I’ll keep this concise. I dropped a 300+ stone on my foot because the residual tacky on the stone (from past sessions) caused it to stick to my legs during the lap and it pulled me forward, but I naturally fought it which failed because collective tacky is stronger than me? I bailed out and it just landed right on my foot! Woohoo! I didn’t break anything…
Anyway, this stone is dirty as fuck. Totally smothered in tacky. I’m not loading it again until it’s cleaned off substantially. WD40 doesn’t work on concrete like it does on your skin…so… lend me a hand T-Nation. Pl0x!
Holy shit, dude lol. Nail polish remover works pretty well at breaking down sap along with a baking soda/hot water solution. That would take a lot though. You can also try something called Murphy?s Oil Soap.
Well I suppose turpentine would work, it’s just like I’m trying to not use too much of something. I really don’t want this to be a hassle but it looks like it’s going to be.
I was also thinking of like gojo with fine grain in it to scrub it off but wtf. I’m hoping someone here has actually done this, so I’m waiting for the answer to save the day! (or my foot)
[quote]strongmanvinny wrote:
Well I suppose turpentine would work, it’s just like I’m trying to not use too much of something. I really don’t want this to be a hassle but it looks like it’s going to be.
I was also thinking of like gojo with fine grain in it to scrub it off but wtf. I’m hoping someone here has actually done this, so I’m waiting for the answer to save the day! (or my foot)[/quote]
Yeah good luck lol. Likely not an easy way out. You’ll either have to do work or spend money unless stone Yoda emerges.
While We’re on the subject, how nessisary is tacky for home training? I’m about to buy my first atlas stone and have been worrying about this exact problem, I REALLY can’t be bothered with cleaning it.
The ones on WSM always look covered in it, can’t be comfy.
[quote]MAsteve wrote:
While We’re on the subject, how nessisary is tacky for home training? I’m about to buy my first atlas stone and have been worrying about this exact problem, I REALLY can’t be bothered with cleaning it.
The ones on WSM always look covered in it, can’t be comfy. [/quote]
I’d say it makes a difference of about 10% depending on your strengths and the stone.
[quote]MAsteve wrote:
While We’re on the subject, how nessisary is tacky for home training? I’m about to buy my first atlas stone and have been worrying about this exact problem, I REALLY can’t be bothered with cleaning it.
The ones on WSM always look covered in it, can’t be comfy. [/quote]
Depends on the stone weight and how difficult it is for you to lift it. It also depends on how serious you are with strongman training. If you’re looking to compete (I assume so) then tacky is a must, simply to get a feel for how it works and to lift heavier stones. If it’s a light stone and/or you aren’t competing, then tacky is useless. You can get anywhere from 10-50+ pounds out of tacky depending on your strength level and diameter of stone.
Different brands of tacky also make different messes lol. I use spider tack because it’s easy to apply, and works really well in cold weather, but it’s probably the messiest tacky.
Tacky sucks. If that stone is heavy, I highly recommend you buy shit loads of athletic and gorilla tape while finding clothes that can be ripped and torn apart.
I’ve also heard that gasoline works pretty well for dissolving tacky, but I haven’t tried it myself. If it works it will end up a lot cheaper than trying to get enough goo be gone to clean a whole stone. Just don’t let anyone smoke while you do it…
[quote]Silyak wrote:
I’ve also heard that gasoline works pretty well for dissolving tacky, but I haven’t tried it myself. If it works it will end up a lot cheaper than trying to get enough goo be gone to clean a whole stone. Just don’t let anyone smoke while you do it…[/quote]
Huh.
the main issue with most of those cleaners is that they will leave an oily residue on your stone. the wheel, will leave only some dust. and it might gum up a bit, so have some wood handy to run the wheel against it to clean off the gunk
I can’t believe I’ve never thought about using a grinder. I’m sure that works pretty well. I’ve had pretty good luck with leaving the stone outside on a hot summer day to loosen up the tacky, taking some high quality hand cleaner (not sure what brand I used) and a wire brush to it, and then washing it off with a pressure washer.
