Chip Shower? (1 Viewer)

[FlushMD]

I remember in the good old days playing poker all night at Foxwoods. In the early morning hours, I remember the staff talking about washing chips but I could never see the process. Any recommendations on how to clean or wash chips? I imagine the process it different for each material and type of chip. Assuming washing is possible, are there chips that should not be washed?

 

[Tonysquander]

Ultrasonic is the preffered method for large batches. Works great on all Paulsons. Others can also be cleaned with non-TSP detergents. See:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/ultrasonic-chip-cleaning.1691/

 

[inapinch]

for normal gunk , I usually just let chips soak in hot water with a little dish soap, then rub chips with a sponge or magic eraser. Most of the time, this helps a ton.

Although there’s some chips that are some real McNasties that just won’t ever get clean

 

[Josh Kifer]

I'm a fan of Oxy, half strength, hot water. Let it dissolve fully as the water cools. Check the bottom of the container. If you feel a crystal, keep stirring. Soak, magic eraser.

 

[AlbinoDragon]

I'm a fan of Oxy, half strength, hot water. Let it dissolve fully as the water cools. Check the bottom of the container. If you feel a crystal, keep stirring. Soak, magic eraser.

Oxy and ASM/CPC are a quick trip to damaged chips and chipper sadness. Ultarsonic and TSP are apparently also bad news for those as well. I have bleached out a bit of the vibrance in DG chips from Paulson with Oxy, so use care or test on a sacrificial chip.

Plenty of cleaning threads around here with a bit of a search and look around.


I did see a "casino grade" chip cleaner on eBay many, many years ago. That might be what the Foxwoods folks used.

 

[Budha]

All of the above depending on the chips. If I have a couple of racks I’ll use the US machine with a pre-soak in water/dish soap.

If just doing a handful, I’ve had good luck with a pre-soak and then use Sterlings Magic and a toothbrush or fingernail brush.

 

[Colquhoun]

Bicycle Casino chip washing machine, 26,000 chips per hour:
https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCas...ine-cleans-26k-chips-an-hour/239871134069668/

 

[drdr]

Bicycle Casino chip washing machine, 26,000 chips per hour:
https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCas...ine-cleans-26k-chips-an-hour/239871134069668/

Hmm, a chip dishwasher. I wonder... (glares at CPCs, glares at dishwasher).
Nope, I'm not brave enough.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Oxy and ASM/CPC are a quick trip to damaged chips and chipper sadness. Ultarsonic and TSP are apparently also bad news for those as well. I have bleached out a bit of the vibrance in DG chips from Paulson with Oxy, so use care or test on a sacrificial chip.

Plenty of cleaning threads around here with a bit of a search and look around.


I did see a "casino grade" chip cleaner on eBay many, many years ago. That might be what the Foxwoods folks used.

Yup. No ASM CPC in Oxy. Spaced that fact. Thanks dude.

 

[allforcharity]

Dawn in warm water will work 99.9% of the time. Use only this method if you have ASM/CPC chips.
Ultrasonic is really needed for very large quantities of the dirtiest chips, and only then because it saves time, not necessarily that it gives a superior result.

 

[Coyote]

Initially, I thought about this