No perceptible difference in cohesion - slippery is slippery, but if I had to say one gripped better than the other, the oiled chips stack better than the unoiled chips.

 

[Lemonzest]

I oiled my dunes cc and it made a huge difference.

This is with fresh oil on so obv it pops a lot. After I wiped them down and put them in play they are a bit less bright.

However, adding the oil has made them look much better than when they were new.

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

Thanks for the info really helpful. Considering getting pharaohs soon... may just oil once and let it fade after that

 

[allforcharity]

Most people like the look of oiled chips. Many have oiled their CCs and been satisfied with the results.

 

[yoogK]

My feeling is that China Clays are already slippery enough. No need to exacerbate it by adding oil.

My understanding was that China clay are mostly plastic. Would they even soak up the oil like a Paulson or bcc chip? I feel like they would just sit on the chip as if you were liking a ceramic.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Not all plastics (polymers) are equal. Try any cheap dish sponge from Wal-Mart. It is 100% Polyurethane (plastic), yet it soaks up liquid like a .... er.... sponge.

 

[TexRex]

I've never oiled my CCs. Those that get played with the most often are brighter than those that see less use. I've experimented with putting unused chips in play for a night, and find if it's a commonly used chip, at the end of the night, it's a lot brighter than it was at the beginning of the night. Results may vary depending on the specific content of the chip.

 

[freedomblazes]

I've never oiled my CCs. Those that get played with the most often are brighter than those that see less use. I've experimented with putting unused chips in play for a night, and find if it's a commonly used chip, at the end of the night, it's a lot brighter than it was at the beginning of the night. Results may vary depending on the specific content of the chip.

Same here, natural hand oil from the players do the trick. Just make sure you handle the higher denoms too so the whole set looks evenly shined if that's a problem.

 

[Beakertwang]

I've never oiled my CCs. Those that get played with the most often are brighter than those that see less use. I've experimented with putting unused chips in play for a night, and find if it's a commonly used chip, at the end of the night, it's a lot brighter than it was at the beginning of the night. Results may vary depending on the specific content of the chip.

Same here, natural hand oil from the players do the trick. Just make sure you handle the higher denoms too so the whole set looks evenly shined if that's a problem.

Maybe it’s my imagination, but I’ve been shuffling some of my recently acquired Majestics as I surf the web or watch TV, and they seem to get less slippery the more they’re handled.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Maybe it’s my imagination, but I’ve been shuffling some of my recently acquired Majestics as I surf the web or watch TV, and they seem to get less slippery the more they’re handled.

Ewwwww... wash your hands

 

[Beakertwang]

Ewwwww... wash your hands

My hands were perfectly clean, aside from the hot fudge and Cheez Whiz.