Rubber protectors, where do you have them while playing?

[Yurnero]

Never really used rubber protectors but what do you do with them when you play?
Do you just stick them together? Also is there a good way to clean them as well? Feels like they attract dust quite well as they are a bit sticky.

 

[Nash77]

Never really used rubber protectors but what do you do with them when you play?
Do you just stick them together? Also is there a good way to clean them as well? Feels like they attract dust quite well as they are a bit sticky.

stick them on the both sides of your rubbers package, inside the package.

 

[Larshos]

I just stick them together and put them back into the case..

 

[NetProphet]

Never really used rubber protectors but what do you do with them when you play?
Do you just stick them together? Also is there a good way to clean them as well? Feels like they attract dust quite well as they are a bit sticky.

I have a plastic sleeve that the racket head goes into after I put the rubber protectors on.
When I'm playing the rubber protectors are stuck to the outside of plastic sleeve of placed inside in. Keeps the dust off them

 

[plunder]

i use those "STIGA-Table Tennis Protective Film, Table Tennis Rubber Protective Film, Table Tennis Racket Protective Film" from alix. they are thickish and not sticky (and could be cleaned easily)

 

[golden_son]

I hold onto the plastic sheet that sticky protectors come on and keep it in my racket case. Stick one protector on either side of the sheet during play. Better than sticking them together in my opinion; less risk of not being able to pull them apart, especially fresh.

As for cleaning, just a little water and rub the dirt off with your fingers, then air dry. They'll never go back to perfectly clean and sticky, but you can usually get another ~month out of them this way.

I don't do anything special with the non-sticky protectors (for tacky rubber); just toss it in the racket case. Those are even easier to clean and last basically forever.

 

[suds79]

I used to use adhesive rubber protectors. And those are fine and all but the best rubber protectors used to be those overhead projector sheets. You just cut those to size. Now because those things are getting harder & harder to find, ultimately what you're looking for is a flat, somewhat thick piece of clear plastic.

Well if you've never been to a costco or any sort of bakery and have purchased something from there you have plenty of this. You've just been throwing them away. Don't. You have free rubber protectors right there with just a minimal amount of work. Cut those to size, Boom. Done. You have rubber protectors for stuff you were purchasing anyways.

If it's completely clear? Great. If there's a sticker on it? Pull it off. Pro tip: If the sticker is being a pain to come off, WD40 is great for getting that glue residue off. Just spray it, let it sit for a second. Scrap it off with some sort of plastic card. Wash it afterwards under a sink to get that WD40 oily residue off it.

 

[Colestt]

Suds is right better not tacky. Wash them early and often till the sticky is mostly or gone. Warm water and soap is super easy

Until washed, mine are too sticky to where they can peel off the lettering if stuck together