if u r curious on how to clean rods regularly, i have found (as well as everyone i play with) that "Pledge" furniture polish works great. it serves as an excellent lube too. un like wd-40 and other common oils, pledge doesnt collect dust. and if your table is wood, it should work as a cleaner on it as well. there may be better stuff out there, if you find it, let me know. hope that i helped. -kr@zy