Cleaning Cork Rod Grips

Clean smaller cork items with mild detergent and water the vinegar soap and water cleaning solution above or store bought cleaners.

Cleaning cork rod grips.

Rinse the cleaning solution off of the cork. How to repair cork rod handles before repairing holes and cracks it s important that the cork is clean. Scrub the cork thoroughly starting at one end of the grip and working towards the other end. To clean your cork handles all you need is a little bowl of water a rag and some mr.

Please remember to comment rate and subscribe for more videos to come. Hey guys in this video i show you how to clean the cork on your fishing rod. You can plump up the corks with judicious applications of steam keeping well away from the varnish i usually mask off the rod. Second we have heard that many fisherman use mr.

It also works well for getting fish slime off of foam handles. Baby wipes magic erasers these work really well or a brush and plain dish soap will all do the job. Wet the brillo gently rub the grip rinse and and dry it off. When you clean cork grips you are removing all the karma from a rod.

Just get the magic eraser a little wet squeeze out the excess water and scrub the handles. Finally dry it with a clean soft rag or allow the cork to air dry overnight before using. Cleaning cork grips makes the rod look better but severely reduces their fish catching ability. I bought a well used rod for one of my boys with some really disreputable looking cork.

Wipe it down with the rag after you re done and voila just like new. Don t overdo it though. Looks like new afterwards. Start by getting them little wet and then gently rub over the cork handle with a bit more attention to problem areas.

This will clean it without removing any cork or changing the shape of the grip. We used a fresh soapy steel wool pad on it. Rub in circles and clean the entire surface.