How to Clean or Dye Paulson Chips? (1 Viewer)

Fordchevyguy

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I am new to this forum and not a die hard chip guy. I just bought 173 chips that have marks on edges. Looks like someone used a marker on all of them. I have not even started cleaning them but I don't think that I can get all the marker off.

I really wanted black to use as $100's. Does anyone have any experience Dyeing Chips Black? or if I must best method to clean marks off?
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Oh man, that sucks.

You might first try scrubbing with a magic eraser. You could get lucky and it comes off without a huge amount of work.
 
thanks for the links... I just put a couple in a bowl of rubbing alcohol. that should be worth a try.

But if I try to make them Black.. you would Paint and not Dye? Somewhere I thought I saw something about dyeing and thought that could be easier.
 
On the purple chips I have with similar felt marker on the edges i got close to getting most of it all, but it is still faintly present.
 
The problem with most black dyes is that it isn’t really black, just a really REALLY dark brown, blue or purple (or blurple). When it fades, and I’m sure it will, you’ll be left with a nasty mix of the faded black base color and the underlying color of the chip. Yuck.
 
I had the same issue with some hot pink starburts. I have used a magic eraser but it does fade the original colour. Never thought about dying them. May give that a shot.
 
if I try to make them Black.. you would Paint and not Dye? Somewhere I thought I saw something about dyeing and thought that could be easier.
The only dye references I can recall were for hard nylon chips (faux clays) that used various Rit dyes on (abundant) white chips to create scarce colors (like yellow), and most results were pastel-like with not a lot of color saturation. Plus hot solutions were needed, which are not very good for clay chips (which soften and deform at high temps).

Air-brushed hobby paint, however, has been used to create some very convincing counterfeit casino chips -- including black $100s made from $1 chips, on at least two different occasions.
 
If you're good at mixing and matching paint colours, this might be the least painful option.
Otherwise, lots of Magic Eraser and lots of time. Best of luck, friend.
 

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