We hand clean every single chip... ask
@jpietrella about the JW $1s! Haha
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Even the $5s weren't much better
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These guys turned out fantastic... but it took A LOT of hours cleaning
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Hot stamps are even more of a pain because you have to be very careful with the stamps.
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But if you are careful, probably took me a week! Lol
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Personally not a fan of chips cleaned in an US, I don't know if it's just that the ones I have bought over the years were on too strong of a setting or what but they often seem to have a rough texture to them.afterswards... This always starts a debate and not trying to go there.
We have cleaned around 40k chips one at a time by hand, yes time consuming but that's what we enjoy doing.
Hundreds if not Thousands of chippers use US cleaners and love the results. Just saying be careful with your treasures. We all have our means n methods. We use Oxi instead of TSP, some will swear that Oxi is harsh, others that TSP is harsh, either get the job done... some say Majic Erasers are basically sand paper, again personal preference but works for us!
This isn't a cheap hobby, there is no reset button, careful with your babies Folks!
Wish I took before pics, these are 60 years old...
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They were nasty, years of sitting with hooker juice marinating them... took weeks to clean, but also how I come to call them mine, I didn't just buy them, I brought them back to life!
Most know Whites can be the worst!
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These aren't more than a couple years old, but they clean up too! Just elbow grease and time!
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Don't just own chips, make em yours!!