Cleaning Hurricane 3 Neo help

Table Tennis Equipment

Last updated 9 years ago

Luke Smith

Luke Smith Asked 9 years ago

I recently bought the Hurricane 3 Neo rubber and after the first 2 hours of playing time I decided to clean it. I used a damp cloth to wipe off the dust but I noticed that the rubber surface got less sticky afterwards than when I first played opened it. Is this normal? I also noticed when I was cleaning it that there was this greasy substance in my hand from the rubber which washed off. Please help because I'm afraid I ruined the rubber? Keep up the good videos!!


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago

Hi Luke,

Don’t worry you haven’t ruined the rubber.  They tend to come with a slight film on them.  You are right to clean it with a damp cloth.

The surface may be less sticky on the surface but the rubber will still have grip when the ball sinks into it.


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Luke Smith

Luke Smith Posted 9 years ago

Hi Alois,

Thank you for your great answer, it really helped me stop worrying but I recently read that chinese rubber tend to be be really tacky and they can lift the ball up just by pressing on it but mine can't anymore, is that a bad sign? 

I'm sorry if I'm asking too many questions I tend to worry a lot.


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago

Don’t worry, picking up the ball like that isn’t a true indication on the effectiveness of a rubber.


Rob Janssen

Rob Janssen Posted 9 years ago

Dont worry about that, The tackiness is suposed to almost dissapear after some time and the tackiness will change into grip. It will still be a little bit tacky but you will not able to pick up balls with the rubber like you where when you got it out of the package.



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