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obe
May 5, 2005, 9:11 PM
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I have a hangboard in my room that I use constantly ( gotta find someway to keep in shape when not climbing ). Because of all of the use, the chalk is now filling in all the tiny textures and crevices for grip. At home I use a chalk ball to regulate how much chalk is being put on the hangboard. After every "session" on the hangboard I scrub the hell out of it with a hard brush, but the next "session" it goes back to it's slippery self again. My question is is there a good way to clean the hangboard other than just brushing it? I do not want to take the hanboard down and clean it either. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. - Pete ...by the way, it is a Metolius Simulator
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masterjuggler41
May 5, 2005, 10:33 PM
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Although you may not want to take it down, the best way to clean a hangboard is in the dishwasher. Jsut run it through a cycle, and it should be as good as new.
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obe
May 6, 2005, 2:04 AM
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BUMP
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ctardi
May 6, 2005, 2:09 AM
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Dishwasher is the only way you will get it clean without losing your texture all together. Or if you take it down, and happen to *accidently* drop it, that would be an excuse to buy a new one. ;)
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reach
May 6, 2005, 2:27 AM
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If your room doesn't already have a drain in the middle of it you should look into that. Just think: you can just hose down your hangboard and no need to vacume just hose it down the drain. :D
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dutyje
May 6, 2005, 2:32 AM
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I use a shop vac with a brush attachment on my simulator. Works pretty well, but I have to do it about every 4 or 5 sessions. I also have a golf club cleaning brush (one of those little plastic jobs) attached to an elastic cord and hung on the door frame by the hangboard. It's a convenient way to give it a quick scrub in an emergency.
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p_grandbois
May 6, 2005, 2:32 AM
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I just took a small scrub brush and took my time with it and some soappy water, no texture really lost, no problems. Just don't use a really coarse brush, and be sure to rinse really good.
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cragmasterp
May 6, 2005, 3:27 AM
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Take the board down and sandblast it. It will be as new.
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anykineclimb
May 6, 2005, 11:16 AM
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If you REALLY don't want to take it down, heres what you could do. 1st you need to lay down a plstic sheet below the board. now, get on a stepladder or chair(no wheels, safety, yaknow...) climb up and pour muriatic acid onto the board. you might want to wear goggles and a mask. oh and some of those dishwashing gloves too... rinse off with a few buckets of water and you're ready to roll or hang or whatever...
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lucas_timmer
May 6, 2005, 11:35 AM
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A dishwasher won't clean as fine as a brush.It's best to dishwash it first so most of the magnesium is washed away and then use some water and soap and brush it away with a old toothbrush.That works best.
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crag
May 6, 2005, 12:23 PM
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In reply to: If you REALLY don't want to take it down, heres what you could do. now, get on a stepladder or chair(no wheels, safety, yaknow...) climb up and pour muriatic acid onto the board.. If you decide to go this ill-advised direction please dilute the acid and make sure you rinse the hell out of the hold. If you fall off of the step ladder while pouring full strength HCI on the hold you could end up dousing yourself with the stuff and potentially being awarded a Darwin Award, albeit posthumously. On seconded thought go ahead and do it the potential for the endless banter on this site afterwards would be great. (More importantly any acid residue left on the hold will leave the hold feeling slimy.) When you say “room” if you’re referring to a dorm room then take the hold down and place it in a large 5 gallon bucket with a diluted mixture of muriatic and warm to hot water. And let it sit for a couple of minutes then flip it over and repeat the soaking process. After the soaking is complete go lay the hold in the shower and let cold water rinse of the hold for 5 minutes or so. Lay in the sun to dry. If you're using the crimper-pimper everyday the cleaning should last a couple of weeks or so. If you have access to a dishwasher then use it in lieu of the bucket soaking process. Dishwashing detergent is basically a caustic which gives the same result as the muriatic acid.
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tattooed_climber
May 7, 2005, 9:31 PM
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afew ways to clean plastic holds NUMBER ONE: dishwasher -->works good, don't put any other shit in there with it and no soap, trust me on this one NUMBER TWO: Power/Pressure Washer -->works awesome, but only worth it if you have alot of Holds to wash, once again, no soap NUMBER THREE (the cheap ass way): A hose and a brush... -->abit time consuming but works good, just do it on your driveway...
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