Cleaning Cork - Magic Eraser

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Had no idea a magic eraser (wet, squeezed out) works so well to clean cork. Really gentle pressure with a moist magic eraser was magical.

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[Matt B]

I liked it better before.
Good thing it’s yours!

 

[cole_p]

Neat tip! Also a pencil/pink eraser works great on lightly stained suede, not that anyone was asking

 

[Greg Armstrong]

Heddon rod?

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

Heddon rod?

Yep. Expert.

 

[DanielOcean]

Have you tried soaking the cork? Nothin like a good cork soaker. I prefer just using the kitchen to get my cork soaked. Sink is great. Little dawn, and a scrubby.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I liked it better before.
Good thing it’s yours!

If I had found an aged real to match, I would've left it as is. Even though it was slippery as fuck. But the new medalist just looked goofy. It feels so much better. But yeah, I get what you're saying.

 

[Matt B]

If I had found an aged real to match, I would've left it as is. Even though it was slippery as fuck. But the new medalist just looked goofy. It feels so much better. But yeah, I get what you're saying.

If the patina has gotten hard and slick, then I support the cleaning to re-gripify it. It’s a tool to be used IMHO, make it work for you.

 

[_WW_]

Had no idea a magic eraser (wet, squeezed out) works so well to clean cork. Really gentle pressure with a moist magic eraser was magical.

Before:
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After:
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Whoa!

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

Magic Eraser or a Wonder Cloth to clean the cork than a thin coat of U-40 cork sealer to keep the fish slime from soaking in. A coat of furniture wax on the rod shaft once a year and a bit of bees wax on the ferrules keeps everything copacetic.