Alcohol vs. Silk Ends

lizardking837 · #1 03-25-2009, 08:44 PM

I'm looking to save some dough on strings. I was just wondering if soaking strings in denatured alcohol would damage the silk ends of said strings.

Your help is appreciated

6Steve6Harris6 · #2 03-25-2009, 08:48 PM

I don't think it would hurt them any more than getting them wet with water.

You really don't need the silk ends anyways.

**Mark Wilson** · #3 03-25-2009, 08:55 PM

Better in strings.

cmewhinney · #4 03-25-2009, 08:56 PM

If you build a string cleaning tube you can hang the strings from the silk end rather than the ball end. Then the ball end gets the alcohol, though- IME this tarnishes it some if it's left in too long, but that's not a huge deal.

MetroBass · #5 03-25-2009, 10:19 PM

Silk is a pretty thang....only. What I think people on this forum ought to do is sell their used strings. In most cases they're not so "used". I race cars and you can get really good deals on so called "used" tires when all the previous owner did was use them to qualify. I think there's a used string market out there.

3506string · #6 03-26-2009, 12:05 AM

I currently rotate a two sets of DM SR2000 Medium lights with gold wrappings. As you would expect it does loosen the material a bit but nothing that serious. I've done my current sets about three times and the silk is in pretty good condition