I have a old case and it has a lot of chalk build up inside of the tubes. It gets on my shafts . I just taped a rubber tube to a small shop vac and ran it up and down inside the tubes. Any other tips on getting the chalk residue out?
I have a old case and it has a lot of chalk build up inside of the tubes. It gets on my shafts . I just taped a rubber tube to a small shop vac and ran it up and down inside the tubes. Any other tips on getting the chalk residue out?
I vacuumed it real well, but I think i'll try that too. Thanks!I feel your pain, having purchased many vintage cases with lot of chalk in the tubes.
The best way I have found to remove the most chalk residue is this :
Straighten a metal coat hanger and bend a small hook at one end.
Attach a good sized piece of linen cloth or old t-shirt to the hook.
Add a generous amount of denatured alcohol to the cloth, insert
into each tube, rotate the cloth while slowly removing it.
Change the cloth as necessary and repeat the cleaning process
until desired results are achieved.
Let air-dry or speed up the process with a hair dryer on low-medium
heat setting.
This process has worked perfectly for me many, many times.
I vacuumed it real well, but I think i'll try that too. Thanks!
I've used a 40 inch air nozzle with holes in the sides and end to blow dust out of tube cases. I then stuck the cleaning rod with chalkboard felt attached and a drill to slowly spin the rod to pick up any residual chalk dust with static kling.
A good idea for all to wipe chalk off the tips before going in any case.
Rob.M
Sound Advice. I Never, Ever place Shafts or Butts in my Cases without
first removing all chalk from the Tips and wiping everything down.
This takes less than 2 minutes to complete.
I have a old case and it has a lot of chalk build up inside of the tubes. It gets on my shafts . I just taped a rubber tube to a small shop vac and ran it up and down inside the tubes. Any other tips on getting the chalk residue out?