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Re: How do -you- clean your LEGO parts?
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Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:02:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> I don't think LUGNET has had any discussions about this in quite some time.
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> How do -you- clean your LEGO parts?
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> I'm interested in learning people's techniques, particularly ones that clean a
> lot of parts at once with little effort.
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> LEGO that's been on display just a short time can be cleaned with compressed
> air. But for displays that have been sitting out for long periods, the dust
> tends to stick, so you need to get more aggressive.
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> Then there's the issue of cleaning large quantities of parts that you bought
> from your neighbor's garage/rummage sale or from eBay. I'm always concerned
> about how dusty/sticky/whatever those foreign parts could be.
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> How do you dry them after they're cleaned? Water usually stays trapped in the
> small crevices because of surface tension and takes forever to evaporate. This
> can also leave soap marks.
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> I've tried the warm soapy water and toothbrush method and the
> swish-around-in-a-bathtub method, but they're both time-consuming and hard to do
> with small pieces. It seems to me that using a washing machine or a dishwasher
> could work, but I've never tried it due to scratches the parts could acquire and
> potential heat issues.
Tooth brush is what I use to be very careful, and an old electric tooth brush.
For large amounts I use the dish washer on delicate, cold water, bricks in a
girly stuff bag, no drying. I take them out and put them under a fan after
laying them out on a paper towl. Works real well for me and no drying marks
left. For really dirty parts I toss them out, as time is worth more than the
parts.
John P
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