Cleaning B&G chips (1 Viewer)

[ballefrans]

Recently bought a set of b&g plastics but found that cleaning them the way I clean paulsons just washed out the colors on the one test cleaning I did.

How do you clean them without scrubbing the colors away?

 

[LeLe]

I just used soap water and wipe them with fiber cloth

Don't really want to risk destroying the inlay by soaking in water for too long

 

[cyril]

Soap is enough and oiling them is magic !

 

[ballefrans]

Oil on plastic chips? Really? Any before and after pics?

Soap is enough and oiling them is magic !

 

[cyril]

Yes, effect is many more impresive than on paulson chips.
All my bg chips are oiled now but i will look for old pics.

 

[MilouPilou1]

Oil on plastic chips? Really? Any before and after pics?

The top one was in the same condition as the bottom one before oiling

E/ Obviously the plastic does not absorb the oil, so it is necessary to wipe off the excess.

 

[ballefrans]

So if plastic does not absorb oil then why oil them? Excuse my ignorance but this is my first set og b&gs.

 

[LeLe]

I myself only Oiled Clay Chip, I don't oiled Plastic or Ceramic Chips

 

[cyril]

Test with one chip is the best way to see.

 

[ballefrans]

Will give it a go!

Test with one chip is the best way to see.

 

[cyril]

 

[MilouPilou1]

So if plastic does not absorb oil then why oil them? Excuse my ignorance but this is my first set og b&gs.

It's indeed common to say that you should not / do not need to oil plastics, which is partly true.

Except that here we are talking about B&G that falls into the latter category, but totally different from a usual plastic chip.

May I ask what B&G chips do you have?

From my experience with BG's, oil is mainly used to give some shine to the chip. As you can see on the picture above, the scratches disappear, the surface becomes smoother. The oil leaves a kind of micro-film on the surface, so it is necessary to wipe well with absorbent paper, this step is crucial if you do not want to leave marks and make the tokens sticky, which would be the opposite of the desired effect.

And, B&G's are not slippery (even oiled), unlike any other "plastic" manufacturer.

 

[ballefrans]

It's indeed common to say that you should not / do not need to oil plastics, which is partly true.

Except that here we are talking about B&G that falls into the latter category, but totally different from a usual plastic chip.

May I ask what B&G chips do you have?

From my experience with BG's, oil is mainly used to give some shine to the chip. As you can see on the picture above, the scratches disappear, the surface becomes smoother. The oil leaves a kind of micro-film on the surface, so it is necessary to wipe well with absorbent paper, this step is crucial if you do not want to leave marks and make the tokens sticky, which would be the opposite of the desired effect.

And, B&G's are not slippery (even oiled), unlike any other "plastic" manufacturer.

Thanks for the long reply! Theese are my chips

 

[MilouPilou1]

Nice chips!
You're welcome, don't hesitate to ask more or shoot a PM if needed.

 

[ballefrans]

So turns out oiling b&g chips really works. Thanks for all the replys.

 

[Pippa]

Soap is enough and oiling them is magic !

Oiling plastic chips?????????