Because the one time I used Moon chalk I was so convinced that my chalk bag was still damp from deep water soloing that I put it the in microwave.
I've been using this recently. Unlike Mr Crouch (and one of the American reviews that I read), I don't particularly notice my hands actually being drier than normal, but they do feel less slippy if that makes sense. Stu briefly tried some of it and I think had a similar response.
Quote from: abarro81 on June 24, 2015, 09:36:17 amI've been using this recently. Unlike Mr Crouch (and one of the American reviews that I read), I don't particularly notice my hands actually being drier than normal, but they do feel less slippy if that makes sense. Stu briefly tried some of it and I think had a similar response. I often get a similar feeling with liquid chalk - especially in humid conditions - slopers feel that little bit less tenuous and skin creeps less ("sticky damp in a bottle").
emulsifier
Quote from: rodma on June 24, 2015, 12:27:16 pmemulsifierPaint?
The way to go is warming up/brushing/cleaning with cheap block chalk and saving the good shit for redpointing.
I questioned DMM on the issue a couple of years ago, after another thread on here:Hi *****,Apologies for the delay.The DMM liquid chalk contains between 1 and 5% Colophonium (we can't give you the exact percentage).It is used to for improving the drying.Matt******* **********DMM International Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL | tel. +44(0)1286 872 222 | fax +44(0)1286 872 090************@dmmwales.com | www.dmmwales.comRegistered in Wales number 2040257
Quote from: psychomansam on June 24, 2015, 01:05:12 pmI questioned DMM on the issue a couple of years ago, after another thread on here:Hi *****,Apologies for the delay.The DMM liquid chalk contains between 1 and 5% Colophonium (we can't give you the exact percentage).It is used to for improving the drying.Matt******* **********DMM International Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL | tel. +44(0)1286 872 222 | fax +44(0)1286 872 090************@dmmwales.com | www.dmmwales.comRegistered in Wales number 2040257Yeah pof in different percentages depending on the manufacturer is what I expected. There's a fine line between making your product better than your rival's and pissing off the consumer when they find out what the secret ingredient is. They certainly don't allow liquid chalk at certain Paris walls and this may be why
Isn't it all synthetic rubber now?
Quote from: rodma on June 24, 2015, 06:59:24 pmQuote from: psychomansam on June 24, 2015, 01:05:12 pmI questioned DMM on the issue a couple of years ago, after another thread on here:Hi *****,Apologies for the delay.The DMM liquid chalk contains between 1 and 5% Colophonium (we can't give you the exact percentage).It is used to for improving the drying.Matt******* **********DMM International Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL | tel. +44(0)1286 872 222 | fax +44(0)1286 872 090************@dmmwales.com | www.dmmwales.comRegistered in Wales number 2040257Yeah pof in different percentages depending on the manufacturer is what I expected. There's a fine line between making your product better than your rival's and pissing off the consumer when they find out what the secret ingredient is. They certainly don't allow liquid chalk at certain Paris walls and this may be why I suspect the reason some walls don't allow it is more to do with folk spilling it on the floor, those bottles can tend to over-quirt if you're not careful, and I imagine it's a bugger to get out of carpets etc, and looks a mess. From a point of view of reducing chalk use walls aught to be in favour of it.I also suspect the reason some resin is in there in such a negligible quantity is its more to do with getting the chalk to stick to your hands than anything. If its was designed to actually make your hands sticky then it fails miserably.It does what it does - sticks a fine base layer of chalk onto the skin, and in my experience nothing more. Any perception by folk of it making hands sticky I can only assume comes from not letting it dry fully before climbing. There's clearly a huge difference between using a pof rag, and using liquid chalk with a miniscule amount of resin in with a lack of any tangible adhesive properties (and hence no real cheating effect, and no pof-style detrimental impact on the rock surface). If folk are twitchy about using any product which contains the sticky excretion from trees then I look forward to everyone renouncing use of rubber-soled rock shoes.
