Cleaning your puzzle

[uriel rubik]

Soap it, theres no problem. That's what I do like 2 days before the competition, and the result is amazing. Don't forget to warm up a little bit the watter.

After the pieces are dry put them in a news paper or something like that, lube all the pieces, let them dry all the night (or at least 12 hours), and after that assemble it and you'll be happy how good it is .

 

[ISuckAtCubing]

ok thx im going to tyr it right now

 

[lalalala]

no problem im glad i could help

 

[Regisiew]

How should I clean out the silicone in my cube?

Hi everyone, I found some threads on this, though they didn't have enough info, so I'm making my own. One of my cubes has the syringe lube (rubik's), because my friend got a rubik's DIY and I wanted to see how it felt. I would rather put in jigaloo or crc, so I want to clean out what's currently in there. If plain soap and water would work, what would I do, if water got stuck inside the corner pieces, under the corner caps (I'm working with a storebought, so you can't get the caps off). If water gets in any of these hard to get out places, what could I do? I was considering using a blow dryer, but I don't know if that could melt something (doubt it). If anyone could give a good detailed description of what to do, please reply, thanks

 

[Kiongku]

I say just put in on some dry towels and shake them to get as much water out as possible. Then just leave them to dry naturally will be best then? Why the haste with a blow dryer. .. just some common sense..

Well frankly, I never really dumped my pieces into soap and water because I doubt it will be good for my stickers.. so i just use a wet towel and got the vaseline (ya not silicone) out of my cube last time manually..

 

[piemaster]

Itz okayz. Justz killz itz

 

[JTW2007]

You get credit for searching, but you loose it for not searching well. I myself have made posts answering all of your questions.

If water goes in somewhere, it will come out with minimal effort. You don't even need soap, just scrub hard.

 

[phillybilly]

soap and water will probably ruin the stickers
to clean mine out i wiped the pieces down with rubbing alcohol

 

[pentrixter]

From my experience adding soap and water is just redundant. Disassemble everything including the core. Then just wipe thoroughly with paper. Sometimes there is plastic dust inside the center pieces so use a toothpick or something to get the crap out. When you're done, put everything back together.

 

[Kiongku]

Oh thats interesting.. toothpicks.
I should stock on a small box of them haha

 

[Regisiew]

Okay, well maybe I should have stated my cube is stickerless. Will just wiping it thoroughly with paper get off the dry silicone? It's important for me to get off all the dry silicone, because I'm going to put CRC or jigaloo in, and don't want to mix lubes. I'm going to put on goo-gone for the sticker gunk, and then I thought it would be convenient to get off the goo-gone in the process of cleaning the whole cube. If wiping down with paper DOESN'T get off the dry silicone, does anyone know what definitely would do that, and not just get out dust?

 

[pentrixter]

Well soap and water doesn't hurt the cube. It's just annoying to have to air dry it. But yea, if you are really adamant about not mixing lubes, then use the soap and water method. Be careful wait until it's fully dry or the screws will get screwed. HAH. Get it? Screws will get screwed.

 

[tanjiajien]

How to clean my cube?

Hey guys.

So in my last 2 threads I've been saying about my hands getting oily while
cubing. Not only my hands get oily, but my cube does also. Which is kinda
annoying.

So, I need some help on how to clean my cube.

Answers will be much appreciated!

-Jay

 

[Tnghia]

Warm water and soft paper. Easily clean.
BTW: what kind of lubricant did you use?

 

[tanjiajien]

@Tnghia: Thanks for the advice. I lubricated my cube with petroleum jelly.

 

[MEn]

People say that petroleum jelly eventually starts to dissolve your cube. I would recommend using silicone lubricant because not only is it faster, it also provides a cleaner surface.

I use CRC even though it contains acetone which also eats away your cube. It's not a big amount to actually effect it though.

 

[amostay2004]

@Tnghia: Thanks for the advice. I lubricated my cube with petroleum jelly.

If your cube is a storebought, remember to wash away the petroleum jelly after some time. If it's a DIY, bury it.

 

[demma]

How to clean the lube?

Hi, I have a rubik 3x3, rubik 4x4 and a vcube5 lubed with Du Pont Teflon Silicone. I know this is not the best but i live in Argentina, South America and its imposible to get Jigaloo o CRC.

Now, I order some bottles of Maru Lube and I want to take away the silicone in the cube but this lubricant is water resistant. Can someone help me with this?

 

[souljahsu]

did you try hot water?

 

[cincyaviation]

Use some soap with it, that should take care of it, otherwise you might try putting it in the dishwasher.