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Title: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: King Cobra on April 05, 2024, 01:05:11 PM
I usually use green 3M pads to condition my slate and tip of striker. Do you all use any other methods?
Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: Greg Massey on April 05, 2024, 01:17:11 PM
I use the same, just either green or gray scotch - brite ... my only suggestion is to change out those pieces of pad from season to season...
I do have a really small soft brush i will use in cleaning off the surfaces of my pots after conditioning them with a pad or conditioning stone etc...
Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: Crowstalker on April 05, 2024, 02:31:10 PM
I use the same on the pots usually green and brown if I want more aggressive. I only use 220 grit or maybe 120 on strikers. The scotch brite polishes the striker tip so never on a striker. But that's my opinion for what it's worth


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Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: g8rvet on April 05, 2024, 05:28:24 PM
I was having to scratch my glass pot every trip, sometimes multiple times per trip.  Saw a guy on YouTube (I bought one of his pots) and he said to clean 1-2 times per year with denatured alcohol to get all the oils out from fingers, mosquito spray, etc.  HUGE difference.  Sounded like the first day I ran it. 
Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: RiverRoost on April 14, 2024, 10:48:44 PM
Quote from: g8rvet on April 05, 2024, 05:28:24 PM
I was having to scratch my glass pot every trip, sometimes multiple times per trip.  Saw a guy on YouTube (I bought one of his pots) and he said to clean 1-2 times per year with denatured alcohol to get all the oils out from fingers, mosquito spray, etc.  HUGE difference.  Sounded like the first day I ran it.
Are you wiping the scratched spot on the glass pot with denatured alcohol? I find myself having to use either a scotch brite pad or screen on my crystal mistress every hunt and sometimes multiple times during a full day also.
Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: hawkeye1958 on April 15, 2024, 07:25:26 PM
I had to get more aggressive than Scotch Brite pads on my Crystal Mistress.

220 Drywall screen works great.

Scotch Brite and 90% alcohol work great on my slate calls.
Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: Crowstalker on April 15, 2024, 08:39:35 PM
Definitely use the drywall stuff on glass and crystal. I try not to touch my surface on calls and yes alcohol will definitely clean it.  Strikers are different like I said before. Good luck everyone in the woods. Sadly my season is already over in South Florida.


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Title: Re: Conditioning slate pots
Post by: g8rvet on April 17, 2024, 10:01:09 PM
Yes, whole surface with alcohol.  It dries in a minute. Wipe it well.