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Re: cleaning smokey Lego?
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 7 May 2000 00:58:01 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Christopher Lindsey writes:
> Eric McCarthy wrote:
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> > Does anyone have a safe, fast way of removing cigarette smoke smell
> > from Lego pieces?
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> Here's what I have success with:
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> 1. Plug the drain in the sink
> 2. Fill with stinky Lego pieces
> 3. Pump about three squirts of SoftSoap Antibacterial
> hand cleaner onto the bricks
> 4. Fill with *almost* hot water
> 5. Swish around for a minute or so with hand
> 6. Let stand 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in
> the center comes out clean
> 7. Drain and rinse
I have switched to this method, I add a few more steps though:
8. Fill bucket back up with almost hot water, add liguid dish detergent
9. swish around for a few minutes
10. drain and rinse (I rinse with running water, and then dump into a bucket
of rinse water for this final step)
11. drain
12. dry (I like to lay out the bits on a towel in the sun to get complete
drying in a an hour or two)
I find that the anti-bacterial soap leaves a little bit of residue. For not so
yucky LEGO parts, I use liquid dish detergent in step 3 (and still do two
washes).
For particularly nasty pieces, a soft brush will help.
Frank
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 | | Re: cleaning smokey Lego?
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| Here's a little tip for cleaning lots of very small pieces (Like technic bushings, 1/2 bushings, 1x1 plates, etc.) Save an empty dishwashing detergent bottle with a squirt top. Put in all the pieces and the soaking solution of your choice. Shake (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: cleaning smokey Lego?
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| (...) Here's what I have success with: 1. Plug the drain in the sink 2. Fill with stinky Lego pieces 3. Pump about three squirts of SoftSoap Antibacterial hand cleaner onto the bricks 4. Fill with *almost* hot water 5. Swish around for a minute or (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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