Chalk color for tournament blue cloth

Puttnutt24

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My Diamond Pro Am is getting real close. I read somewhere here that if you use blue chalk on tournament blue cloth you get a black mess. Is this true and if so, what color chalk should I use. Thx again, Rich
 
Hi,

I use blue chalk exclusively on my tour blue simonis. I don't see any black mess!

-Phillip
 
never saw any marks

blue is the color bro. no mess.

keep ur table wiped down on a regular basis and your hands will be clean as a whistle,

Pat
 
I disagree. Regular chalk on Tournament Blue Simonis does leave black marks....but it's nothing major. Just clean the cloth every once and awhile and you're set.
 
When you say "wiped down", "keep cleaned" do you mean you a brush after each use? Thx again, Rich
 
I see light black marks on my tourney blue cloth, but it cleans right off. I use a very lightly damp microfiber towel to wipe my table down. It works well.
 
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Puttnutt24 said:
When you say "wiped down", "keep cleaned" do you mean you a brush after each use? Thx again, Rich

I use blue chalk on blue 860HR. I vacuum about once a week. After vacuuming I wipe down with a slightly damp cloth.

I think the main thing about getting a lot of chalk on your table is ,"nervous twitch chalking". Only chalk while looking at your tip. You'll use less chalk. Have less "chalk explosions" on your table.

Boom done!

Ray
 
Bigtruck said:
I use blue chalk on blue 860HR. I vacuum about once a week. After vacuuming I wipe down with a slightly damp cloth.
Which helps extend the life of the cloth and keeps it lookin good.
 
Puttnutt24 said:
My Diamond Pro Am is getting real close. I read somewhere here that if you use blue chalk on tournament blue cloth you get a black mess. Is this true and if so, what color chalk should I use. Thx again, Rich
I have the Diamond Pro Am table with the blue cloth and the blue chalk does leave a mess. Everytime i chalk my stick and hit the ball i can see the chalk dust. I just ordered me some gray chalk. I was told it would not show anything. I will let you know as soon as i get mine.
 

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damp cloth..

just use the micro fiber damp cloth.... no need to soak it down. just damp...

also like big truck said. use vacum 1 time a week. u should be good.

cheers

Pat
 
mr8ball said:
I have the Diamond Pro Am table with the blue cloth and the blue chalk does leave a mess. Everytime i chalk my stick and hit the ball i can see the chalk dust. I just ordered me some gray chalk. I was told it would not show anything. I will let you know as soon as i get mine.


Gray is what simonis has told a couple of our customers to use. Let us know how it works out for you.:)
 
mr8ball said:
I have the Diamond Pro Am table with the blue cloth and the blue chalk does leave a mess. Everytime i chalk my stick and hit the ball i can see the chalk dust. I just ordered me some gray chalk. I was told it would not show anything. I will let you know as soon as i get mine.

please try the "blue diamond" chalk and you will be satisfied for
the rest of your life. :wink:


http://www.doubledavecues.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=96_114&products_id=718&language=en
 
Bigtruck said:
I use blue chalk on blue 860HR. I vacuum about once a week. After vacuuming I wipe down with a slightly damp cloth.

I think the main thing about getting a lot of chalk on your table is ,"nervous twitch chalking". Only chalk while looking at your tip. You'll use less chalk. Have less "chalk explosions" on your table.

Boom done!

Ray

Same here Ray. I use exclusively blue Master Chalk on my Diamond with Simonis. When I'm using the table (which isn't often enough) I like to vacuum once a week and wipe it down with a damp cloth. I've never had a problem with marks on my table. I prefer to put my chalk on the tip, not the table. :wink:
 
jay helfert said:
Same here Ray. I use exclusively blue Master Chalk on my Diamond with Simonis. When I'm using the table (which isn't often enough) I like to vacuum once a week and wipe it down with a damp cloth. I've never had a problem with marks on my table. I prefer to put my chalk on the tip, not the table. :wink:

Jay its 4 something AM, go to bed man!!!! or finish the book,

love

fatboy
 
Bigtruck said:
I use blue chalk on blue 860HR. I vacuum about once a week. After vacuuming I wipe down with a slightly damp cloth.

I think the main thing about getting a lot of chalk on your table is ,"nervous twitch chalking". Only chalk while looking at your tip. You'll use less chalk. Have less "chalk explosions" on your table.

Boom done!

Ray
Or don't chalk over the table. After hours of play you'll notice less chalk on the table. I also use
Chalk off after a good vacuming. It gets the marks that are left behind.


nevermind i just got the "chalk explosion" reference. But not chalkin over the table is still a good idea.
 
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OR....use a chalk board eraser to erase all them little nasty chalk markers, works like a charm, you'll never even know they were there:grin: but it has to be the old style grade school black board eraser, none of that dry erase BS.

Glen
 
jay helfert said:
Same here Ray. I use exclusively blue Master Chalk on my Diamond with Simonis. When I'm using the table (which isn't often enough) I like to vacuum once a week and wipe it down with a damp cloth. I've never had a problem with marks on my table. I prefer to put my chalk on the tip, not the table. :wink:

Amazing how the damp cloth wipedown (cost=$0) makes chalk marks disappear. :grin:
I'd suggest that peeps with "chalk explosions" may be overchalking. Your thought?
 
realkingcobra said:
OR....use a chalk board eraser to erase all them little nasty chalk markers, works like a charm, you'll never even know they were there:grin: but it has to be the old style grade school black board eraser, none of that dry erase BS.

Glen
My solution is to quit chalking all together, Of course I miscue every other shot but the cloth looks new.;)
 
I have to say again. The blue chalk will make a mess!! I travel and clean the tables for Diamond sometimes with Quick Clean and I have seen what the chalk will do to the table. It will leave black streaks all over the cloth. At first we thought it was the dye from the pockets but we soon found out it wasn't. No matter if you chalk your stick over the table or not (Which I don't) when you hit the cue ball and the follow through will leave that black streak. I to clean my table every 6 hours that i play with Quick Clean and it all comes right out. I am going to change the color of my chalk to gray. I hope it will fix this. It should be here this week and I will let you know if it works.
 
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