[rolandshoffinc]

Originally Posted by campcleavage

No clue how to get an AVATAR on here.

Don't feel bad
I am just as incapable as you are

[BCC]

We have been using panel cleaner made by the Fuller Brush Company for over 30 some years to clean chips. I think their item # is 03B28A.

Mike Endy
Blue Chip Co.

[2_hotty]

Diamond chip cleaner from www.thechiproom.com

It's awesome. Nuff said.

[RadixLecti]

I use ordinary laundry detergent. Works wonders. Soak for three minutes, and most of the gunk's desolved.

[checkm8r]

Originally Posted by 2_hotty

Diamond chip cleaner from www.thechiproom.com

It's awesome. Nuff said.

Am I reading this right? $16.95 for 16 oz that only cleans 250 chips? That sounds horribly expensive.

[jamby]

Pricey yes. Effective - absolutely.

-jamby

Originally Posted by checkm8r

Am I reading this right? $16.95 for 16 oz that only cleans 250 chips? That sounds horribly expensive.

[RadixLecti]

My guess is that the Diamond chip cleaner is full of exactly the same enzymes that are present in ordinary detergent. Both their primary goals is to remove human gunk.

[Guma]

Here is a review done on the Diamond Chip Cleaner

Check it out, I found it rather impressive!

[Guma]

Thanks for the advice. I am wanting to get into collecting some chips, but I tend to be a little anal retentive and would probably have cleaned them up to look all nice a sparkly fresh!

Other than the damgage that could be done, what is the reasoning a collector would not want a cleaned chip or prefers one that hasn't been cleaned?

Originally Posted by jamby

Just a word of caution.

If you ever intend to sell or trade these chips, you might want to think twice about cleaning them. For the most part, collectors tend to not want the chips to have been cleaned. Cleaning can also cause damage to some older inlays so that should be considered to.

-jamby

[2_hotty]

You can re use the diamond chip cleaner. It says 250 chips, but you can clean way more then that. You can also mix it with water to stretch out it's use.