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Shouldn't be too much of a risk. I just wouldn't do it with my main cube.
Consequences of washing a Rubik's cube core in water
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Shouldn't be too much of a risk. I just wouldn't do it with my main cube.
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I took my mini type C underwater. It was 100% fine and I didn't even dry it off after the 6 hours it was in the water.
I have a little problem.
I washed my ZhanChi in a water(except core) with Cleaning powder and a cleaning liquid.
I dry it all out - lube the core - reassemble all - lube pieces and now It's so sluggish and slow and that I don't enjoy solving it...
It even Locking up what was rare before washing...
I disassemble it - clean with towel - put it all together - nothing better...
Before washing this ZhanChi was a beast - it was so fast - fastest cube that I have ever felt...
A member from Polish Speedsolving forum told me that Those are the effects of washing cube in water, because cubes should be cleaned dry with towel or something like that.
Anyone have this problem too ?
Any tips will be very appreciated.
I washed my ZhanChi in a water(except core) with Cleaning powder and a cleaning liquid.
I dry it all out - lube the core - reassemble all - lube pieces and now It's so sluggish and slow and that I don't enjoy solving it...
It even Locking up what was rare before washing...
I disassemble it - clean with towel - put it all together - nothing better...
Before washing this ZhanChi was a beast - it was so fast - fastest cube that I have ever felt...
A member from Polish Speedsolving forum told me that Those are the effects of washing cube in water, because cubes should be cleaned dry with towel or something like that.
Anyone have this problem too ?
Any tips will be very appreciated.
Penguinstorm300
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Same with my old black Zhanchi. I found cleaning the cube was making it worse, again, I didn't wash the core either in case it rusted. I currently use a stickerless Zhanchi, because my old one can barely cube 5mm without popping, and has a really 'gummy' feel to it. I also have this problem with ALL my other cubes (except stickerless one, as I mentioned before).
My advise would be - don't wash your cubes.
Yeah - but you mean cleaning in water ?
When I was cleaning my ZhanChi on dry with towel it was all right.
Now it sucks - maybe after 1000+ solves it will back to old condition :confused:
I think I must order new ZhanChi because I don't like my GuHong v1 and WitLong...
When I was cleaning my ZhanChi on dry with towel it was all right.
Now it sucks - maybe after 1000+ solves it will back to old condition :confused:
I think I must order new ZhanChi because I don't like my GuHong v1 and WitLong...
Penguinstorm300
Regular
Yep, I meant cleaning with water, I'm not too sure about cleaning with a towel, since I've never tried that yet.
Kattenvriendin
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Did you guys actually take the cubies apart or?
I mean.. water gets inside the cubies, so you have to take those apart as well, otherwise upon reassembly water will mix with the lube, even though it SEEMS to have dried completely.
I mean.. water gets inside the cubies, so you have to take those apart as well, otherwise upon reassembly water will mix with the lube, even though it SEEMS to have dried completely.
Yes - I dry it all out even inside cubies.
Penguinstorm300
Then what did you use to clean your cubes ? How yo clean them ?
EDIT: I solved this problem by wiping all pieces + center pieces with paper towel soaked with 95% clean alcohol.
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Aston
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This may be a bit late. Whenever it is time to clean one of my cubes, I always fully disassemble it and soak the core, screws, springs, well, all of the pieces, in water. I then put them near a fan to dry. It seems to have no effect whatsoever to my cubes. Then again, after washing my cubes I usually mod them in some sort of way because they are already disassembled. But I have run into no problems.
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