Simonis X-1 Cleaner

[Sealegs50]

We use a 2.5 gallon, 2.5 horsepower small shopvac ($30), with some 6" shoe brush attachments ($11 each), to go with it - will do a great job! That's what we use for our pool tables in here, and we have as many shopvac brushes as we have tables, so that we can start with a clean brush on every table. It takes no more than 30 minutes to do 10 tables, and another 15 minutes to completely clean out and hot soak the 10 brushes before starting.

I happened to see one of these ShopVacs earlier in the day that I saw your post. I have wanted a smaller vacuum that I would use more often that didn't cost an arm and a leg. I picked one up at Lowe's for $30 (more expensive at other stores including Amazon). I haven't found the 6" brush attachment, but a standard brush attachment from my other vacuums works fine. It does an amazing job and is easy/quick enough to use it a couple times each week. At the end of a session, my bridge hand is still reasonably clean. Glad I read your post to help me solve a problem I should have figured out years ago.

 

[ChrisinNC]

I happened to see one of these ShopVacs earlier in the day that I saw your post. I have wanted a smaller vacuum that I would use more often that didn't cost an arm and a leg. I picked one up at Lowe's for $30 (more expensive at other stores including Amazon). I haven't found the 6" brush attachment, but a standard brush attachment from my other vacuums works fine. It does an amazing job and is easy/quick enough to use it a couple times each week. At the end of a session, my bridge hand is still reasonably clean. Glad I read your post to help me solve a problem I should have figured out years ago.

If it is indeed a shopvac brand, there should be info included in the box that lists/shows all accessories you can order to go with it. If you don't see the 6-inch brush attachment, you can go on shopvac.com to find and purchase it.

 

[Cory in DC]

I first use a Dyson Vaccum, then horse hair rail brush to get ubder rails, then full bush and finish with a x cleaner brush. I the us the x device to touch up. My centennial has 860hr and suoerspeed. It is perfect and I think the x cleaner is great.

The X-1 is definitely not necessary. But I use a similar routine as yours. The vacuum gets the dust and the X-1 removes the chalk and other marks on the table, making it look closer to new. I think the X-1 is just cosmetic, though.