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Re: Cleaning baseplates
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:40:16 GMT
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David Simmons <alienbuz@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:Fs4KB1.n0E@lugnet.com...
I generally use warm soapy water and a soft bristle toothbrush.  It leaves
the paint intact and doesn't scratch too much.  If it doesn't come
completely clean I just repeat the process.

Dave

Chris Roy <rand.NO@generation.SPAM.net> wrote in message
news:Fs3F5A.3sJ@lugnet.com...

  I recently went home to collect some of my Lego and I grabbed all
the baseplates I have. Now the question is how do I clean them?

   They're covered in dirt and sawdust mostly. My grey space ones have
yellowed slightly. Does anybody have any hints?

Chris



My method is similar to Dave's, but using a different brush.
I have a very soft bristle brush with a round 1inch diameter head  which I
use with warm/tepid soapy water to  lightly  scrub elements  if presoaking
and rinsing doesn't remove the dirt.  It cost about $2.00 and is for washing
the face.  I have cleaned  river baseplates and Fabuland window/door/stair
elements with it with no harm resulting.
After drying  the now clean elements with a old relatively lint-free towel,
I have blown the final droplets of water away with a hair dryer set on
COOL(no heat).   I have also used a hair dryer set on  COOL  to blow away
dust on small models/scenes.

sheree



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I generally use warm soapy water and a soft bristle toothbrush. It leaves the paint intact and doesn't scratch too much. If it doesn't come completely clean I just repeat the process. Dave Chris Roy <rand.NO@generation.SPAM.net> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)

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