[Nanook]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI04

So the oxyclean works nice? Doesn't scour away the clay or bleach em at all?

Justin

Works great! It gets rid of the dirt/grime. It will not scratch or change the colors. It will dry out the chips as will any sort of cleaning. Try a few and see what you think. Electric toothbrush highly recommended.

As I mentioned above, just be a little careful. You don't need to have them soak for too long. Be especially careful if your chips are hotstamped as they are a bit more fragile.

AB

[johnbaker33]

Hi everyone:

I've used Oxyclen on about 2000+ chips now and here are my observations:

1. They don't harm clay chips (non-foil types) but they do bleach the exposed edges slightly. Hot or warm water works best when the chips soak for about 5 minutes before scrubbing.
2. Using a kitchen scrub pad/sponge speeds up the process. Don't overscrub when using a new one because they are slightly abrasive.
3. After the cleaning and drying process, I apply a thin coat of Old English furniture oil on the edges to bring back the color bleached out.

I agree with a post on another thread that the Paulson blue chips shed clay/color worse than all the others. Vineyard $1 require alot of cleaning when they arrive and about once a year thereafter.

Good luck,
John B

[BrainTuba]

As someone who uses Oxyclean for various things around the house, the first thing I thought of is the possibility of scratching as the standard granular Oxyclean definitely could be considered an abrasive cleaner. But great to hear it works so well, I might give it a try myself.