Cleaning Quoits Board Question.

[Stringbanger]

Our one neighbor moved, and when she was clearing out her garage, she found a homemade quoits set. I think she said they were made by her father-in-law.

Anyway she asked my wife if we would like to have them, and my wife said yes. We put them on our patio and played occasionally. We made the mistake of leaving them out all winter. As a result, they got stained from pine sap.

I tried to clean them with a brush, soap, and water to no avail. They appear to be made of slate. I thought I’d check with the TDPRI intelligentsia before I try something drastic that might deface the surface.

These things are heavy!! I’d say they weigh 50-60 lbs. each (about 25kg). I’m more of a horseshoes guy, but what the heck.

Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[Killing Floor]

If nothing else, I learned a new word. Any that makes today a great day.

 

[ale.istotle]

The interwebs say solvents - alcohol probably best for pine sap. Otherwise maybe pressure wash.

Edit: Simple green gets some recommendations too.

 

[Stringbanger]

If nothing else, I learned a new word. Any that makes today a great day.

And which word was it?

 

[Stringbanger]

The interwebs say solvents - alcohol probably best for pine sap. Otherwise maybe pressure wash.

Edit: Simple green gets some recommendations too.

Thank you @ale.istotle

 

[BigDaddyLH]

And which word was it?

I hope it's not "soap"

 

[Killing Floor]

And which word was it?

Quoit or Quoits.

I had heard the words “board” and “garage” previously.

 

[Stringbanger]

Quoit or Quoits.

I had heard the words “board” and “garage” previously.

Okay, yeah, you got me there. When I went to talking about them as individual boards, I somehow referred to the singular “quoit”, but now that you mentioned it, any subsequent posts should refer to the term as “quoits”.

 

[MarkieMark]

Is this one of those "trick questions"?

cuz it feels like a trick question.

 

[archetype]

This is likely the first thread about cleaning a quoits board, on this and any of the sister sites.

Have a cookie!

 

[ce24]

It sounds like a game where clothes come off.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

It sounds like a game where clothes come off.

The doorbell rings and its Quoits Interruptus

 

[memorex]

I though quoits was how people from the Bronx said quartz.

 

[Guran]

When I was a kid I learned to clean sap using butter. It works a charm on hands. I suspect that olive, corn or any houshold oil would work equally well. Then you just use what you would use to get rid of the fat. Soap or dish detergent.

However, I can't vouch for the result on that surface.

As said, alcohol works too, but it usually takes a lot of it to get good result.

 

[Peegoo]

Turpentine or mineral spirits will do it. It won't hurt the slate.