"Melvin Robinson" wrote in message
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What do you folks use for cleaning fly line? What type of cleaner? Do
you use a line winder?
Mel

here is what RIO officialy says in their manual

"CLEANING

Most RIO fly lines are self lubricating. However,
cleaning is an important aspect of fly line longevity, and
we recommend cleaning every day. In freshwater,
microscopic particles of algae will collect dirt and debris. These adhere to
the surface of a floating fly line,
adding weight which eventually overcomes the line's
natural buoyancy. This microscopic dirt will also help
grind ridges into line guides and destroy fly line coatings. In sal****er
fly fishing, salt will dry on the line.
When you notice your line not shooting as well, or
the tip of a floating line beginning to sink, it is overdue for a good
cleaning. A few drops of a mild soap
without detergent or even a small bar of soap and a rag
is sufficient for cleaning a fly line. Once it's cleaned, apply a super thin
coating of RIO Poo GooT or another
brand of 100% silicon on a cloth and pull the line through
the cloth. This coating needs to be a thin film to prevent pickup of dirt.
The silicone grease will help float
the line and aid in shooting. "


NOTE: they also sell several other goodies for cleaning and I suspect would
suggest what ever they could get you to buy G ( not just RIO, all mfg )

POO GOO is really GOO ... can't recommend it for anything

I have one of the new "One BornEvery Minute" extra expensive golf ball bumps
on the surface SA fly lines ( no I can't remember the official hype name )
and it warns against ALL treatments as they fill up the little holes you
paid so much to buy I combined the two instructions ( soap and no
treatment RIO and SA ) in my other post but RIO does suggest treating

CLEANING Most RIO fly lines are self lubricating. However,cleaning is an
important aspect of fly line longevity, andwe recommend cleaning every day.
In freshwater,microscopic particles of algae will collect dirt and de-bris.
These adhere to the surface of a floating fly line,adding weight which
eventually overcomes the line'snatural buoyancy. This microscopic dirt will
also helpgrind ridges into line guides and destroy fly line coat-ings. In
sal****er fly fishing, salt will dry on the line.When you notice your line
not shooting as well, orthe tip of a floating line beginning to sink, it is
over-due for a good cleaning. A few drops of a mild soapwithout detergent or
even a small bar of soap and a ragis sufficient for cleaning a fly line.
Once it's cleaned, ap-ply a super thin coating of RIO Poo GooTor
anotherbrand of 100% silicon on a cloth and pull the line throughthe cloth.
This coating needs to be a thin film to pre-vent pickup of dirt. The
silicone grease will help floatthe line and aid in shooting CLEANING Most
RIO fly lines are self lubricating. However,cleaning is an important aspect
of fly line longevity, andwe recommend cleaning every day. In
freshwater,microscopic particles of algae will collect dirt and de-bris.
These adhere to the surface of a floating fly line,adding weight which
eventually overcomes the line'snatural buoyancy. This microscopic dirt will
also helpgrind ridges into line guides and destroy fly line coat-ings. In
sal****er fly fishing, salt will dry on the line.When you notice your line
not shooting as well, orthe tip of a floating line beginning to sink, it is
over-due for a good cleaning. A few drops of a mild soapwithout detergent or
even a small bar of soap and a ragis sufficient for cleaning a fly line.
Once it's cleaned, ap-ply a super thin coating of RIO Poo GooTor
anotherbrand of 100% silicon on a cloth and pull the line throughthe cloth.
This coating needs to be a thin film to pre-vent pickup of dirt. The
silicone grease will help floatthe line and aid in shooting CLEANING Most
RIO fly lines are self lubricating. However,cleaning is an important aspect
of fly line longevity, andwe recommend cleaning every day. In
freshwater,microscopic particles of algae will collect dirt and de-bris.
These adhere to the surface of a floating fly line,adding weight which
eventually overcomes the line'snatural buoyancy. This microscopic dirt will
also helpgrind ridges into line guides and destroy fly line coat-ings. In
sal****er fly fishing, salt will dry on the line.When you notice your line
not shooting as well, orthe tip of a floating line beginning to sink, it is
over-due for a good cleaning. A few drops of a mild soapwithout detergent or
even a small bar of soap and a ragis sufficient for cleaning a fly line.
Once it's cleaned, ap-ply a super thin coating of RIO Poo GooTor
anotherbrand of 100% silicon on a cloth and pull the line throughthe cloth.
This coating needs to be a thin film to pre-vent pickup of dirt. The
silicone grease will help floatthe line and aid in shooting