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Re: cleaning smokey Lego?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 8 May 2000 16:31:33 GMT
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JSPROAT@stopspamIO.COM
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Eric McCarthy wrote:
> Does anyone have a safe, fast way of removing cigarette smoke smell
> from Lego pieces?
I just did this, and am very happy with the results.
First, separate any transparent pieces, paper, etc. from the batch; you won't
clean these using this technique. I *have* used this technique on rubber and
printed pieces, with no ill effect.
Use a bucket; it makes it easier to carry the mess around.
Soak the pieces you will clean in luke-warm water, with a very *tiny* amount
of Pine-Sol. (I use something like 1/2 a teaspoon of Pine-Sol to a gallon of
water.) Swish around and let soak for a few hours, then rinse well. This
gets rid of the smokey oils. If your water gets really dirty, repeat this
step. If necessary, you may increase the dose of Pine-Sol with great fear and
trepedation. ;-)
Put the pieces in a fresh bucket of luke-warm water with a small amount of
dish soap. (I recommend Ivory, as it leaves less residue than Palmolive.)
Swish around, and rinse and lay out to dry. This gets rid of the Pine-Sol
residue.
The pieces might not have an odor while they're still wet, so do the "sniff
test" after they've dried.
Repeat as necessary.
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
I think the mistake a lot of us make
is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend.
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| Hello, Does anyone have a safe, fast way of removing cigarette smoke smell from Lego pieces? I have read a number of earlier threads, some of which recommend Pine-Sol but others say Pine-Sol can cloud transparent pieces so I'm hesitant to clean with (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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