Whats the Best/Most Efficient Way to Clean 15-20 Tables?

[david hodges]

Yes there is a great difference between Quick-Clean and other cleaners. Quick-Clean is a dry cleaner and not wet. For your knowledge Bernard Bollette of Simonis Has come out and stated and I quote the email “ We do not recommend using Chalk Off to clean our cloth “. And I quote Ivan Lee of Simonis “ We had our Labs test a product Called Quick-Clean a couple of years ago and the official word from the lab is that it does not harm the cloth. This is probably as close to an actual endorsement that we have made for any chemical cleaning product.” I would be happy to discuss any of the findings about Corral blue and other cleaners by personal email. I would be very careful about what sprays you put on your table. Quick-Clean is very easy to use and takes 60 seconds per table or less.

 

[MOJOE]

As far as the cleaners go.. I have tried Quick Clean, which is the best in my opinion. It is well worth the price and really does the job.

The Blue Coral Stuff, I tried and used for some time and it seemed to do a fairly decent job, BUT.. The fumes from it were awful, it burned my eyes and made it difficult to breathe. Not worth saving money if it makes me sick.

Chalk off, I would never use after reading the health warnings on the side of the can.. That stuff is down right scarey!! IMHO..

Hope this is of some help!!

 

[Slider]

We get our best results by vacumning and then spray the cloth with a solution of 1 part white vinegar and 3 parts water and wipe it down. As mentioned above, don't scrub with the cloth, just wipe straight down the table. Haven't noticed any "mud" when changing cloth although we still see chalk residue.

Vinegar is fairly acidic. Wouldn't it degrade the cloth with repeated use?

Ken

 

[cuejoey]

Just like any poolhall, at the end of the night I have to clean all 18 tables pretty thoroughly. I just use a brush for the felt and a damp cloth to wipe the handprints etc. off the rails. The problem is that it's pretty damn tiring, even if I switch arms when brushing. I have to do 18 tables in a row, non-stop. I used to use a slightly damp rag for the cloth (simonis 860), but my boss told me that it wears the cloth and creates 'mud' underneath the felt. We don't have a vaccum either. Is there a better method of cleaning that is faster or more efficient? I do a pretty thorough job using a brush, but it really doesn't make the table look as clean as it did when I used a damp rag. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Quick Clean WITH the Micro Fibre brush ...

 

[cuejoey]

Everytime someone brings up the balls, I brush the table down also, so it happens quite a bit thru the night. When we get close to closing time, the ones I've already cleaned I just turn the lights off or write down the numbers of the tables I've cleaned. My problem is on the weekends. Usually we have almost a full house when we call out 'Last game', so I have to wait until the last minute until everyone leaves. They all leave at the same time since it's last call, so I have to do most or sometimes all of the tables non stop.

I know it's a good work out and everything, it's just that it's pretty darn exhausting, and I have ALOT of other stuff I have to do after the tables. I have to take out the trash, mop the bathrooms, restock the beer and drinks (this takes a long time), sweep outside, and wipe down all the counters and tables etc with windex (this also takes a long time). Most of this can't be done before we give last call.

cleaning the tables AFTER each use is the way it should be..sounds like your a good employee and a real asset to the business.....

 

[cuetechasaurus]

Thanks for the replies and the kind words everyone. Needless to say, my bosses are pretty happy with hiring me. I have a pretty strong work ethic, and plus when I keep busy it makes the shift go bye much faster.

I have to wear a back brace when I work because I have a bad back from the military, and I also wear Dr. Scholl's gel insoles in my shoes. These things work wonders. Normally my feet would be sore as hell and my back would be hurting like crazy, but they really help tremendously. (I sound like an old man, but I'm only 26 lol) Now if I could just figure out a less tiring cleaning method for the tables, everything would be perfect lol.

I don't think we could use Quick Clean, because with the amount of tables we have (it's actually 20 including the barboxes), the bottles would diminish real fast. I doubt my bosses would want to spend that much money on that stuff. Like I said the tables are cleaned quite often, so we would go thru bottles of that stuff like nothing.

BTW how much do those backpack-vaccums cost? Thanks again.

 

[breaktime2]

Vinegar is fairly acidic. Wouldn't it degrade the cloth with repeated use?

Ken

Yes it is. You can't use it full strength at all. But we have been doing this for years and our experience has been that it cleans better than just water. We haven't seen any sign of damage to the cloth. Of course with the wear our tables get we have to replace the cloth every 4-6 months anyway. Come to think of it, this is how I clean my home table. I don't clean it every day though because I don't play at home that often. The cloth is about 5-6 years old now and looks and plays fine. Good question though.