Paulson Poker Chips cleaning (2 Viewers)

[iceman5691]

Which method to clean chip works best?

Dishwasher or Hand cleaning with a plastic brush w/ soap & water?

 

[allforcharity]

If you have lots of chips to clean, then probably an ultrasonic cleaner. Lots of existing threads for that under Maintenance.

 

[Taghkanic]

Salad spinner!

 

[iceman5691]

Salad spinner!

Really!!!!

 

[BearMetal]

Really!!!!

Yes.

Search for the ultrasonic cleaning threads, and you will find how to use the salad spinner in order to accomplish clean chip nirvana. (The before picture was too gross to post)

 

[asam2006]

Ultrasonic cleaning for lots of dirty chips, then magic erase for the persistent dirty spots, then oil the chips and wipe clean several times. I oil chips that have lots of color transfer and wipe clean several times. Most of the time I can get away with just oiling chips with mineral oil and wiping them clean repeatedly. I prefer mineral oil as a cleaner because it won't dry out the chip nor bleed out the color as will most detergents. I think my chips appreciate oil cleaning

 

[allforcharity]

Don't put chips in the dishwasher.

 

[SwissChip]

Toothpaste + brush/electric brush works great too.
A lot of work, but you clean the chips not very often...

 

[allforcharity]

Toothpaste + brush/electric brush works great too.
A lot of work, but you clean the chips not very often...

Do NOT use toothpaste. It contains micro abrasives. Use mild dish soap instead.

 

[SwissChip]

Thanks for the advice!

For heavy duty (dirt in the mold), it works great.
Only the edges - not the inlay.
Use standart white toothpaste - not these 'microgranuli' sorts.

This is the way i go when dish soap don't do the job.

 

[JamesWebbTelescope]

Yes.

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Search for the ultrasonic cleaning threads, and you will find how to use the salad spinner in order to accomplish clean chip nirvana. (The before picture was too gross to post)

Wow, absolutely love the ingenuity. Y’all are amazing here at PCF.

 

[BearMetal]

Wow, absolutely love the ingenuity. Y’all are amazing here at PCF.

Thanks! PCF is a wonderland of ideas. But ingenuity is nothing without results. The salad spinner method with the U/S produces great results.

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[PitCrewFast]

Thanks! PCF is a wonderland of ideas. But ingenuity is nothing without results. The salad spinner method with the U/S produces great results.

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Looks like this works very well!

 

[BearMetal]

Looks like this works very well!

I've been using this method to clean the vast majority of my chips for the past 4 years. I couldn't imagine cleaning them all by hand. It would have taken forever.

But there are also downsides. For example, depending on the type of faux TSP you use, the chips can come out more faded/dry-looking. This is because you've stripped out some of the oils as well as the dirt. So, you have to spend time piling them after they are clean. But that's a small price to pay for a squeaky clean chips in a fraction of the time.

 

[ekricket]

Toothpaste + brush/electric brush works great too.
A lot of work, but you clean the chips not very often...

 

[improviseallday]

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Didn't know Colgate was 10x as abrasive as just a toothbrush...

Wonder if this means you can adjust the intensity of chip cleaning by picking a different toothpaste.

 

[SwissChip]

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Thanks @ekricket
Very good information.

Wow - the salad spinner method is next level! When you've got a lot of chips to clean... nice move!

 

[WhiteChoclat]

In my experience, just a bit of dish soap + water, run them through my fingers, and then let them dry on a micro fiber cloth!

 

[the3impossibles]

Ultrasonic cleaning for lots of dirty chips, then magic erase for the persistent dirty spots, then oil the chips and wipe clean several times. I oil chips that have lots of color transfer and wipe clean several times. Most of the time I can get away with just oiling chips with mineral oil and wiping them clean repeatedly. I prefer mineral oil as a cleaner because it won't dry out the chip nor bleed out the color as will most detergents. I think my chips appreciate oil cleaning

Newbie here. Do you use mineral oil over the entire chip or just the edges excluding the inlays? TIA

 

[Taghkanic]

Newbie here. Do you use mineral oil over the entire chip or just the edges excluding the inlays? TIA

Some people will tell you just to oil the edges. I don’t buy that.

I use the oil-and-water method, using a salad spinner to dunk about a rack of chips at a time.

You need very, very little mineral oil with this method. Like half a cap for hundreds of chips.

Then spread them out on a towel, and lay a second towel on top to get surface water off.

Let them air dry a bit. Flip them over a couple of times, giving them a twist on each turn.

If you find that the inlays are slick, use a microfiber cloth to dab each one quickly.

I’ll visually inspect the chips before putting them back in racks. But there is seldom any visible oil by this point. Just that subtly richer Paulson color.

 

[blindman]

Some people will tell you just to oil the edges. I don’t buy that.

I use the oil-and-water method, using a salad spinner to dunk about a rack of chips at a time.

You need very, very little mineral oil with this method. Like half a cap for hundreds of chips.

Then spread them out on a towel, and lay a second towel on top to get surface water off.

Let them air dry a bit. Flip them over a couple of times, giving them a twist on each turn.

If you find that the inlays are slick, use a microfiber cloth to dab each one quickly.

I’ll visually inspect the chips before putting them back in racks. But there is seldom any visible oil by this point. Just that subtly richer Paulson color.

That has worked well for me also.