SimSauce
Waiting List
Just joined this forum and this was exactly the information I was looking for. Great thorough tutorial! Off to Rite-Aid for some mineral oil it is!
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Oiling Chips Done Right (2 Viewers)
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Awesome. Looking forward to seeing your results.
This is a very helpful thread, and I appreciate everyone's contributions. I used the compression method on my custom CPC tournament set I received earlier this year.
I am very pleased with the results!! The middle barrel in each rack is unoiled, right out of the shipping box. The difference is much more profound from the barrel view.
Would definitely recommend this method. Totally worth the effort.
I am very pleased with the results!! The middle barrel in each rack is unoiled, right out of the shipping box. The difference is much more profound from the barrel view.
Would definitely recommend this method. Totally worth the effort.
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They look absolutley incredible. Great work. Thankful it was helpful and paid off.
Mr Winberg
Full House
@Stibnite, a few questions for you 
When oiling a chip, on average how many laps around the chip would you say it requires?
How do you air dry the whole chip? As you can see in the pictures in my introduction post linked below, only one side and the rolling edge gets air dried.
Thanks!
When oiling a chip, on average how many laps around the chip would you say it requires?
How do you air dry the whole chip? As you can see in the pictures in my introduction post linked below, only one side and the rolling edge gets air dried.
Thanks!
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@Stibnite, a few questions for you
When oiling a chip, on average how many laps around the chip would you say it requires?
How do you air dry the whole chip? As you can see in the pictures in my introduction post linked below, only one side and the rolling edge gets air dried.
Thanks!
Just 1-3 tops. I just turn it a rotation till it feels smooth in the cloth to me. Commonly one round does it.
As for air drying, you can flip them, but not really necessary. You just want to wipe off excess from the label if any. Ultimately, the goal is to seal them and after that you're just touching up the edges moving forward.
aaronroch
3 of a Kind
Thanks again for this post. I did this over 2 years ago to my Milano’s. I later added more chips and did not oil the new ones. I just tonight went back and oiled the newer ones. it was very easy to pick out the un-oiled chips from the oiled ones, even after 2 years of light play.
Highly recommended!
-Aaron
Highly recommended!
-Aaron
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Stibnite
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Looking good!
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Most welcome. I'm very happy with how easy touching them up is. Very glad it worked out for you as well.
aaronroch
3 of a Kind
Oh- no I wasn’t touching up the original set, I was finally getting around to oiling new ones I added later. I was amazed that even after 2 years, the difference between Milano’s oiled your way vs. un-oiled was very obvious.
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Those chips looks great pretty colors!
Jeevansluck
Royal Flush
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Thanks for the compliment! The colors on the $20 look much better since I oiled them.
Marshall18
Sitting Out
awesome post. can't wait to try this out on my Majestic's I just received.
Marshall18
Sitting Out
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Looks good. Post more pics when dried
Hey all,
I have some Majestics coming in later on this week and definitely want to oil them down. Small problem I would have is that I don't have any plastic racks to hold the chips after wiping down the edges (I have a case ready to go). Could one conceivably just let the edges dry on a towel, same as when the whole chip was cleaned?
I have some Majestics coming in later on this week and definitely want to oil them down. Small problem I would have is that I don't have any plastic racks to hold the chips after wiping down the edges (I have a case ready to go). Could one conceivably just let the edges dry on a towel, same as when the whole chip was cleaned?
FordPickup92
Royal Flush
Wiping the edges typically removes the excess but if you're still concerned you can let them dry another day after wiping them off
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Stibnite
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You won't have to worry about edges drying. Only facings. Gravity takes care of the edges quite well. Plus it is mineral oil, so isn't going to hurt anything it comes into contact with by not being in trays. You're good.
I'm sorry I'm just circling back around this now.You won't have to worry about edges drying. Only facings. Gravity takes care of the edges quite well. Plus it is mineral oil, so isn't going to hurt anything it comes into contact with by not being in trays. You're good.
I found that I was wiping the edges with oil quite a bit when I was compressing the faces. Everything is looking good 24 hours later but think I may have even put on too much oil on some of the chips. A couple of them are blotchy with drops of oil still on the chips. Thinking of waiting until tomorrow to see if it settles in. I re-oiled my rag with another cap full of oil after about every 150 or 200 chips. Too much?
Anyway, going to dry off the stickers tomorrow and roll the edges and set them on paper towels again to dry for another day. Will post pics when they're done. I did put one drying chip next to an un-oiled chip today and have to say, the oiled chip looks incredible in comparison.
A "capful" of oil would probably do the edges and faces of several hundred chips. I use about 1mL, maybe 1.5mL for every hundred. And most of it is still left on the rag.
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You'll be fine. It'll still dry.
I think so. I'm playing it safe and waiting the whole 48 hours before drying the labels so as to not smudge any oil that hasn't dried yet onto the faces. I also flipped over the really oily ones to let some of the excess drip onto the paper towels. The other non blotchy chips look awesome, though!
Will see what they look like when I come home from work in a few hours!
Anyone have pics say 1 year later after using this method, and comparing them against a freshly oiled barrel, and a new unoiled barrel?
Also, I recall that oiling my chips made them feel more slippery vs that chalky feel right out the box. The Royals texture is fantastic and has that chalky feel. I'm worried I will lose this upon oiling. Thanks.
Also, I recall that oiling my chips made them feel more slippery vs that chalky feel right out the box. The Royals texture is fantastic and has that chalky feel. I'm worried I will lose this upon oiling. Thanks.
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If you prefer the chalky feel, then I can't recommend oiling. That said, if they get used a lot, they'll get quite dirty over time without protection and become difficult to restore.
I won't say it'll make them slippery once they fully dry, but it may well give them a clean feel and remove the chalkyness. I suggest doing maybe a few of them and seeing the turnout.
You will lose that chalky feel because cleaning and oiling your chips will remove the loose chip dust that's on all the surfaces. If you like chalk, use them right out of the box. Eventually they will get dirty, but hopefully not quickly.
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