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Re: Washing Legos to get rid of smoke smell
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:21:59 GMT
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Frank Filz wrote:

Another key to dealing with smokey LEGO, if you get it in an auction
lot, immediately take the packaging out to the trash, it holds an
amazing amount of smoke smell.

Yes, indeed - the plastic bags absorb the majority of the smell.  The
remainder of the smell usually fades after a day or two.   For a least
effort solution, I recommend putting your smelly lego in a plastic
grocery bag for a bag and seeing what the difference is.



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  Re: Washing Legos to get rid of smoke smell
 
(...) I have used a liquid disinfectant soap to great success. What I do is dump the smokey parts into a soapy bath and leave them for at least a day, if not several. Then I dump them out (the water often runs black), rinse them, and then run them (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)

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