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Re: How bad does fire damage Lego
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Thu, 16 Mar 2000 05:10:45 GMT
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Jeff Hudson wrote:
> As some of you from SW Michigan may allready know, there was a fire in one of
> the residence halls at WMU early this morning. Unfortunately, I happen to live
> in the building that the fire was in. While my room was not damaged by fire
> directly, it has a layer of soot over everything and smells like smoke. Most
> of the items in my room can be thrown in a washer and cleaned, however I have
> no clue where to start with my Lego. Has anyone ever undergone a similar
> ordeal? Is there anyway of cleaning off sealed boxes without damaging them?
> Fortunately I keep my parts in sealed Plano boxes, so cleaning those off should
> be no problem. Does anyone know if the smoke smell will stick to Lego?
Jeff-
As a Michigander/ganian (though an EMU undergrad and MSU grad) and a sufferer of
LEGO contamination, I feel your pain. I hadn't heard about the dorm fire--which
one was it? (I'm in NJ, so they're still talking about Seton Hall; I hope it
wasn't nearly that bad). I had a sewage issue, and I can tell you that sewage
smell doesn't stick to LEGO once it's washed. The boxes, of course, were another
matter; fortunately most didn't get inundated, but the two that did were total
losses (but not the pieces themselves).
Pieces may be washed in warm mildly soapy water as per TLG's own suggestion, but
again, boxes are trickier. How much soot is on the boxes? From my own fire
experience, I was able to first brush off the soot and then use a very light
solvent--a tiny spray of Windex, almost dry--on a soft cloth to wipe the remaining
streaks and soot marks off. Don't put the solvent right on the box as that will
cause it to blister, and don't use a cheap paper towel or rag as that will scratch
the box. It worked for other gloss-surface printed boxes, so I don't know why it
wouldn't work for LEGO boxes. In any case try it on a little box first, something
you're not too worried about.
Anyhow, just my suggestion, based on unscientific data on a LEGO box analogue.
Good luck!
best
Lindsay
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