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Eloe2000
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Thank you all!
Very easy. I like it!
Very easy. I like it!
I 'll write up again for the sake of @Eloe2000 'cause he is a fine guy.
CPCs out of the factory are an unfinished product.
First, we shower them clean in lukewarm water, in a salad spinner.
Next day, after they 've been left to dry on a towel, on a huge table, we start the oiling.
We apply NO MORE THAN half a teaspoon of "mineral oil" (in US terms) on a clean shoe-shine sponge.
With that quantity, we oil the rolling edges of 5 barrels (100 chips).
After having done that, we wipe all excess oil from the edges with a soft micro-fiber cloth.
With the now slightly oiled cloth, we oil the perimeter of the faces, around the inlays, one by one, trying to somewhat avoid the inlays, but not hysterically.
Apparently, if you have to deal with 1,000 chips or more, the wiping soft clothes and the people handling them should be at least two.
No issues with the inlays if you don't soak the chips in oil.
CPCs out of the factory are an unfinished product.
First, we shower them clean in lukewarm water, in a salad spinner.
Next day, after they 've been left to dry on a towel, on a huge table, we start the oiling.
We apply NO MORE THAN half a teaspoon of "mineral oil" (in US terms) on a clean shoe-shine sponge.
With that quantity, we oil the rolling edges of 5 barrels (100 chips).
After having done that, we wipe all excess oil from the edges with a soft micro-fiber cloth.
With the now slightly oiled cloth, we oil the perimeter of the faces, around the inlays, one by one, trying to somewhat avoid the inlays, but not hysterically.
Apparently, if you have to deal with 1,000 chips or more, the wiping soft clothes and the people handling them should be at least two.
No issues with the inlays if you don't soak the chips in oil.
Eloe2000
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Thank you kind sir. You are a gentleman
Honestly I don’t know if I will have the patience and discipline to just oil the rim of the face. And as someone else had mentioned, both of my sets are CSQ which have faces that don’t seem to get as thirsty as other molds. I will probably just stick to the edges.
Yeah, it takes patience, discipline, a lot of time and a loving partner.
Loving chips more than you
Poker Zombie
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If you live in a climate that tends to get cold and dry, oil them when your hands get dry and chapped.
Moisten your hands & chips for a win-win.
...of course, the hard part is waiting for the temperature to fall.
Moisten your hands & chips for a win-win.
...of course, the hard part is waiting for the temperature to fall.
Nex
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I've found that compression oiling is a terrible idea with bare hands when the target is CPCs. The edges are so sharp and hard you get blisters in no time. But well... some oil might even get through the layers of band-aids you preemptively put on your fingers.
Nex
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Well I did do it in multiple sessions too, but it still became unbearable fairly quickly. With my next set I preemptively covered the most stressed areas of my fingers with 1-2 band-aids each and then put on a thin cotton glove. Still not enjoyable, but I could last for many more chips in a session with that, and last time around I think I only had one semi-developed blister instead of multiple fully-developed ones.
Compression oiling is definitely worth it with CPCs, they look so much better afterwards. But it is quite a feat.
Compression oiling is definitely worth it with CPCs, they look so much better afterwards. But it is quite a feat.
Poker Zombie
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I compression oiled my first CPC set and noticed some of them with oil seeping under the inlays. I observed them over several days and there appeared to be no ill effects. Over the years, the oil absorbed evenly and I no longer see any disparity under or around the inlay.
For my second CPC set, I cleaned and oiled just the rolling edge. The faces don't have the production dust like the edges do. IMHO compression oiling is overkill.
For my second CPC set, I cleaned and oiled just the rolling edge. The faces don't have the production dust like the edges do. IMHO compression oiling is overkill.
The truth is you got tired, man
@laughing @JeepologyOffroad
You gonna pay me the air tickets to there when you realise what cleaning and oiling your new huge CPC set means
You gonna pay me the air tickets to there when you realise what cleaning and oiling your new huge CPC set means
maxim_666666
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Yes, if you overdo it, you can get a similar effect. The edges may turn yellow. it should be noted that I have washed these chips many times. Perhaps the damage was from water. But, this is probably a very extreme level. And the chips are very worn out.
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Eloe2000
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Yeah, this all concerns me a bit especially with the shaped inlays which have always seemed to carry a bit more risk of getting water/oil under the inlay. Plus I have a tendency to overdo things, so I don't want to get near dangerous territory. I think I am just going to be oiling the edges a bit a barrel at a time.
maxim_666666
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Just proceed like that! The rest will soften as you play. The main point is to remove factory dust from the edges. And we are waiting for the photo.)))
Haven't had this problem with compression oiling yet, but have read in the past that it's a good idea to give another coat every two or so years if not in play. If used and in play, naturally the chips will stay looking nice because of the natural oils and cheeseburger and hot dog oils on players' hands lol
Poker Zombie
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Mine are 3 months short of 7 years old, and have 21 Multi-table games on them.
Not even close to needing a re-oil.
How are you storing them? Read somewhere on here recently that some options will absorb some of the oil.
I mean, they’re not as shiny as my above picture after 3 years… but they still look great and don’t need any oil.
Eloe2000
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I don't like shiny chips. They look like greasy cheeseburgers themselves. I just don't want them to look thirsty.
It looks like you missed oiling some as you mentioned. If all chips are seeing equal use, no reason there should be this large of a color disparity otherwise.
Yeah, that's happened with mine as well. I'll put a very light application of oil on a handrag and then wipe each barrel on the rolling edge and they're all fine again for months (if not years).
Once you put oiled chips in play, that ultra shine wears down. You could play chalky chips and eventually, they’ll look the same way
maxim_666666
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Wow......
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