Any suggestions on how to clean a FOX 40? A few times I tried to "sterilize" my whistle it melted. Other forms of cleaners were difficult to rinse and the 90 proof whiskey I tried left too strong of a booze odor.

I tried boiling water once - it cracked all my whistles :)

I think the best thing is rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip. Rinse it under hot water to get the alcohol off.

Or don't rinse the alcohol off and you'll call more double flagrant intentional multiple false personal fouls :cool:

http://www.officialforum.com/thread/11572

http://www.officialforum.com/thread/5257

soak them in mouthwash over night, all the gunk will fall out, and it leaves them tasting minty.

I just buy a new one. But aren't all us refs independently wealthy anyway?
Z

Those fox40s are expensive! Maybe I'm just cheap. :D

I found a product called AquaBlast. It is used for cleaning toothbrushes and dental appliances. It works great. http://aquablast.aquafresh.com

What's wrong with that? :p I mean, if you don't like whiskey, use gin, or vodka, or tequila, or . . . .


I use mouthwash for my whistles.

Put your whistles in a glass of regular coca cola for 15 minutes. Not the wimpy, wimmens' diet stuff that the tofu-eaters drink(coughchuckcough). The MAN's stuff. Classic Coke, I mean! That'll remove all the gunk and it'll end up as clean as a whistle. Do NOT leave your whistle in the glass of coke for over 15 minutes. Your whistle will disappear if you do so. As an added bonus, you can strain the coke after you remove the cleaned whistle, and recover the gunk for re-cycling. Tastes sumthin' like beef jerky. Or maybe beef, jerky.

Didn't we go through this once before?

I own 2 whistles (in case I lose 1). I wash the whistle off at the end of the game with hot water. GUNK? Good lord, what are we blowing into the whistle??? I know some of the basketball I've seen has made me nauseous, but.....

They are expensive, but then again, how many people actually pay for them. The CYO league i work for gives them to all officials, and i get 1 at every camp i go to. I think that if you look hard enough, you'll be able to get them for free.

Twice. Didn't you see the links I posted above? (cougholdfartcough) ;)

With apolgies to Mel Brooks: Clean whistles? I don't need no stinking clean whistles!

I have seen impatience on the part of some of the "regulars" when a question or issue is brought up that has been discussed before.

I understand your feelings, but this often makes me relucant to bring up questions. This makes me less likely to feel part of this forum. Is that what you guys want? To serve a narrow core of people who have been here for eons and have read every thread?

There are only only so many subjects that relate to basketball officiating so it seems to me that some basics are going to keep coming up.

I don't say this to offend- but to possibily make this forum more accessible for "non-regulars".

Do you not pay to attend camp

Tee, I don't think anybody was trying to say the question shouldn't be brought up. But for those of us who did read the other threads, we're just having a bit of fun with this one. Sorry if my admittedly terse response was taken as impatience or frustration.

I don't often pay to attend camp. I find that if you buy a whistle for $250 (or so), the head clinician will throw in camp for free. ;)

That pretty much sums up why I don't drink that much Coke... :D

According to the card that came with the whistle, you should soak it in a vinegar solution.

Good one, Bob!

If you soak it in vinegar, it will taste like vinigar. Believe me, i've done this before. It tasted awful for 2 weeks, then i soaked it in mouthwash, and it turned out minty fresh.

Hmmmm....wonder what happens if you soak it in a nice single malt scotch?

no ice of course

ur whisltes gonna smell like booze, and any coach, player, parent or supervisor that talks to you will smell it and think your a rummy ;)

Won't clean the whistle, but the whistle WILL smile and thank you.

Hot water and a little "clorox cleanup" works great!

Good call.
 

I'm with you, Tee.
Helping a new/young official/fan/coach with an answer is a good deal.
mick

[QUOTE]Originally posted by canuckrefguy
[B]Coke makes most things disappear... I think i might put some on those annoying coachs :D

Those threads aren't there anymore. I'm bumping this one in case someone else has this question...like I did.

Thanks for the input, folks.