anyone tried breaking-in with tooth pastes??

[daniel0731ex]

i saw this on the rubik's PTT forum and thought that it would be pretty
useful, at least better than sand. so i tried it on my new storebought, and
turned out to be really effective. it grinded down all the molding lines and
made the cube much smoother, while leaving a "shiny" surface inside the cube.

 

[Paul Wagner]

Wtf?

 

[jcuber]

It is probably because of the abbrasive (powder, I think) in the paste. It will also give your cube a minty fresh scent!

 

[StachuK1992]

It is probably because of the abbrasive (powder, I think) in the paste. It will also give your cube a minty fresh scent!

hmm...I'm going to try this on an old storebought now. I'll tell y'all the results later.

 

[phases]

Interesting..

 

[fundash]

i'm gonna go get a storebought cube and try this,+my diy's core is cracked...

EDIT: ok, found an old storebought, i'll take this one to france...put toothpaste in it...breaking it in!

 

[PEZenfuego]

I'm a saltwater fanatic, so I would assume this. Toothpaste has dead diatom algae in it lol. Well diatoms consume silicates, which causes their outer cell wall to be composed of silica. Silica is the main component of sand. Silica is an abrasive. Tell me how it turns out...

 

[fundash]

still working on it...this better work, i leave for france TOMORROW! so i need a good cube to bring with me...

 

[piemaster]

I want to know the results!

 

[fundash]

ok, just finished the 4th solve, and my hands hurt...(it really turns slow with the paste inside it)

going to clean it out now...

 

[piemaster]

b-bump, b-bump...I wanna know the results!!!

 

[fundash]

filled the sink with hot water...

 

[piemaster]

Ahhhh! You're making me nervous.

 

[arud45]

I, personally couldn't see this working better than sand.. but then again it might. Sand made my brand new storebought better than my Old Type A C4U DIY and my DIY A core + 2 year old storebought cubies.

 

[piemaster]

You're killing me fundash! I'll come back later.

 

[fundash]

pieces cleaned, putting cube back together

 

[panyan]

if this works, then exfoliating face masks should work as well

or anything with small bits in it

 

[SparkZer00]

why don't you guys just use graphite jig a loo?

 

[fundash]

ok!!!i just put the cube back together, gonna do 1 solve...

EDIT:

And..well...this cube really sucks, but is allot better now...not good enough o be called a "speedcube"...

Turns smooth...
smells minty

I LIKE IT!!!

Results are: Good!

 

[fundash]

Results are great

EDIT:

going to put toothpaste back in, and do like 10 solves...then it should be SUBER smooth!