What is the best laminate field cover cleaner that wont leave a film
 

and wont strip the running surface "smoothocity" I made that one up:D Jeff Priest where you at with the run ons brotherlffng$ lffng$

I know that Joe Allore said he used a light spraying of Pledge on one of my covers and that it worked great. Here is exactly what he wrote me.

"Initially the surface wa a little high friction so I washed it with soap and water then sprayed it with a touch of pledge (and wiped clean)." Joe Allore

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a tidbit of pledge. And a small amount of soap and water.............

Simple...water...just a damp paper towel. Plastic field covers don't generally get rubbed in dirt so I don't know why you would need to use anything else. I sometimes use an all purpose windex for my Watts board because for some reason the dirt and dust particles really stick to the board's clear coat.

The soap and water followed by rubbing the playing surface with smooth towel and a smidge of pledge was to get rid of that grip (taciness) of a brand new platic surface. Nobody likes to play on a surface that grips too much and this technique will take care of that perfectly.

Joe's right
 

Joe's right on the money...

If you have a field with a polyurethane surface (Watt's boards and some of my early Rollerboards) you will need to use a bit of pledge after you clean it off with windex to take away that "grip".

The vinyl field covers and laminate covers only need a little water and a soft cloth (no paper towels - they can leave swirls). If they ever get food oils on them you can use windex, but you won't need more than just a tiny bit.

Joe - can you give me a PM?

thanks
 

gentlementhmbsp$

I have no idea as what to clean the field covers with as I do not use field covers at this time , now in the future if I ever get a board with a field cover , I have no idea what I will clean it with , maybe some water and a paper towel .


Run ons , what is that ?

I Use..
 

............any type of glass cleaner, ................I would never use any furniture polish, as I see some use pledge. The slicker the finish, the more you have the banana peel effect..................boiled bases have a definite advantage over regular bases on a "slick\smooth" board.................I'm not saying all that use pledge play boiled................what I am saying is you get a truer sense of what a base can do when you are playing on a field that is not "slick/Smooth"

when I was in california, I played one guy who's field was a slick as could be, my team played like they were on roller skates, he just ran me over, ......on other fields that did not have the "finish" I was just as strong as anyone else in the rest of the league and most guys were using boiled bases.

The advice on the pledge is for all the good people of the hobby with a vinyl filed cover that has a little too much grab to it...when your player runs smoothly then abruptly the front prongs grab and the player tips foreward more than normal. Nobody likes when the surface is too tacky. This has nothing to do with boiled bases and turning your field into a skating rink and has everything to do with making the best field for all those who have shelled out the big bucks for some of these custom boards and covers and are unhappy with the performance. Ask anyone who has played on my field if it resembles anything like a skatinig rink.

relax...
 

........................and read my post................

"..........I'm not saying all that use pledge play boiled................what I am saying is you get a truer sense of what a base can do when you are playing on a field that is not "slick/Smooth"

I loved playin on your field at Canton.

They were great!!

i know...
 

i know from doing it myself that pledge on a vinyle cover is BAD NEWS!!!!

If you put alittle to much on it will INSTANTLY render all your power bases powerless..all they will do is slip and slide.

i only use windex when i need to clean my field, and in between i use plain water only !

just my experience... :)

Not sure why you would want to use so much to turn it into an ice skating contest, but that is certainly not what I am suggesting you do. However, if you have a vinyl cover and yours seems a bit grabby when fresh out of the package you can try my remedy.

Here is footage of a vinyl field cover that Wierdwolf had made for me. The board is a full 30x48" metal pan and the field cover is 24x48" with 3" sidelines, all run on a single gotham motor. When I first got the field cover the surface of the board was a little grabby to my liking because fast bases would tend to grab the surface and tip foreward then move foreward again then grab again, especially proline bases. It looked like the player was sometimes learching foreward instead of running smooth and I had not experienced that with my players on other fields. I had heard some people actually say they did not like vinyl covers for this reason. After the convention I did a quick experimentation with the pledge. A simple dab on a soft cloth methodically rubbed in over the entire field, followed later on with simple cleaning with a damp cloth.

The result is....
http://www.youtube.com/user/silverho...51/sSVbQQMivNs

pledge is not good for prolines to perform... simple rubbing alcohol will do.. or just a damp cloth.

I only use laminated field covers

celo

Pledge works
 

Guys,

I've used Pledge on my boards with no problems although my surfaces are vinyl. Joe is right...you use a SMALL amount so you don't get that skating effect. My method is to spray a quick spritz on a cloth then wipe the board. If I ever feel that I've put to much on then then I clean the board with Windex (great for removing residue build up from Pledge) and start again. You have to work with it to strike a balance between a smooth running field and having a slippery surface. And no problems with my Prolines either.

Cleaning your field
 

If field is laminated or poly...Vacuum with soft brush attachment then use damp cloth or sponge (warm water) soft cloth to dry.No paper towels,no cleaners of any type and no wax....use wax and you lose traction,weather you know it or not. Some guys turn the speed up high enough so the players seem to get the proper traction.
Warning; do not use liquids of any type on fatheads,they are not laminated and you can take the ink off.Vacuum only.
Keep covers away from direct sun and extreme heat.
When not in use cover with cloth,lay flat on wood or metal surface.
Larue

My field cover is from Wolf. These covers are as near to a 620 type "feel" as I have been around. I have found ALL you need to clean it with is a new technology MICRO FIBER cloth.thmbsp$ This cloth will remove all oily residue on the field from our hands as well as any collected dust. We clean our 620's this same way. No residue and very very simple.

I used to use alcohol and a paper towel. But the MICRO FIBER cloth is the way for me.



Geno H