Cleaning NEW Cloth to stay new longer? Anything better than a brushing daily?
Taking Care of NEW Cloth.
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don't brush your cloth every day. Brushing should be rare. A light vaccuuming will be the best. No liquids either.
I don't like brushing the cloth either, in fact I have never brushed the cloth on my home tables. I use a very low suction vaccum to pull the dust and debris out of the cloth and then I wipe it down with a damp, lint free rag once a week. Apply some light pressure with the damp rag where the burn marks are to help blend/remove them.
Thanks for the advise. We have 29 to be recovered in August, and I want to be sure they get taken care of the right way this year.
reverend said:
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I always used QuickClean. I think it works pretty well. Keeps the cloth looking bright and clean. I would recommend the light vaccuuming before you use it just to get all the chalk dust and stuff up.
Lint Roller
I found this lint roller at the store, It's about 10"wide and works great. Gets anything on the table including the chalk. When it gets less sticky I tear off the sheet and it's ready to go again... I brush the table now and then but use this everytime I play... Works great...Made by Evercare Large Surface Lint Pic-Up....
I found this lint roller at the store, It's about 10"wide and works great. Gets anything on the table including the chalk. When it gets less sticky I tear off the sheet and it's ready to go again... I brush the table now and then but use this everytime I play... Works great...Made by Evercare Large Surface Lint Pic-Up....
Not a bad idea, Tom! Hey...is there anywhere left in Dayton to play?!?!
who does your tables?
tsp&b said:Hey Sundown, There's nothing wrong with cleaning once in a while with soap (Ivory liquid or Woolite) and water....IF IT"S DONE PROPERLY!!
In the 3 cushion section I found this thinking of you..
I was checking out that Raiford video and noticed this in the sidebar:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bbq07CJ2wjo
What's that guy using? Is it just a block with pool cloth on it?
Also, this one:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rYtVFAPYqVo&feature=related
Are you really supposed to be lathering the table up like that??
tsp&b said:Hey Sundown, There's nothing wrong with cleaning once in a while with soap (Ivory liquid or Woolite) and water....IF IT"S DONE PROPERLY!!
I have heard of people using woolite with a ringed out damp cloth. But my thoughts are the liquid is mixing with the chaulk and making a paste and the moisture is making the cloth loose tension. But, I'm not saying that I'm the expert in cloth care. I just put the stuff on.
Vacuum the table then take a very slightly damp cloth and wipe it down. You should not even really get the cloth wet. All the damp cloth is doing is picking up the to layer of chalk. The table should be dry in 5 minuets at the most. You will see on the cloth the chalk that you pick up. It will also get rid of some of the mark in Simonis.
Steve
Steve
I picked up one of the lint rollers & it works very well. I usually vacuum first & then finish off with lint roller.
sdbilliards said:
If you are asking me. Dave Clayton.
Blackboard erasers for chalk blackboards work very well for cleaning the cloth during playing times, it will erase chalk and powder marks with ease.
Glen
Glen
Found this thread via search function.
Thanks for the tips, *bumping* for any other suggestions.
Cliff notes of what Ive read...
* Brushing, not recommended (often) *
* Across the board, Vaccuming lightly is very effective *
* Lint brushes (sticky) also good * (Curious, does the regular use of a lint brush leave a stick residue on the cloth?)
* Damp cloth, lightly dampened using woollite and water, is safe and recommended *
and the interesting one
* Chalk board erasers for brushing / cleaning cloth are very effective *
Does that summarize?
Any other pointers?
Thanks for the tips, *bumping* for any other suggestions.
Cliff notes of what Ive read...
* Brushing, not recommended (often) *
* Across the board, Vaccuming lightly is very effective *
* Lint brushes (sticky) also good * (Curious, does the regular use of a lint brush leave a stick residue on the cloth?)
* Damp cloth, lightly dampened using woollite and water, is safe and recommended *
and the interesting one
* Chalk board erasers for brushing / cleaning cloth are very effective *
Does that summarize?
Any other pointers?
Simonis X-1
Here's a link to a relatively new cleaning product by Simonis:
http://www.simoniscloth.com/product/simonisx1_P1005
I'm curious if there are any forum readers/mechanics that have used this, and what they think of it, and typical retail price for it.
Here's a link to a relatively new cleaning product by Simonis:
http://www.simoniscloth.com/product/simonisx1_P1005
I'm curious if there are any forum readers/mechanics that have used this, and what they think of it, and typical retail price for it.
I was curious why so many recommended a "light vacuuming". Is their any evidence to support that a "heavy vacuuming" would be damaging to the cloth? I use a 5hp shop vac and it has been getting my table nice and clean. Unless I play for 8 hours and don't stop to clean the table, my hands stay nice and clean and so does the table.
When I am finished vacuuming I vacuum out my brush to ensure I'm not putting dust and crud BACK on the table and then give it a light brush from head to foot and that's about it.
No rotating head on the shop vac to cause undue friction wear and I can't see how a strong vacuum would cause any problems. I started out using my $200 handheld Dyson vacuum and it was doing okay, but the shop vac is the business.