[gijojo]

whats the best way to oil blue chips?

[99%evil]

Same method as red, green and yellow chips.




It's a slow process...do 100 at a sitting.

[jadillon]

You are evil!

Originally Posted by 99%evil

Same method as red, green and yellow chips.




It's a slow process...do 100 at a sitting.

[kmalsom]

Mineral oil. wipe it on with one rag, let it sit for 10 minutes, wipe it off with another.

red chips need 15 minutes and green need 20. 10 is ok for the rest of the colors....

[kward]

The way I did mine:
(I first started with q-tips dipped in oil, but that was taking too long.. so
I came up with this method)

Place folded paper towel on plate, soak with mineral oil, but not too much
(maybe 1 tablespoon then add more as you go).

place one side of chip on paper towel, press down gently and rotate, flip and repeat, then roll a little of the edge on oiled towel too.

Spin chip between fingers, rubbing rolling edge with one hand and the face (outside the inlay area) with the other hand, this distributes the oil around the edge and the face (basically you're pinching the chip face and spinning it by the edge)

let sit for awhile (5-10 minutes) then drag both faces across a towel.

I arranged 50 chips on a 1/2 of a large towel, oiled all 50, then dragged them across the towel (to the other half of the towel). Took about 2 hours to do all 500 chips.

Ken

Ken

[EmptyPocs]

It's not rocket science. Many people over complicate it like it's making a pipe bomb.
Dump the whole lot in a big bowl of it.
Pull them out and wipe the faces off on a big fluffy beach towel.
Then stack them and do the edges.

Repeat wiping with a new towel until they are not slick.
Done.
Don't let them sit too long. The oil will seep into the inlay.
If you are doing it the 1st time. Do 100 or less at a time as stated above.

I have never found that letting them sit for any extra amount of time improves anything.
The microscopic layer of oil that penetrates goes as far as it can buy the time you get to wiping them off.

After you break them in with use, you many want to do it again someday.

[kward]

Originally Posted by EmptyPocs

It's not rocket science. Many people over complicate it like it's making a pipe bomb.
Dump the whole lot in a big bowl of it.
Pull them out and wipe the faces off on a big fluffy beach towel.
Then stack them and do the edges.

Repeat wiping with a new towel until they are not slick.
Done.
Don't let them sit too long. The oil will seep into the inlay.
If you are doing it the 1st time. Do 100 or less at a time as stated above.

I have never found that letting them sit for any extra amount of time improves anything.
The microscopic layer of oil that penetrates goes as far as it can buy the time you get to wiping them off.

After you break them in with use, you many want to do it again someday.

I contemplated doing that, but I didn't have alot of oil (had some around that we use for conditioning a wood cutting board etc.), and I thought cleaning a chip dripping with oil would be more of a pain. This is good
to know if I need to ever oil chips again!

Thanks

Ken

[EmptyPocs]

lol, I may have come across as extreme but you don't needa huge vat of oil.
A small bowl is just fine.
I usually dunk 20 at a time and have a strainer handy. I let the last 20 drip while I dry off the prioviously pre-dripped batch.
BTW, dipping your finger tips in oil and rubbing each chip then drying after you have done 20 takes almost as long and is a little less sloppy.

[maniack]

I oiled about 1500 Cherries by dipping them in oil 20-50 at a time and 550 hotstamped BCCs by dipping my fingers in oil and rubbing each chip and the latter method is by far superior, IMO. It took less time, was way less messy, used less oil, and resulted in a more consistent finish. YMMV, but I'll only rub oil on my chips from now on.

[smitty007]

Alright, so I dipped my Blue chip Tmolds in oil, then worked the oil around using my fingers and placed them on a towel to dry.

Should I wipe of the oil so it is not slick and then let them dry?

How long do you let them soak for and how long do you let them dry for?

one last question, do you let them soak submerged for 10-20 minutes, then wipe them dry?

thanks for any help