Magic eraser vs black revo marks on cloth

trob

trob

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I’ll probably get butchered in the comments for this lol but I’m getting my table recovered most likely in the next 6 months . I‘ll of had my diamond for 2 years at that point and I play almost every day so it’s time. I got the typical black on my cloth were I break from so I thought I’ll see what a magic eraser will do against that. I made the magic eraser damp before doing it.
Did it take the black marks out. Yeah for the most part. I should have taken a before pic but didn’t think about it but the black marks were really dark. they actually stick out more from the pic then they do if you see them in real life after cleaning.
I do think it faded the cloth just a bit. Either that or it made it really clean where I used it lol either way it looks different where I used it.

I’m sure the anal retentive crowd is going to saying I’m an idiot for doing it but oh well.. the cloth is gone soon anyway and Now I tried so others don’t. Have to lol
 

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I would worry more about what the chemicals in a magic eraser would do to the rubber cushion over time. May be nothing to worry about idk
 
If there is anything that would remove jump-cue marks? Tell us! This is worth a try.
 
trob said:
I’ll probably get butchered in the comments for this lol but I’m getting my table recovered most likely in the next 6 months . I‘ll of had my diamond for 2 years at that point and I play almost every day so it’s time. I got the typical black on my cloth were I break from so I thought I’ll see what a magic eraser will do against that. I made the magic eraser damp before doing it.
Did it take the black marks out. Yeah for the most part. I should have taken a before pic but didn’t think about it but the black marks were really dark. they actually stick out more from the pic then they do if you see them in real life after cleaning.
I do think it faded the cloth just a bit. Either that or it made it really clean where I used it lol either way it looks different where I used it.

I’m sure the anal retentive crowd is going to saying I’m an idiot for doing it but oh well.. the cloth is gone soon anyway and Now I tried so others don’t. Have to lol
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I’d be curious in that photo of your cushion exactly where the black shaft marks were?
 
Iwishiwasrich said:
I would worry more about what the chemicals in a magic eraser would do to the rubber cushion over time. May be nothing to worry about idk
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there are no chemicals in ME. all it is is melamine(yep, same stuff used for ferrules) foam. not great on fabric, its for hard surfaces. i'd try water and a lil woolite with a microfiber rag.
 
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trob said:
I’ll probably get butchered in the comments for this lol but I’m getting my table recovered most likely in the next 6 months . I‘ll of had my diamond for 2 years at that point and I play almost every day so it’s time. I got the typical black on my cloth were I break from so I thought I’ll see what a magic eraser will do against that. I made the magic eraser damp before doing it.
Did it take the black marks out. Yeah for the most part. I should have taken a before pic but didn’t think about it but the black marks were really dark. they actually stick out more from the pic then they do if you see them in real life after cleaning.
I do think it faded the cloth just a bit. Either that or it made it really clean where I used it lol either way it looks different where I used it.

I’m sure the anal retentive crowd is going to saying I’m an idiot for doing it but oh well.. the cloth is gone soon anyway and Now I tried so others don’t. Have to lol
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My cloth has been on my table for almost 10 years and it gets played on every day except on rare occasions. Yeah it has the break lines, stains, jump marks but it gets used. I take care of it ( probably not as good as I should) but a table without a few scars is just a decoration.
 
All the magic eraser actually does is gently scrub dirt or whatever off of the surface it's on because it's ever so slightly abrasive. Most likely would have gotten the same results with one of the super fine cue burnishing papers.

If you know you're going to change the cloth in six months or so, I wouldn't worry about it too much. But what are you going to do when you get your table recovered? I wouldn't keep using the magic eraser because it will eventually wear down the cloth. But like garzar mentioned, I'd consider using some mild detergent like Woolite and a damp cloth to clean it. Hell, when I had my Diamond I'd fill a small container with the hottest water I could handle and a tiny bit of Woolite and then soak a microfiber cloth in it. I'd wring as much water out of it as I could and then wipe down the entire playing surface and rail cloth in sections. I'd rinse and wring out the cloth between sections and it worked great at getting all kinds of dust and dirt off of he cloth. I never did it right before I played, though, because I wanted to make sure it was completely dry before hitting any balls on it.
 
I’ve used the blue original windex on a white cotton cloth on my tables since 85 .
I’ve not had the carbon fiber shaft marks that you speak of as I don’t have any carbon shafts.
The windex has cleaned the random odd stain without damaging the cloth ( Simonis 760 & 860 hr)

Interesting as I’ve not heard of the carbon shafts leaving stains/ marks
 
Jack Fate said:
I’ve used the blue original windex on a white cotton cloth on my tables since 85 .
I’ve not had the carbon fiber shaft marks that you speak of as I don’t have any carbon shafts.
The windex has cleaned the random odd stain without damaging the cloth ( Simonis 760 & 860 hr)

Interesting as I’ve not heard of the carbon shafts leaving stains/ marks
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At a buddies house one guy uses CF and breaks from the same spot constantly. Leaves a black streak. His is a cuetech fwiw.
 
9BallKY said:
My cloth has been on my table for almost 10 years and it gets played on every day except on rare occasions. Yeah it has the break lines, stains, jump marks but it gets used. I take care of it ( probably not as good as I should) but a table without a few scars is just a decoration.
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You know I hold off getting it recovered Because of that . my cloth is in great condition. I clean it and the balls once a week and I feel playing on some worn cloth is more what I’ll find when playing in tournaments then perfect conditions.
 
Jimmy_Betmore said:
All the magic eraser actually does is gently scrub dirt or whatever off of the surface it's on because it's ever so slightly abrasive. Most likely would have gotten the same results with one of the super fine cue burnishing papers.

If you know you're going to change the cloth in six months or so, I wouldn't worry about it too much. But what are you going to do when you get your table recovered? I wouldn't keep using the magic eraser because it will eventually wear down the cloth. But like garzar mentioned, I'd consider using some mild detergent like Woolite and a damp cloth to clean it. Hell, when I had my Diamond I'd fill a small container with the hottest water I could handle and a tiny bit of Woolite and then soak a microfiber cloth in it. I'd wring as much water out of it as I could and then wipe down the entire playing surface and rail cloth in sections. I'd rinse and wring out the cloth between sections and it worked great at getting all kinds of dust and dirt off of he cloth. I never did it right before I played, though, because I wanted to make sure it was completely dry before hitting any balls on it.
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I’m a bit anal but It was more out of curiosity I did it. I swear any stains in life I can clean with either magic eraser or dawn dish detergent . Dawn will take everything out of clothes. Oil stains , mustard, blood … whatever you manage to get on your clothes put a spot of dawn on it, make the spot damp, let it soak and then throw it in the washer. Stain gone lol
 
trob said:
I’m a bit anal but It was more out of curiosity I did it. I swear any stains in life I can clean with either magic eraser or dawn dish detergent . Dawn will take everything out of clothes. Oil stains , mustard, blood … whatever you manage to get on your clothes put a spot of dawn on it, make the spot damp, let it soak and then throw it in the washer. Stain gone lol
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Haha! I feel you. And you're not wrong. I LOVE magic erasers. In fact, my wife joked about getting me a case of them for Christmas because I I'm constantly asking her where ours are so I can get to scrubbin' a random mark I found on a wall or some other kind of something that's bugging me. And I've used Dawn dish detergent in my laundry more times than I can count. I work in in the printing industry and figured out that if I got pretty much any kind of non dye based ink on my clothes, Dawn would completely get rid of it as long as I kept the ink at least a little damp throughout the day. And it would take 90% of it out on the first try even if I let it dry.

The thing you have going for you with the marks left by your Revo is that they're not liquid stains that have penetrated the cloth. They *should* just be surface marks. So gently scrubbing them the length of the mark rather than across it with a mild detergent should do the trick. And you can always ramp up the strength of the cleaner and/or scrubbing process. But I haven't figured out a way to go back once I've gone too far.
 
Jimmy_Betmore said:
Haha! I feel you. And you're not wrong. I LOVE magic erasers. In fact, my wife joked about getting me a case of them for Christmas because I I'm constantly asking her where ours are so I can get to scrubbin' a random mark I found on a wall or some other kind of something that's bugging me. And I've used Dawn dish detergent in my laundry more times than I can count. I work in in the printing industry and figured out that if I got pretty much any kind of non dye based ink on my clothes, Dawn would completely get rid of it as long as I kept the ink at least a little damp throughout the day. And it would take 90% of it out on the first try even if I let it dry.

The thing you have going for you with the marks left by your Revo is that they're not liquid stains that have penetrated the cloth. They *should* just be surface marks. So gently scrubbing them the length of the mark rather than across it with a mild detergent should do the trick. And you can always ramp up the strength of the cleaner and/or scrubbing process. But I haven't figured out a way to go back once I've gone too far.
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I have a sprey bottle that has a mixture of woolite and water. I sprey that on a folded up white cotton shirt and wipe my table down from the middle towards me. does a pretty good job But it wasn’t strong enough to take the black marks off
 
Jack Fate said:
I’ve used the blue original windex on a white cotton cloth on my tables since 85 .
I’ve not had the carbon fiber shaft marks that you speak of as I don’t have any carbon shafts.
The windex has cleaned the random odd stain without damaging the cloth ( Simonis 760 & 860 hr)

Interesting as I’ve not heard of the carbon shafts leaving stains/ marks
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It could be the side of the tip (with a dark edge) going in to the cloth at a high speed on the follow through of a break shot, although I always figured it was the carbon fiber shaft as well.
 
ChrisinNC said:
It could be the side of the tip (with a dark edge) going in to the cloth at a high speed on the follow through of a break shot, although I always figured it was the carbon fiber shaft as well.
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I had a buddy years ago who would color the sides of his tip with a Sharpie so it had that sweet black look. It absolutely left black marks on the cloth from break and draw shots.
 
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