[NoFear]

BCC and TRK usually need oil when new. I do oil Paulson after clearing them with Pipe Shield. They do pull the bright color back. I don't recommend oil new Paulson.

If you going to oil them us your finder and lightly with oil and towel them afterward. No need to dry them....IMO

[JM]

If your chips are sweating oil afterwards, you used WAY too much. a drop or two is enough for about 20 chips.

[BassVillan]

Every hour on the hour.










No, I oiled my horseheads and it was fantastic. They were still chalky dry new and the oil just brought out the colors something fierce. Not sure about Paulsons though, but ASM def.

[detroitdad]

Well, I never oiled mine. I mentions to PCOL that I was a Chiptalk member and they oiled them for me.

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[JoseRijo]

Originally Posted by JM

If your chips are sweating oil afterwards, you didn't let them dry well enough afterward.

FYP. Or at least provided an alternative view.

[jamby]

My T-mold hotstamps are the only set that I'm really tempted to oil, but have not so far. I've not oiled my American or Roman mold customs. Both were chalky originally, but after a few games were fantastic with natural oiling. That's my preference definitely - more fun too.

Originally Posted by BassVillan

No, I oiled my horseheads and it was fantastic. They were still chalky dry new and the oil just brought out the colors something fierce. Not sure about Paulsons though, but ASM def.

[jdunford]

Originally Posted by NoFear

BCC and TRK usually need oil when new. I do oil Paulson after cleaning them with Pipe Shield. They do pull the bright color back. I don't recommend oil new Paulson.

If you're going to oil them use your finger and lightly with oil and towel them afterward. No need to dry them....IMO

This is my opinion also (with some FYP). I've only needed to oil some chips when new or freshly cleaned. And some chips (mostly Paulsons) don't need oil, or at least will benefit very little when oiled.

New BCC chips need oil, imo. I oiled my Samurais right out of the box. Night-and-day difference to how they look and feel. Would do the same with T-mold solids, etc.

New Paulsons (Palms $1s; MGM and Isle of Capri fracs) showed no difference with or without. I just wiped the edges of my new uncirculated Paulson casino chips with a cloth after drying some other oiled chips on it... the cloth was nearly dry, with just a hint of darkness from a drop or two of oil spread out over it. But again, it wasn't necessary. Just didn't want those chips to be completely dry.

My uncirculated Dunes ($5s, $25s, $100s) were very dry and chalky and very dusty upon arrival. The interior of the box they came in was coated in red chip dust! I oiled them, and the colours really popped! The $5s also turned my cloth red... between "colour transfer" and the dust that was coming off.

After cleaning them in dilute laundry detergent, my Tukwilas were dry and scratchy looking. I lightly oiled them and they looked like new (well, used condition with rounded edges, but new in colour). I also oiled my Cherries after cleaning them. Some of them sweated oil for a while after, though...

My PI Clays look much better after oiling, but they don't "keep" their oil... seem to dry out within a couple weeks. I haven't tried a second time, but I imagine it might take several oilings for them to reach a saturation point.

I haven't oiled my ASM HHR's yet. I keep meaning to. They look a bit chalky from the edges. But they've been played 4 or 5 times now, and they're starting to brighten up just from natural handling.