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Originally Posted by Kalimba Couple of questions: Is Jim @ the Chip Room the only source because Diamond doesn't sell directly to the public? Also, when using the solution, do you still find that a toothbrush is needed in some instances, like for cleaning the canes and corners of the hats on a Paulson? |
I called Diamond directly to order a larger quantity, and their price was actually a couple dollars higher and they really prefer not to sell to the public. He grilled me pretty good about how many chips did I have (yes, I was embarassed to admit the exact number) because I was asking about the chip cleaning machine. (I like to dream big)
He said he has an agreement with Jim not to sell to (or poach) his clients and since I know Jim (from the boards) I was happy to have Jim make the profit on my sale. And it saved me a couple bucks.
Ex-nay on the toothbrush-ay. That's the whole point of my enthusiasm, no scrubbing, ever. If the chips are really gunky, soak 'em longer. Those little top hats can be a real pisser and the cool vintage Paulson concentric circle around the rim? No more toothpicks to clean out that puppy.
It must be made of some kind of enzyme, you can see the gunk melting off the chips while they soak. To see if my chips are done, I dip my finger in and lightly stroke the dirtiest chip. If that slight touch leaves a clean streak on the chip, they're done. Then you just pull it out of the soup (no rinsing) and wipe it dry. Now I can clean chips while I watch a movie / TV. (Yippee) Because cleaning chips is ba-HO-ring.
Now, I will say that there is a certain type of very old, heavily used chip that can not be brought back to new condition. If a chip has some kind of
surface damage from extreme wear, it retains a slight stain after cleaning. It appears that the damaged surface becomes slightly porous and won't release all the dirt no matter how long I soak it. But when this kind of chip is clean, you can look at it closely and see it obviously was different than the other chips to begin with. I'll try to find one a do a close-up scan for you tomorrow. I'm in the middle of my nightly "Metromelt" and shouldn't be operating heavy complicated machinery like a scanner right now.
METROMELT:
8 oz Hot Chocolate
1 oz Bailey's
1 oz Malibu Run
1 oz 151 proof rum
1/2 oz Creme de Cacao
Dash Cinnamon
Whipped Cream (optional)
Oooo Baby, Oooo Baby Baby...........
