It works very well and you don't have to get it wet to be effective. Just rub it on the soiled bar tape and it pretty much makes it look brand new, people don't think I use it or that I spend too much time cleaning the bar tape, which I don't. I discovered it while trying to remove crayon marks and colored markers on walls. Actually, a teacher I knew of told me about it when she was trying to find an easy way to clean her walls. I tried it on the bar tape and was surprised at how well it worked.