how do you clean your tiling spacers

[Alan M]

hi there.
if you get addhesive on them .
how do you get it off. its easy to clean a few but if you have had an accident with them or are just messy youl have a lot to do.
iv heard of
soaking them in hot water
soaking in water then feazing them
putting them in a jar with small ball bearings in it and shack the jar
grab a fit and rub them around in your hands.

how do the pros clean them

 

[Gazzer]

I dont !

 

[radim]

never clean them.just buy another pack

 

[Andy Allen]

i don't, when they get covered in crud i sling them and buy some more..... dont be such a tight wad....:lol:

 

[Stef]

Buy tubs of 6000 at a time & you dont have to worry about cleaning them!! :lol:

 

[Mike]

hi there.
if you get addhesive on them .
how do you get it off. its easy to clean a few but if you have had an accident with them or are just messy youl have a lot to do.
iv heard of
soaking them in hot water
soaking in water then feazing them
putting them in a jar with small ball bearings in it and shack the jar
grab a fit and rub them around in your hands.

how do the pros clean them

I do reuse spacers if they're clean and undamaged but they're cheap enough to replace and not worth spending time cleaning them. I pay about 3 quid for a big tub, lasts months usually

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[Ian]

Tubs of 5000 at a time, last me about 3 years. I re use them or bin them if they get too scruffy.

 

[Alan M]

yes thats much faster. in the local hardware shops only sell the small bags and those are dear. il get a big tub for a fracktion of that cost. . i thought the pros would have some fast way to clean them

 

[Andy Allen]

buy them in bulk mate.....fraction of the cost..

 

[Ian]

Leave them in your trousers when you put them through the wash, your Mrs will be well impressed :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

buy 5000 tubs and don't clean them.......don't let your kids play with them though:mad2: had 20,000 spacers all mixed up in my van a couple of years ago.

 

[Andy Allen]

and i guarantee one day this will happen to you...

 

[White Room]

View attachment 37210 and i guarantee one day this will happen to you...

I stopped using the plastic container for the same reason...:lol:

 

[Alan M]

i already did that. i store them in the top of my tool box. i opened the box and forgot to close the little lid.

 

[Accura Brian]

Just Buy a Pack dont be a scab!!