The Official Poker Table Steam Cleaning Thread - Before and After Pics (1 Viewer)

[MrCatPants]

We had kinda hijacked another thread, so giving this it's own space.

We meticulously clean our chips with expensive equipment and chemicals, but why not our tables? Inspired by @Goldfish, I did a careful steam cleaning and lo and behold, my cloth was covered in a thin film of hooker juice. Post your before and after pics below, as well as how much use it received before the cleaning.

 

[MrCatPants]

Approximately 4 years of hosting 2 nights a month and the family using it once or twice a month

Before

After

 

[theshepherd]

What did you use to clean it? Very nicely done

 

[MrCatPants]

What did you use to clean it? Very nicely done

This thing: https://www.amazon.com/BISSELL-Spot...prefix=little+green+pro+pet,garden,145&sr=1-3

Did a first run with warm water and less solution - made a difference but didn't really get the "grime" super well.

Did a second run two days later with hot water and more cleaning solution - alongside gently using the scrubbing tool and going over things 3 times yielded the end result.

 

[BamaT8ter]

Approximately 4 years of hosting 2 nights a month and the family using it once or twice a month

Using it for what?

 

[MrCatPants]

Using it for what?

Poker/craps/blackjack

 

[Goldfish]

The Bissell pet pro is awesome! I pre-treat the felt then go to work with the pet pro (using the bissell cleaning solution).

before (right) and after (left) pic.

works on coffee spills too.
Before:

After:

 

[WhiteMamba1646]

love this thread!

 

[Machine]

Its all the fun!

 

[Machine]

Picked up new chairs, cleaned two of them and here is the hooker juice

 

[DoubleEagle]

I tried steam cleaner with very unsatisfactory results. So I decided to take the felt off the table and run it through our washing machine. Awesome results!

Before: (Yuk!)

After:

 

[MrCatPants]

I tried steam cleaner with very unsatisfactory results. So I decided to take the felt off the table and run it through our washing machine. Awesome results!

Before: (Yuk!)

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After:

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I had to scrub and turn up the water temp for sure. My first pass was lackluster in results.

 

[MrCatPants]

Picked up new chairs, cleaned two of them and here is the hooker juice

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That's stranger sharts, not hooker juice.

 

[Goldfish]

I had to scrub and turn up the water temp for sure. My first pass was lackluster in results.

Try pretreating the felt with a pretreatment solution.

 

[Jake14mw]

I tried steam cleaner with very unsatisfactory results. So I decided to take the felt off the table and run it through our washing machine. Awesome results!

Before: (Yuk!)

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After:

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This.

Note to table builders, no need to put in hundreds of staples for your felt.

 

[CraigT78]

I was a big fan of taking the felt off and running it through the washer.

Then I bought the mean green steaming machine.

I won't do it any other way now.

 

[Goldfish]

I tried steam cleaner with very unsatisfactory results. So I decided to take the felt off the table and run it through our washing machine. Awesome results!

Before: (Yuk!)

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After:

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Did plug the steam cleaner in?

 

[MrCatPants]

Did plug the steam cleaner in?

He might have had the same issue I did. Maybe needed hotter water/more solution in the mix/and a pretreatment as you suggested

 

[Drok5]

This is probably my new favorite thread.

 

[Rakrul]

I, too, did it old school: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/decided-to-clean-my-table-cloth.100094/

 

[Skagglio]

I forgot to take a before photo but using the pre treat + steam cleaner as outlined in this thread made it look brand new again.

 

[Skagglio]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/current-chipset-collection.37603/post-2172365

 

[Statesvegas]

I clean mine a couple of times a year, and had to give the table the once over today after some grease spots appeared after last night's game. It's like a band new table every time. Bissell Little green machine that we have had for about 10 years.

 

[doublebooyah85]

This is fantastic thx

 

[jpoppaaa]

Are any of these SSC. Would it need a different method?
Great resource thanks all.

 

[Skagglio]

Are any of these SSC. Would it need a different method?
Great resource thanks all.

This should work just fine on SSC.

 

[MrCatPants]

The device is on sale at amazon right now. https://www.amazon.com/BISSELL-Spot...s_g_1063922_d_sccl_5/147-0207202-0128262?th=1

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

I don't let my table get as bad as you guys so before & after pics don't have very much contrast.

I do use the Dyson during the game & the Bissell maybe every 3rd depending on how many "hard shufflers" have played.

I also rotate my playing surface between red, purple & green so that helps too.

 

[deucemcb]

I steam cleaned my ESPN table with a Bissel. Applied prespot, then washed several times with a cleaning solution, then several times with a hot water rinse.

Felt came out great, but the underlying support must have been sensitive to that much liquid. I ended up with some creases and wrinkles after it dried. Must be heavy duty cardboard or laminated wood.

Not too bab, but no longer smooth.

 

[cpac54]

Which Bissell cleaning solution are you guys using in your machine? There seems to be a bunch of options?

Anything I should look for in a pre-treatment spray? Rug Doctor isn’t available over here.