Cleaning Props

pompboy

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Mar 27, 2012, 5:07:00 PM3/27/12

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Hi Folks,

I was looking for some advice on cleaning props (clubs especially), I
searched and found the following thread from the late 90s:
http://www.jugglingdb.com/news/thread.php?group=1&id=42450

Any different products or ideas other than "simple green" like products
and acetone?

So far I have just been using warm water and a bit of dish soap, but, the
results are not all that good.

cheers - Warren

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Tobias

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Mar 27, 2012, 9:52:03 PM3/27/12

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On 27.03.2012 14:07, pompboy wrote:
> I was looking for some advice on cleaning props [...]

> Any different products or ideas other than "simple green" like products
> and acetone?

Before using acetone, check what your clubs are made from. Many types of
plastic will dissolve in Acetone. Wiping a surface of, say,
Polycarbonate with a few drops of acetone will make it very ugly in no
time at all.

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Tobias

kylE browN

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Mar 27, 2012, 10:40:11 PM3/27/12

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I have PX3 Vegas Clubs and I use a steel wool pad and dish soap to clean
the body, the cap and the knob. My handles are wrapped in white electrical
tape so when it starts looking pretty nasty I take it off and replace it.
The steel wool pad does scratch the club a bit and takes quite a bit of
time and energy but after I do clean them that way, and take them to my
juggling club I'm asked where I got my new clubs.

jackbrown

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Mar 28, 2012, 3:34:01 AM3/28/12

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juggle-early

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Mar 28, 2012, 6:05:02 AM3/28/12

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For the body try using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Not as abrasive as steel
wool. You may want to try it out on an older club first. You just we it
and away you go. Don't use too much force. It is impregnated with an
abrasive, so you do not need to use anything else, unless you want to.
Maybe try the acetone first, then hit the tough spots with the Magic
Eraser.

Little Paul

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Mar 28, 2012, 10:11:48 AM3/28/12

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On 2012-03-27, pompboy <warren...@gmail.com.nospam.com> wrote:
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> So far I have just been using warm water and a bit of dish soap, but, the
> results are not all that good.

I think it depends what the dirt is, and how scratched your clubs are.

For most stuf though, warm soapy water applied with a non-stick-safe scouring
pad and a bit of elbow grease will do the job.

For badly scratched clubs (eg if you juggle over concrete, then juggle over
grass), you might find it hard to get the dirt out of the scratches. In that
case I've brought clubs back from the dead with some find grade "wet n dry"
abrasive paper to knock the worst of the scratches out and then some t-cut or
similar polish to bring the finish back.

It's a bucketload of work though, and hardly worth bothering with as they'll
just get scuffed and dirty again really quickly.

-Paul
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CamStradeski

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Mar 28, 2012, 11:06:37 AM3/28/12

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pompboy wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I was looking for some advice on cleaning props (clubs especially), I
> searched and found the following thread from the late 90s:
> http://www.jugglingdb.com/news/thread.php?group=1&id=42450
>
> Any different products or ideas other than "simple green" like products
> and acetone?
>
> So far I have just been using warm water and a bit of dish soap, but, the
> results are not all that good.
>
> cheers - Warren
>

Spit, lots and lots of spit

Little Paul

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Mar 28, 2012, 11:16:43 AM3/28/12

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On 2012-03-28, CamStradeski <lock...@hotmail.com.nospam.com> wrote:
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> Spit, lots and lots of spit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKjPosgpxlw

-Paul
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pompboy

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Mar 28, 2012, 1:36:45 PM3/28/12

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Little Paul wrote:
>
> On 2012-03-28, CamStradeski <lock...@hotmail.com.nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> > Spit, lots and lots of spit
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKjPosgpxlw
>
> -Paul

Thanks for that! Great spit!

cheers - Warren

pompboy

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Mar 28, 2012, 1:39:35 PM3/28/12

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juggle-early wrote:
>
> For the body try using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Not as abrasive as steel
> wool. You may want to try it out on an older club first. You just we it
> and away you go. Don't use too much force. It is impregnated with an
> abrasive, so you do not need to use anything else, unless you want to.
> Maybe try the acetone first, then hit the tough spots with the Magic
> Eraser.
>

I didn't think about using a magic eraser. I have some of these around the
house...I'll give them a try...if the scratches are too bad/deep I guess
I'll move up the abrasive ladder to steel wool.

thanks for the idea!

cheers - Warren

ijuggle42

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Mar 29, 2012, 3:58:17 PM3/29/12

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Little Paul wrote:
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> On 2012-03-28, CamStradeski <lock...@hotmail.com.nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> > Spit, lots and lots of spit
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKjPosgpxlw
>
> -Paul

That was great....hahahhaaa

Little Paul

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Mar 30, 2012, 5:11:44 AM3/30/12

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On 2012-03-29, ijuggle42 <ijug...@yahoo.com.nospam.com> wrote:
> Little Paul wrote:
>>
>> On 2012-03-28, CamStradeski <lock...@hotmail.com.nospam.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Spit, lots and lots of spit
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKjPosgpxlw
>

> That was great....hahahhaaa

It's certainly held up well. Spit the dog is as funny now as he was
when I was a kid.

Bob Carolgees (the chap handling Spit) now runs a candle shop.

-Paul
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mgrwilso

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Mar 30, 2012, 3:11:32 PM3/30/12

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Amazing. What a great clip!

RossB

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Mar 31, 2012, 11:25:32 AM3/31/12

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Be careful on the handle. I ruined the handles on my PX3s. I guess they
had some sort of coating. The Magic Eraser took it off. And the handles
become dirty in one juggle. It's awful. Ended up taping them with white
electrical tape. I would stick to a wet wipe or something for the handle.