Annual Chessex Battlemat Clean Up Reminder

[falcarrion]

I use hand sanitizer to get out stubborn stains. It also works well on white boards.

 

[NewJeffCT]

resurrecting this thread from almost 2 years ago since it has great advice. I'm moving soon, so I did this big clean-off last night. My Chessex mondo mat looks great.

Thanks [MENTION=19042]Ogrork the Mighty[/MENTION]

 

[frankthedm]

Tac-tiles are dry-erase rather than wet-erase

I thought the real ones could handle both types of marker.

 

[MarkB]

I thought the real ones could handle both types of marker.

Possibly. I only had them second-hand, and only ever used dry-erase markers on them. Never considered using wet-erase ones.

 

[IronWolf]

I thought the real ones could handle both types of marker.

No Tac-Tiles are dry erase only. Just last week our GM accidentally used a wet erase marker on them. We were able to get them cleaned up pretty good, but it took a bit to get the marker off of there.

 

[MonkeyDragon]

1) Much love for the vinegar on the battlemats technique. I use windex with vinegar on my vinyl mats and it works great.

2) General note on markers. Red seems to stain more than other colors, so avoiding red and purple helps. Also, if you accidentally use a regular marker on a dry erase board, you can get it off (mostly) by scribbling it over completely with a dry erase marker, letting that dry, and wiping it off. Also works if you have dry erase that's been on the surface too long and isn't wiping off.

 

[IronWolf]

]Also, if you accidentally use a regular marker on a dry erase board, you can get it off (mostly) by scribbling it over completely with a dry erase marker, letting that dry, and wiping it off. Also works if you have dry erase that's been on the surface too long and isn't wiping off.

Yep! When the wet erase was used in error last week, I was the one that remembered reading this tip before and had everyone coloring over the wet erase lines with a dry erase marker and then wiping it off. Worked pretty well!

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Just did my annual clean up so I thought I'd bump this post as a reminder. My mats are now 15-20 years old and aside from some minor ghosting stains they look good as new.

 

[NewJeffCT]

Thanks for the reminder

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If you have ever mistakenly used dry erase markers on your Chessex Battlemat, try using aMr. Clean Magic Eraser. Just don't scrub too hard or you will erase the grid itself.

Tried that...

We are becoming somewhat content with the river that runs through...well...everywhere.