Cleaning Cork Rod Grips

Baby wipes magic erasers these work really well or a brush and plain dish soap will all do the job.

Cleaning cork rod grips.

It also works well for getting fish slime off of foam handles. If you intend to keep the rod and the cork needs attention due to gunk drying out and very slight ridging wet the grip and use mild dish soap applied with your fingers. Finally dry it with a clean soft rag or allow the cork to air dry overnight before using. Rub in circles and clean the entire surface.

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. Clean smaller cork items with mild detergent and water the vinegar soap and water cleaning solution above or store bought cleaners. Wet the grip under the tap apply a quarter size blob of cleanser to your dampened sponge or wash cloth be sure to shake the bottle of cleanser well before using and scrub down the cork grip.

Wipe it down with the rag after you re done and voila just like new. Rinse the cleaning solution off of the cork. Once it is dry dirt grime and even salmon egg residue are easily washed off with soap and water. Just get the magic eraser a little wet squeeze out the excess water and scrub the handles.

This will clean it without removing any cork or changing the shape of the grip. How to repair cork rod handles before repairing holes and cracks it s important that the cork is clean. When you clean cork grips you are removing all the karma from a rod. Cleaning cork grips makes the rod look better but severely reduces their fish catching ability.

Hey guys in this video i show you how to clean the cork on your fishing rod. Wet the brillo gently rub the grip rinse and and dry it off. Don t overdo it though. You can plump up the corks with judicious applications of steam keeping well away from the varnish i usually mask off the rod.

I bought a well used rod for one of my boys with some really disreputable looking cork. 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.