| Re: Diamond Chip Cleaner - Rinse or No Rinse?
I lightly scrubbed becasue the chips were quite dirty and I did not want to risk soaking for too long. I experimented with a couple brushes - an old soft toothbrush and a small vegtable brush, also soft-medium soft. I cleaned about 10-15 chips at a time, 5-7 chips in two small bowls. I used a timer and soaked them for 8-10 minutes, starting the second bowl about 5 minutes after the first, so while I was cleaning on group of with the brush, the other bowl was about half way through. I could then start another bowl of 5-7 chips so I didn't have to wait as long to start scrubbing. Hope that makes sense. I took all the chips of one bowl out the same time and pinched the stack in one hand and scrubbed the edges all at the same time. I found it was easier to do all of the edges at the same time rather thaan one at a time. With the edges now cleaned, I set the chips on a paper towel on plate, and cleaned the rest on the chip one at a time. I was very careful around the hotstamp and on most chips, I covered the hotstamp with my thumb and finished cleaning it last, lightly. I also experimented with rinsing and not rinsing. Both work fine and have no preference. If you don't rinse, as the directions indicate, it seems to leave a slight film on the chip. A protective layer if you will, as they suggest on the label. I dried the chips with a soft white cloth towel. I will say that there is quite a difference before and after, especially on really dirty chips and it makes your eforts seem all that more well spent on what is really a quite tedious project. Good luck.  | 
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