Washing playing cards

Mr. Flibble · 13-04-2006 3:27pm #1

I have a few hundred plastic playing cards which have been through the wars. They are pretty dirty and a can't bring myself to hand wash each one individually, so does anyone have any suggestions for washing them. Has anyone ever tried sticking cards in a washing machine

I'm really tempted just to chuck the lot in for a wash. Even if a few get damaged I might have enough left to make a deck out of in the end. . .

5starpool · 13-04-2006 3:34pm

Post of the month

I have never tried this Mr Flibble so cannot answer your question, but I love the thought of sorting through several packs of playing cards trying to get a full deck. It'd be like World Cup 90 sticker album all over again.

"I am only missing one then I have the full set......."

Cheered me up no end anyhow, good man.

brianmc · 13-04-2006 3:38pm

Mr. Flibble wrote:

I have a few hundred plastic playing cards which have been through the wars. They are pretty dirty and a can't bring myself to hand wash each one individually, so does anyone have any suggestions for washing them. Has anyone ever tried sticking cards in a washing machine I'm really tempted just to chuck the lot in for a wash. Even if a few get damaged I might have enough left to make a deck out of in the end. . .

I once heard someone say that thier plastic playing cards are capable of withstanding a wash in the washing machine. I'm not sure that it had been tested though.

I say gamble.

Ste05 · 13-04-2006 3:41pm

Push them All-In!!!

ArmaniJeanss · 13-04-2006 3:42pm

Try a half pot bet on the turn, if that works, put the rest in the river.

Mr. Flibble · 13-04-2006 3:42pm

All in so.

Ill let u know the result in an hour or so. I'll do half in a washing mc and the rest in the dishwasher to cut down the varience.

smurph · 13-04-2006 3:45pm

Mr. Flibble wrote:

I have a few hundred plastic playing cards which have been through the wars. They are pretty dirty and a can't bring myself to hand wash each one individually, so does anyone have any suggestions for washing them. Has anyone ever tried sticking cards in a washing machine I'm really tempted just to chuck the lot in for a wash. Even if a few get damaged I might have enough left to make a deck out of in the end. . .

Stop can barely write with the tears in my eyes, Could we have a before, and after picture of the cards, Put them in one of those nettings you get for "Delicates", put them on a wool wash, some conditioner, and when they come out check and see if the Queens still have their knickers on:D

wayfarer · 13-04-2006 3:49pm

ArmaniJeanss wrote:

put the rest in the river.

heh heh heh

ditpoker · 13-04-2006 3:55pm

NOoo... ! my guess is the heat generated in the washing machine MAY melt plastic as this as playing cards... which could be very messy! if you can find it somewhere use and electric bath (used by some pro golfers to was golfballs, golfclubs etc.) not sure where one might find one tho...

BrokenArrows · 13-04-2006 3:55pm

make sure you do it on a cold wash. dont want to be melting the cards .

Lafortezza · 13-04-2006 3:55pm

Yeah, too hot and the colours might "make a run".

5starpool · 13-04-2006 4:00pm

lafortezza wrote:

Yeah, too hot and the colours might "make a run".

or a 'blue'

jimbling · 13-04-2006 4:02pm

lafortezza wrote:

Yeah, too hot and the colours might "make a run".

and sure they'd be a bit flushed after all that running

hotspur · 13-04-2006 4:54pm

Could be very -EV if they shread and ruin both your washing machine and dishwasher, you wouldn't be the first person to have lost such appliances as a result of gambling but certainly no-one has done it in such a novelty way.
Down to the dry cleaners with you

Mr. Flibble · 13-04-2006 5:27pm

Mixed results. The dishwasher was a disaster, too hot. They ended up in a big slick melted lump, and weren't even clean at the end of it.

The washing machine worked perfectly. I put them in at 30deg with some non-bio and they came out nice and clean, not one damaged.

Jaden · 14-04-2006 10:40am

Greatest thread ever.

BrokenArrows · 14-04-2006 11:36am

what did you expect from the dishwasher they wash at about 70 degrees.

Mr. Flibble · 14-04-2006 11:40am

Yeah, it was steaming.

Ste05 · 14-04-2006 11:43am

What I want to know is: Did you space out each card into an individual slot, so that the whole dishwasher was full of Cards??
That would have been an interesting sight.

Mr. Flibble · 14-04-2006 11:49am

I had them spaced out on a wire tray thingy. It was too big and so was slightly on tilt and the cards migrated to a short stack at one end of it.

gerire · 14-04-2006 12:31pm

/me goes off to add this thread to the wikipedia.

Class Mr. Fibble, Class

bohsman · 14-04-2006 12:33pm

Also should be added to musos poker guide

Hagar · 14-04-2006 12:43pm

[Scots Accent]
Captain, the pun filter is down to 10%, I dinna think she'll take one more bad pun.
[/Scots Accent]

mcaul · 14-04-2006 2:27pm

I sent this thread to US playing Card company and they said they haven't laughed so hard in years.

Told me to send Fibble some new KEM decks.

Check your PM

Mr. Flibble · 14-04-2006 2:49pm

mcaul wrote:

I sent this thread to US playing Card company and they said they haven't laughed so hard in years.

Told me to send Fibble some new KEM decks.

Check your PM

Thats cool. Thanks Peter.