How do you clean your paddle

Ok guys im having a problem here. I baught a new paddle, yasaka extra, its good and very tacky, but im having a problem getting my rubber to be clean. No matter what I do when you look at the rubber in the glare of the light, you always see little white things. It looks like someone used a piece of cotton while the rubber was brand new and tried to whipe something off. Does any one know how I can clean that please?

Use pure water and wipe with clean cushy sponge. You have to do this in between games to keep it clean.

The tacky rubbers absorb dust fast.

unless you're cleaning it in a clean room, you'll have a hard time not attracting dust particles...i mean, we're on the order of what? 10^18 or 10^19 dust particles in a mole of air?

point is, it's not going to affect your play anyway

I use water and toilet paper.  Readily available every where.

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I use water and brown paper towel between games. About once every couple of weeks I'll use vegetable oil.

Lol yea I use the breath technique also, but its not helping. And doesn't vegetable oil mess up your rubber? My friend told me its not good. The rubbers I have are reactor novar.

I use Kanebo plas chamois with water, and its great! In past I use TT brands cleaners, but they melt the rubber surface! With Kanebo plas chamois + water = more durability of yours rubber!

Does it matter if you clean it between games or when your done with all your games. And what's your opnion on my rubber, you think those little white fuzzy things will mess up my rubber sooner?

ffx-me wrote: chu_bun wrote: I use water and toilet paper. Readily available every where. No offence but that is a horrible idea, the particles from the toilet paper will only make it worse, use a sponge. it doesnt matter if its perfectly clean youll never get it like that, for a tacky rubber check if it can still pick up the ball if so its fine. During the game you can use the breath swipe to keep it cleanish

this is exactly what I do. But about this sponge, can I use the smooth side of the sponge you use to was your dishes, or is there a special sponge that you need to buy.

liXiao wrote: I agree with ffx-me. Also I use BTY Rushawa Cleaner and the butterfly sponge.

sorry, but no cleaners for me lol. This is only my first good paddle. Just don't want it to get ruined soon. And everyone that I asked says cleaners eat your rubber faster. And you guys should also know im only 17 with only a couple hundred bucks a week lol, so im trying to save up some cash to buy a good table. So I don't wanna waste a lot of money on cleaners and glue stuff like that untill I have a really good paddle and I feel I devolped some kind of skill. But keep the suggestions coming with the cleaners. If I find people say they work I might have a change of heart.

Lol if water is better why do people buy cleaners?

Foam cleaners tend to dry rubbers out. A Coach at a club i play suggest using a mix of 12 parts water and 1 part alcohol to clean rubbers. I personally just use water/sponge.

7plywood wrote: Don't worry - cleaners are safe. Although usually not much more effective than water.

That is my impression as well. Plus I have used cleaners for some years in a couple of rubbers and they did not become more dry than expected, a five year old Mark V cleaned predominantly with a Stiga cleaner is still grippy. Foamy cleaners work well during tournaments, are easy to carry and after usage the projector plastic sheet attaches more easily into the surface of a grippy rubber than water, but as mentioned the difference with water is very small. Supposedly the cleaners should also repel dust, but for me that was not noticeable.

Well, it's fairly clean after I spank my girlfriend with it. But seriously, I just use a soft, clean, cotton cloth and some filtered water to wipe it clean, then let dry, and put the rubber protective sheet on.