How often do you have to clean the gripping surfaces of your string gripper and what do you use? I remember when I first bought my machine it came with a little white bottle of cleanng fluid. I think it may have been ethanol, but not sure. Thanks
Once every 6 months or so with alcohol. I keep a cover on the machine when not in use to keep dust out.
Generally speaking it'd depend on your volume (i.e., the # of racquets you string on a given day), I think. If you string just 1 or 2 racquets a day, no more than, say, 5 racquets a week, then once a month or even once every other month would be sufficient. But, if you run a high volume (e.g., close to a 100 racquets a week), then once a week would be better. I personally use rubbing alcohol as a cleaning agent. You can probably also use other types of cleaners that you may have handy that won't leave residue like electronic contact cleaning sprays or an automotive mass air flow sensor spray. Just make sure they won't react with the metal or its finish. And, as Dan's said, putting a cover over the machine when it's not in use is a very good idea to keep everything clean. FWIW, HTH.
Cleaning with an alcohol like IPA is best. It is not for cleaning dust because dust can just be blown away. It is to remove coating deposits from all the strings that have left a bit of their coatings on the gripper. IPA will do the job. For severe cases, clean with IPA first and then use a fine emery paper.
I agree with the posts above. Personally, I use an old tooth brush with rubbing alcohol to clean it. Usually, I do it for every 10-15 rackets I finished (about every 3 weeks or so). It also depends on the type of string you use. I think if you use Ti coated string a lot, you might consider clean it a bit more often.
I'm having problems with gripping bg85 but ok with bg65ti, is it the same problem? Do I clean it as is, or take the ball bearing gripper apart because the gap is quite narrow.
get a piece of cloth, old t-shirt. dip it in the alcohol, and then put it inside the slot and then swipe it across.
Its still slipping after few goods wipes with alcohol. The only way around it for now is to push the gripper up (with the string at the lowest point) instead of pulling the string sideways
