Simonis’ response how to clean and care for their cloth. but one question I got

Smutzc

Smutzc

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I emailed simonis and asked them how to care for their cloth and this was their response… when they say Woolite , are they referring to the laundry detergent ?


Never allow chalking over the table.
Hand chalk should be used to a minimum.

Brush the table ( always use a natural hair billiard brush)
Use a Simonis X-1 cleaner to pick up chalk dust
Lightly vacuum the table and make sure you don’t use any attachments and that the suction is low.
Take a solution of 1 quart of distilled water to 1-2- TEASPOONS, not tablespoons, of Woolite and mix that up
Take a microfiber cloth and swish it into the solution and wring out the cloth as tight as you can.
Wipe down the table.
You can rinse as repeat as necessary, but don’t get the table wet!
Allow the table to dry thoroughly before playing.
This will help a lot, but will not take out the burn marks completely.
Please let me know how it works out ….
Please call me if you have any questions at all…

Thank you,
 
Smutzc said:
I emailed simonis and asked them how to care for their cloth and this was their response… when they say Woolite , are they referring to the laundry detergent ?


Never allow chalking over the table.
Hand chalk should be used to a minimum.

Brush the table ( always use a natural hair billiard brush)
Use a Simonis X-1 cleaner to pick up chalk dust
Lightly vacuum the table and make sure you don’t use any attachments and that the suction is low.
Take a solution of 1 quart of distilled water to 1-2- TEASPOONS, not tablespoons, of Woolite and mix that up
Take a microfiber cloth and swish it into the solution and wring out the cloth as tight as you can.
Wipe down the table.
You can rinse as repeat as necessary, but don’t get the table wet!
Allow the table to dry thoroughly before playing.
This will help a lot, but will not take out the burn marks completely.
Please let me know how it works out ….
Please call me if you have any questions at all…

Thank you,
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One cap-full in a gallon of hot water. Use a microfiber cloth, get it wet, ring it out and wipe down. Burn marks are in for good. Cleaning won't remove them.
 
Smutzc said:
I emailed simonis and asked them how to care for their cloth and this was their response… when they say Woolite , are they referring to the laundry detergent ?


Never allow chalking over the table.
Hand chalk should be used to a minimum.

Brush the table ( always use a natural hair billiard brush)
Use a Simonis X-1 cleaner to pick up chalk dust
Lightly vacuum the table and make sure you don’t use any attachments and that the suction is low.
Take a solution of 1 quart of distilled water to 1-2- TEASPOONS, not tablespoons, of Woolite and mix that up
Take a microfiber cloth and swish it into the solution and wring out the cloth as tight as you can.
Wipe down the table.
You can rinse as repeat as necessary, but don’t get the table wet!
Allow the table to dry thoroughly before playing.
This will help a lot, but will not take out the burn marks completely.
Please let me know how it works out ….
Please call me if you have any questions at all…

Thank you,
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Are you wanting to get the burn marks out? Was that the synopsis of your inquiry to Simonis?
 
rexus31 said:
Are you wanting to get the burn marks out? Was that the synopsis of your inquiry to Simonis?
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No, I just got a brand new 10’ pro am from Diamond, and wanted to know how to keep it clean. Our old Gold Crown was re clothed about 2 years ago with Simonis and we didn’t keep the best care of it. Vacuumed maybe once every 2 months and you can see and feel all the chalk in the cloth now that it’s is sitting right next to a brand new table with new cloth.
 
Smutzc said:
No, I just got a brand new 10’ pro am from Diamond, and wanted to know how to keep it clean. Our old Gold Crown was re clothed about 2 years ago with Simonis and we didn’t keep the best care of it. Vacuumed maybe once every 2 months and you can see and feel all the chalk in the cloth now that it’s is sitting right next to a brand new table with new cloth.
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Got it. i vacuum mine with my shop vac and a 15" horsehair attachment every 3rd or 4th use. It stays very clean with minimal to no blueing on my bridge hand.
 
I vacuum mine with a horse hair brush attachment. I lightly hold the brush bristles over the table and it sucks up the chalk very well. I use reverse osmosis filtered water on a clean towel to get wet, wring out as much as possible and wipe down the table. Then let the cloth dry. I do not use soap, only water. The white towel gets some green chalk on it but the vacuum gets most of it. As the cloth dries, it shrinks a little getting the cloth a little tighter.
 
I have an old bar table with cheap cloth and a home recovery job on it best I can judge. Bought it from a middleman with no information. Seems to have good cushions so I suspect they were at least changed when the table was recovered. Anyway, a leaf blower is my cleaning tool of choice! Bought it sight unseen and cat hair was visible and when I started blowing lots of plain dirt came out of the cloth. I suspect it sat on an open carport which wasn't a big deal, it is on an open back porch now but does stay with a double cover on it when not being played on. I'll recover it when I get around to it then I might give it a little better care!

Hu
 
OP: Take a microfiber cloth and swish it into the solution and wring out the cloth as tight as you can.
Wipe down the table.
You can rinse and repeat as necessary, but don’t get the table wet!

What's the effect of getting the cloth wetter than necessary?

I regularly play at two rooms that have the same Gandy tables, same Simonis cloth and same Aramith balls. When playing 14.1, I've noticed, as have others, that clusters break apart more completely at one place than the other place. The biggest difference that I've been able to put my finger on is that the place where the balls break better uses less moisture when cleaning the cloth. I think the amount of play at each place is comparable.

Both places take very good care of their equipment and clean the tables very regularly, but the cloth in the less moisture place plays like new cloth for a much longer period of time and feels smoother.

Do you think excess moisture is the difference?
 
Saturated Fats said:
Both places take very good care of their equipment and clean the tables very regularly, but the cloth in the less moisture place plays like new cloth for a much longer period of time and feels smoother.

Do you think excess moisture is the difference?
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Seems obvious. Moisture excessively and needlessly transferred to slates takes much longer to dry away than people would imagine.

Arnaldo
 
more likely one place using silicone in their ball polish or something that affects the balls.

i bet you can draw the cue ball better in that place as well. if not then i am wrong.
 
I highly recommend the Simonis X-1 cleaner. I obsess with clean cloth And absolutely love this item. Be sure to clean the rails as well. Always make sure your friends wash their hands before they use your table
 
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