Getting rid of beer stains

TheThaiger

TheThaiger

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My buddy has beer stains all over his table. He's on about washing the cloth, ie lots of soap and water to remove the stains. When on a roll, he's on about using a steam cleaner. The table and cloth are old and knackered, so it's not a disaster to him if the cleaning methods end up doing more harm than good, but has anyone any experience of washing or steam cleaning a cloth? Tips, other ideas welcomed for cleaning filthy tables.

Cloth replacement is not an option btw.
 
First, I would advise my friend to stop putting beers on his pool table. Coasters on side tables are the triple nutz!

Second, I would try the steam cleaning. It may not work, but that is all I can think of. The condensation on the outside of a bottle is just water. Or is it spilled beer too?
 
TX Poolnut said:
First, I would advise my friend to stop putting beers on his pool table. Coasters on side tables are the triple nutz!

Second, I would try the steam cleaning. It may not work, but that is all I can think of. The condensation on the outside of a bottle is just water. Or is it spilled beer too?
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Oh yes. Sorry, beer, beer and more beer - at least 3 large patches. The cloth is old and filthy anyway - the spilled beer was its last proper cleaning, probably.

Just wondering what washing or steaming would do to the fit of the cloth - would it make it loose etc.

We live in the new age of austerity - make do and mend.
 
I have heard of people taking bed cloth off and having it drycleaned...

I would worry about the steam's effect on the slate... I can imagine the seems popping especially if they were bees waxed......
 
The Renfro;3279952[COLOR="Red" said:
]I have heard of people taking bed cloth off and having it drycleaned...[/COLOR]

I would worry about the steam's effect on the slate... I can imagine the seems popping especially if they were bees waxed......
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I have done that and it works great....

Kim
 
TheThaiger said:
Oh yes. Sorry, beer, beer and more beer - at least 3 large patches. The cloth is old and filthy anyway - the spilled beer was its last proper cleaning, probably.

Just wondering what washing or steaming would do to the fit of the cloth - would it make it loose etc.

We live in the new age of austerity - make do and mend.
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Wd-40 is awesome for stain remover,even takes out blood stains if he ever cuts himself shaving over the table :D It really works great!
 
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You don't say what kind of table it is. Is it 3 peice slate? if so, you might have a problem with the seams if you steam clean it and a water putty was used in the seams. You can always use a very hot wet cloth and wipe all of the cloth instead. If I had that many beer stains on my table, I'd figure that I was having enough fun that I didn't care, and keep doing what I was doing.
 
TheThaiger said:
My buddy has beer stains all over his table. He's on about washing the cloth, ie lots of soap and water to remove the stains. When on a roll, he's on about using a steam cleaner. The table and cloth are old and knackered, so it's not a disaster to him if the cleaning methods end up doing more harm than good, but has anyone any experience of washing or steam cleaning a cloth? Tips, other ideas welcomed for cleaning filthy tables.

Cloth replacement is not an option btw.
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You can get new cloth for under $100 if you're willing to go for the cheaper stuff. How about if he doesn't drink any beer for a week and buys cloth instead? I know it would be a terrible hardship, but sometimes sacrifices are required by our art.

Alternatively, he could wash the cloth in his washer. Let it partly dry on low heat. Take it out damp and it will stretch to size. This won't work so well if the cloth is rubber-backed.
 
TheThaiger said:
My buddy has beer stains all over his table. He's on about washing the cloth, ie lots of soap and water to remove the stains. When on a roll, he's on about using a steam cleaner. The table and cloth are old and knackered, so it's not a disaster to him if the cleaning methods end up doing more harm than good, but has anyone any experience of washing or steam cleaning a cloth? Tips, other ideas welcomed for cleaning filthy tables.

Cloth replacement is not an option btw.
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TheThaiger:

I learned this one from an Irish pub that caters to a local biker club -- seltzer water, the plastic cap from a spray paint can, and a wet/dry vac.

The carbonic acid in seltzer water breaks-down the beer stain without it itself being a staining agent. He/she uses the very edge of the spray paint cap as a scrubber (do it gently so as not to cut or damage the cloth). Then, vacuum it up using the wet/dry vac. Depending on the stain, he/she may have to do this several times in succession. But it does work!

Hope this helps,
-Sean
 
scsuxci said:
Wd-40 is awesome for stain remover,even takes out blood stains if he ever cuts himself shaving over the table :D It really works great!
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Thanks. I'm going to suggest this first, then try some of the others if it doesn't work. WD40's amazing stuff - hadn't realised it's a cleaner as well. Fish oil, isn't it?
 
DoubleD said:
Yeah, anytime I am looking to clean anything, I go directly to the 'lubricants and solvents' aisle of the hardware store.

I also go to the bookstore to buy hand tools and the chemical waste depository for my food.

BTW, blood comes out of most things with cold water.

dld
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Not any blood I've ever encountered,my girlfriend has a real heavy flow, like the red river wild and after her 3 week period I have to dunk her drawers in a vat of acid and peroxide and they still come out a light pink:thumbup:
 
TheThaiger said:
Yeah, that didn't work so great. Believe anything, me. :embarrassed2:
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Thats odd because at the place I play pool at a customer spilled a cooler that got on the Simonis cloth and they got it out with the WD-40.They didn't have to use alot just a small amount.Look it up,its a great cleaner.
 
Any of the oxy type cleaners or foaming carpet / car interior cleaners would probably do a lot for it. Great Stuff is a cheap one that has repeatedly yielded good results for a variety of surfaces.
What size table is it? Maybe you could post in the "ask a mechanic" section and see if anyone has a decent used cloth from a (hopefully larger) table.
 
sfleinen said:
TheThaiger:

I learned this one from an Irish pub that caters to a local biker club -- seltzer water, the plastic cap from a spray paint can, and a wet/dry vac.

The carbonic acid in seltzer water breaks-down the beer stain without it itself being a staining agent. He/she uses the very edge of the spray paint cap as a scrubber (do it gently so as not to cut or damage the cloth). Then, vacuum it up using the wet/dry vac. Depending on the stain, he/she may have to do this several times in succession. But it does work!

Hope this helps,
-Sean
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This post isn't getting the recognition it deserves.....it works.
 
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