China Clay Stank.... (1 Viewer)

[AllinBallin]

Perception or reality? Pros weigh-in please!

 

[links_slayer]

They definitely have an odor to them right out of the factory fresh plastic wrap.

 

[AllinBallin]

They definitely have an odor to them right out of the factory fresh plastic wrap.

How long to get the odor out?

 

[mummel]

Is it possible to describe said stank?

 

[links_slayer]

How long to get the odor out?

Some folks have had success soaking/washing in various solutions. I didn't do that to mine so I can't speak to the specifics or the effect.

Mine were just stored in racks in birdcages and still had a slight odor at the time I shipped them out to the winner of the giveaway.

 

[Chicken Rob]

They smell like cancer, to quote @guinness. It is one of the reasons I like real "clay" or ceramics over CC.

 

[MillyS]

They smell of burnt carpeting - closest smell I can think of. Becomes milder over time but there will still be a faint smell.

 

[kevinnz]

They smell like cancer, to quote @guinness. It is one of the reasons I like real "clay" or ceramics over CC.

Necroing old thread, but apparently china clay is good for your skin, but can cause lung problems with consistent exposure? Better stop sniffing my chips. Already got all the powder off though.

http://www.lorebay.com/kaolin-clay/china-clay-uses-benefits-side-effects-properties/

Maybe @Apache can chime in.

 

[Chris Flynn]

I've always thought they smell like some kind of pungent wax - had made me wonder if wax is part of the material composition to try and make them less slippery.

 

[Quicksilver-75]

Right out of the plastic place them in a huge tray with baking soda. Let the. Sit for a few days shuffling a couple times a day. It will help quite a bit.

 

[v1pe]

Ultrasonic bath with a light solution of simple green seemed to remove most of the smell for me.

 

[ranger764]

Yeah I sold my Pharaoh CC's because of the odor. I tried washing them but had minimal impact. Plus it just got me to go out together another Paulson pharaoh set after I sold my first one and regretted it

 

[derekdd23]

After over a year of stank I just sold them all off. Between the smell and the slippery stacks i couldn't deal any longer.

 

[Lemonzest]

I put my new Dunes CC into play for the first time this past weekend. No one commented on the smell and nor did it bother me.

I washed them with soapy water, dried them, and oiled them when they were new. I also let them sit in the racks outside of a cage so they can air out. If I intentionally smell them really close yeah they still smell. But for normal use the smell is not a factor.

I do agree though that when new the smell is bad and overpowering.