Cleaning Simonis Cloth
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Simple Green next time, and a med/soft brush... Simple green is the stuff! Get's blood out too...
david hodges
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I have had several encounters with grease on the cloth. What I found was that if you use carburetor cleaner it works great. What you do is spray some on an old towel. Then as you wipe you roll the towel so that it is not rubbing it back into the cloth. I have turned some of my customers onto this and most of the time it works. You would want to have some type of ventilation because the smell is very strong. If you would use Quick-Clean after you clean, it will remove the smell. If you would like to give me a call for more details please feel free.
David
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David
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david hodges said:
Great advice David.
Quick Clean is a superb product. I've used that and your competitors product and much prefer Quick Clean.
mr8ball
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Quick Clean
We were at the US Open one year and Diamond had a table that someone had spilled a cup of coffee on it. They put it next to our booth. I was with Quick Clean and we ask them if we could try something and of course they said yes. Anyway we soaked the stain with QC and as the stain came up into the foam we took a piece of cardboard and scooped the foam off of the table. We did this for a few days twice a day and by the end of the week we had just about all of the stain out. The trick was to soak it and remove it with the cardboard. It worked pretty good. What do you have to loose, right? 10 bucks for a can of QC. I hope this helps, Doug
Drater said:So I just spent a ton of money getting four of my 9' foot tables moved (new Diamond tables coming in 2 weeks), recovered, and leveled. Not three days later some jerk who doesn't understand how to use hand soap shows up for a local league event and manages to play on each newly recovered table.
He's a mechanic. His hands are filthy. I didn't get here until the damage was done.
Anyone have suggestions on how to remove engine oil and general grease/grime from Simonis cloth?
I've thought about renting one of those "Rug Doctor" machines from Lowes w/ the upholstery attachment, but I dunno if that would damage the cloth in any way. I've tried Windex and rubbing alcohol, but neither did any good.
Any input will be greatly appreciated!
We were at the US Open one year and Diamond had a table that someone had spilled a cup of coffee on it. They put it next to our booth. I was with Quick Clean and we ask them if we could try something and of course they said yes. Anyway we soaked the stain with QC and as the stain came up into the foam we took a piece of cardboard and scooped the foam off of the table. We did this for a few days twice a day and by the end of the week we had just about all of the stain out. The trick was to soak it and remove it with the cardboard. It worked pretty good. What do you have to loose, right? 10 bucks for a can of QC. I hope this helps, Doug
First I would use denatured alcohol to clean up the area. Then use "goof off" - I think that is the name. It is a household degreaser. Smells a lot like citrus. Then hit it again with alcohol. A little water does not hurt either.
Make sure you do NOT burn out the cloth. No hard rubbing. This will take out the worst and then normal dirt etc will blend it in over time.
Mark Griffin
Make sure you do NOT burn out the cloth. No hard rubbing. This will take out the worst and then normal dirt etc will blend it in over time.
Mark Griffin
This might sound crazy electrical contact cleaner it cleans anything. But it is rather expensive.
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Do any of these remedies (i.e. carb cleaner, Goof-Off, etc.) leave a ring? I'm facing getting some grease off new cloth right now and dug up this thread in a search. My concern is just spreading the mess/leaving a ring.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Fatboy is correct on this one! I had a friend over one week after a recover of tour blue 860. He had greasy hand and left marks all over! I was a liitle pissed but what could I do? A few weeks went by and the marks were gone.
Post this thread in Talk to a Mechanic and ask for the Cobra.
After turning wrenches on just about anything that flys, floats, or drives I have found that using Goop hand cleaner http://www.goophandcleaner.com/ from the auto parts store works well on clothes. It cuts the grease on your hands and does a wonderful job on clothes. I have been known to get grease on my good clothes playing the good Samaritan and I put some Goop WITHOUT pumas on the stain and put it in the laundry. I'm sure you could apply some to your cloth and then dab it up with a wet cloth.
Detailing
Well I used to detail cars, so I have had some experience with lots of different materials. Simmonis is a wool blend, so anything that is safe on wool is pretty much a no brainer to use on Simmonis.
Woolite yes works good, but isn't very strong. This is good if you take the cloth off the table and want to wash it before using it on some other table. I did this with some off my 8' table, and my buddy put it on his 7' table.
Simple Green is great product, but unfortunately I doubt strong enough for this case if it really is grease from being a mechanic.
The stuff you eventually used is close to what I was going to tell you to use.
There are two products I would recommend!
The first one to just work on just the stains is ArmorAll Oxi Magic Cleaner available at most car parts stores and Ace Hardware. I have removed grease, asphalt, ink, blood, etc from different fabrics with just this cleaner.
Quick Clean is good, but unfortunately it is expensive and I found something that works better, smells better, and is a lot cheaper!
This is what I clean my Simmonis with all the time. It is Blue Coral Upholstery Cleaner. It is found at most auto stores and Walmart. The only thing I do is remove the brush that is on the can because it would tear up Simmonis if you used that brush on the can. Anyway you get twice the product for half the cost, and it smells 10x's better.
The last way that works the best to clean the cloth is a high dollar steam cleaner without rotating brushes. My dad has one of these because he restores automobiles, but this is like a $1000 machine. (Not exactly everyone can afford this.)
Anyway that's my 2 cents.
Well I used to detail cars, so I have had some experience with lots of different materials. Simmonis is a wool blend, so anything that is safe on wool is pretty much a no brainer to use on Simmonis.
Woolite yes works good, but isn't very strong. This is good if you take the cloth off the table and want to wash it before using it on some other table. I did this with some off my 8' table, and my buddy put it on his 7' table.
Simple Green is great product, but unfortunately I doubt strong enough for this case if it really is grease from being a mechanic.
The stuff you eventually used is close to what I was going to tell you to use.
There are two products I would recommend!
The first one to just work on just the stains is ArmorAll Oxi Magic Cleaner available at most car parts stores and Ace Hardware. I have removed grease, asphalt, ink, blood, etc from different fabrics with just this cleaner.
Quick Clean is good, but unfortunately it is expensive and I found something that works better, smells better, and is a lot cheaper!
This is what I clean my Simmonis with all the time. It is Blue Coral Upholstery Cleaner. It is found at most auto stores and Walmart. The only thing I do is remove the brush that is on the can because it would tear up Simmonis if you used that brush on the can. Anyway you get twice the product for half the cost, and it smells 10x's better.
The last way that works the best to clean the cloth is a high dollar steam cleaner without rotating brushes. My dad has one of these because he restores automobiles, but this is like a $1000 machine. (Not exactly everyone can afford this.)
Anyway that's my 2 cents.
Let me just add
I know a place that pours hot water and soap on their tables once a week to clean them. It is rather shocking to me that they do this. They only soak up the water with a shammy and then let the tables dry. I can honestly say I see no ill effects from this. But my mind says it is not a good practice.
Yes white powder and Dirt all over the table is a real turn off. It is the same low class bums that do it every time they play.
I know a place that pours hot water and soap on their tables once a week to clean them. It is rather shocking to me that they do this. They only soak up the water with a shammy and then let the tables dry. I can honestly say I see no ill effects from this. But my mind says it is not a good practice.
Yes white powder and Dirt all over the table is a real turn off. It is the same low class bums that do it every time they play.