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Re: My forestmen loss
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Thu, 6 Apr 2000 13:35:06 GMT
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DBR wrote:
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> Christopher Lindsey wrote in message
> <38EC0DA3.5318EC29@nospam.mallorn.com>...
> > Shiri Dori wrote:
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> > > And that's just one part. Over the years I lost the brown hat, the ROUND
> > > SHIELD and (oh, the horror!) a PITCHFORK!!!
> > >
> > > OK, sorry for the rant. Again, I know people have lost much more then • that to
> > > their dark ages... But I didn't actually HAVE a dark ages! And yet, I • *still*
> > > managed to lose these vital items...
> >
> > Oh no! I sympathize with you... But if it makes you feel any better,
> > I have a post-Dark Ages experience to share involving over 20 gray
> > castle walls.
> >
> > When I started again this year I was watching all of the auctions on
> > Ebay trying to get a collection going again. One night I won the
> > aforementioned walls and was *really* excited, planning how I was
> > going to use them.
> >
> > Well, about a week and a half later they came, but they were pretty
> > nasty. :) They smelled like smoke, had "stuff" on them, and there was
> > animal hair on the bricks. So I tried washing them in the sink with
> > anti-bacterial soap, but they weren't coming clean. Being the smart
> > guy that I am (uh-huh) I decided that they weren't going to be clean
> > unless I put some really hot water over them. I boiled a pot, then poured
> > it on top...
> >
> > I can hear you groaning already... :) I now have over 20 melted walls • that
> > I'm saving for the battle when necromancers fling fireballs against the
> > castle. :)
> >
> >
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> I have had some (Wait a sec, do I post this here?) pretty sick Lego's appear
> before my eyes.
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> I’ve discovered a way to clean my Lego (I tried the aforementioned “boiling”
> methodology as well... My bad).
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> I put all the dirty pieces in a pillow case - *Tie* it up. Put that pillow
> case in Another pillow case, and *Tie* it up (please note how I am
> enunciating on "Tie it up" <g>). Again, put that pillow case in ANOTHER
> pillow case, and tie *it* up. Then, throw that baby in the washing machine
> (Warm water), add a little soap, and presto! I suppose a dishwasher would
> also work, but I haven't tried that (Ain't go no dishwasher.).
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> And there you have it! Clean as new. There is the odd brick (etc.) that will
> still have a dried gummy bear <g> or something stuck to it, but what can you
> do?
My solution is to SOAK the bricks. Soon after I get used LEGO which is
grungy, I put it in a bucket of warm soapy water, and leave it in the
kitchen until I have time to process it. A LOT of stuff will soak off,
though smoke smell doesn't. A bucket of water with a few drops of
Pine-Sol or similar product will take smoke smell away, but can damage
some bricks. I reccomend a fairly short soak in the Pine-Sol, and then a
very good washing, and then put them in the soaking water (the Pine-Sol
will leave an oily residue).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) Here is an idea for TLG: lego cleaner: a oproduct specificly designed for cleaning lego parts, designed so that it wont leave residue on the bricks, damage the bricks or melt ABS. You could market it in toy shops or whatever in the lego (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| Christopher Lindsey wrote in message <38EC0DA3.5318EC29@n...rn.com>... (...) that to (...) *still* (...) that (...) I have had some (Wait a sec, do I post this here?) pretty sick Lego's appear before my eyes. I’ve discovered a way to clean my Lego (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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