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megadyno7
Jan 30, 2003, 3:30 AM
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I have lots of climbing holds for my woodie and some of them have gotten preatty dirty. Either caked on chalk or just black foot marks. I was wondering if there is a way to clean them? Is it as easy as running them under water? I want to keep the same texture that it has, but just touch em up some. Any suggestions?
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thomascrown
Jan 30, 2003, 3:45 AM
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My gym washes the holds in their dishwasher with regular dishwashing liquid. They are as good as new when they are done! No texture lost or anything.
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goingtohellquick
Jan 30, 2003, 6:20 PM
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they should be able to handle alot....maybe even a acid bath....hehehe. no, dishwasher would work great....they would be shiney too
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vegastradguy
Jan 30, 2003, 6:39 PM
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my gym washes holds in a solution of 1 part hydrochloric acid (pool acid) 4 parts water for 30 minutes, then neutralizes that with Baking powder (takes several doses, till it stops foaming)...and they are golden.
i imagine that the dishwasher thing would work as well...
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no_limit
Jan 30, 2003, 9:28 PM
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[small]This topic was moved to the Indoor Gyms forum by no_limit[/small]
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rprp
Jan 30, 2003, 9:52 PM
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I used to set routes at a gym that did the weak acid soak. It worked great. They always warned us not to leave them in the acid for more than a day. I never did and don't know if it would actually hurt them.
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thomasribiere
Feb 2, 2003, 6:16 PM
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As prevention is always better than treatment, I would say to use less chalk. Chalk is ideal to dry wet hands, but allow less friction on holds. So use it sparsely, and clean your route with a toothbrush after each climb.
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