jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Ok so I am not sure if this is a recomended way to clean your rod handles, but I had 2 vrods that were so dirty and slick that I almost threw thew out of the boat by accident last year in the rain a few times. I saw a tip to use a mr.clean magic eraser and I thought i would give it a whirl. and WOW they came out brand fricken new. I am wondering if I need to seal them now, but I'll do some more digging on that. anyway just thought I would pass this on. I wish I took a before picture. So impressed. Edited May 31, 2012 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman87 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 great tip. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan668 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 That's what I use. Works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) ok I did another one and took some pics... Here is the Vrod I cleaned... Here is what it looked like before(the dirty one is a quantum but it was the same as this. So here is the quantum on its own before... Quantum after I scrubbed half... and the clean quantum with the vrod.. and here is a cropped version of both rods so you can see a bit closer... These photos were taken with a Canon T2i on manual focus, with no flash, and no editing. I resized them all to 1600 pixel's wide. The only edit was the final shot where I cropped it and then resized so you could get a closeup The process I usesd is as follows.. Wet the cork fully(alot ran off as they were oily and dirty but dampened them as best i could) Then rub them in long strokes from end to end with a dampened magic eraser, about 3 or 4 strokes is all it took, Repeated around the whole thing Rinsed them off in water Then dried with a towel P.S. water was just cluke warm so I didn't freeze or burn my hands. lol The magic eraser I used was the white one called Mr.Clean Magic erase extra power. It came in a 2 pack for about 5 bucks at Metro. I imagine they sell this at every grocery store...You know the place wher eyou buy fish when you get skunked... Anyway I hope some of you find this useful. Here are a couple more before and after, these wern't as bad... Shimano Convergence, St.Croix Premier and Quantum Tour Edited May 31, 2012 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 What a great idea !!! I leave mine a bit dirty so that it looks like i am a crusty old fisher.Which i am, but thats besides the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) And BTW we all know the age of V-rods so you know that this is an older rod that has seen many fish and many outings. The quantum is a cheapo one so the cork is clearly not as good, but even it came out amazing. P.S. if you wreck yours don't blame me, cause if yours got ruined so did mine. lol do this at your own risk I guess. Edited May 31, 2012 by jedimaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Always been a sandpaper guy myself, but thanks, that looks like new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT8 smoker craft Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I just use the 3M scrub pads from under the sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Dish soap and a scrub pad work great. It's alot easier to keep them clean if you don't let them get that dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 It's alot easier to keep them clean if you don't let them get that dirty Bleh...my hands inevitably get dirty when I am fishing, and I am too paranoid to wash my hands while fishing. Plus I am too busy catching fish to worry about my hands... Poke poke jab jab...ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Bleh...my hands inevitably get dirty when I am fishing, and I am too paranoid to wash my hands while fishing. Plus I am too busy catching fish to worry about my hands... Poke poke jab jab...ha ha Nothing is worse then roe juice, I usually clean mine after every outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I didn't know that you were supposed to do that! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhouse2020 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Great tip, I'm going to try this. I never used sandpaper to clean my handles before but I did find a useful method with regular dish soap, some baking soda and a toothbrush. I just made a past of the soap, baking soda and some water and used the toothbrush to scrub it into the handles. Clean all the surfaces you need to, then rinse with water. It works with foam handles too. It cleans and refreshes the cork nicely without removing material like an abrasive sandpaper does. Its worked well for me but I will try your method since I think it may be just a bit faster. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I clean mine at the end of the year and always use a steel wool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicephalic Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 At first when I saw the topic I thought.."That's an awfully personal question..." ... Excellent tip - going to have to try this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I didn't know that you were supposed to do that! HH That's the exact same thing that I was thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I send mine out to have them cleaned professionally. Thanks Spiel. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Then rub them in long strokes from end to end Seems kinda pornagraghic. Nice tip,I mean, thanks for how to clean your handles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 wow, there is either no love or too much love in this forum... haha. I was going to say it takes two hands to clean mine but I figured I would get put in the naughty corner. rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 wow, there is either no love or too much love in this forum... haha. I was going to say it takes two hands to clean mine but I figured I would get put in the naughty corner. rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 lol ok so this thread is starting to go sideways. Anyone else have any tips on keeping there rods clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 10 9 8 7 6 ..... Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 10 9 8 7 6 ..... Art Oh come on Art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Its all fun and games til someone loses an eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Great tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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