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Re: Ugh, smokey Lego!!
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Mon, 3 May 2004 15:56:27 GMT
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"Tom Reed" <tdreed@NOSPAMtxcyber.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.pirates, Wesley Davis wrote:
> > I ordered a 6274 from some guy over eBay...I could see a few pieces were
> > substituted, but what I didn't know was that he was a smoker! So, today • I got my
> > first smokey Lego. It REEKS! I mean, it stinks up my whole room! I threw
> > everything (save the shooting cannons, becuase of the springs) into a • sink full
> > of dish-soapy water, but I'm not sure if this will do it. Does anyone • have
> > experience with this or have a link to some info that would help me • de-smoke the
> > Lego pieces? *shudder*
> >
> > I know the hull pieces and sails aren't supposed to be submerged in • water, but
> > the odor has virtually ruined them anyway.
> Wes,
> They aren't ruined! What you did was correct. You can clean them in • soapy dish
> water and they should come out okay. You might want to use a scented dish • soap
> or you can even try washing them with a little bleach in the water. I've • had
> good luck cleaning the smokey smell from lego parts this way. It isn't • that
> hard to do.
After running into some reeky LEGO (I used to buy a lot from one eBay seller
whos LEGO always reeked, but she had real nice lots), I looked for
solutions. The best solution I have found is several days of soaking in
soapy water using an anti-bacterial liquid hand soap. Sometimes it's worth
changing out the soapy water. I also immediately run the packaging out to
the trash (it's amazing, you open the package and your apartment smells like
you're a smoker, get the LEGO into the soapy water and the wrappings out to
the dumpster and the reek dissipates quickly). Cleaners to stay away from
are things like Pinesol that may have corrosive agents. I'd also be a little
careful with bleach, though some have reported success in removing
yellowing. After the soak in the anti-bacterial soap, I wash the LEGO using
regular dish soap to remove the odor of the anti-bacterial soap.
> As for the sails, you can wash them, but they start to fray on the edges • if they
> get washed too often or too aggressively. I usually wash my sails and • iron them
> once they are dry. If you lay them out flat when they are wet and let • them dry
> that way, they may not need ironing. If they start to fray a little • around the
> edges, you can take a sharp pair of scissors and trim off the fraying • strands
> and make the edge look crisp again.
Although I haven't used it yet, a fellow AFOL who also does sewing and such
gave me a bottle of liquid that you can run around the edges of the sails to
keep them from fraying.
> I've even washed items like the cannons with springs with no problems. • The only
> thing you want to do is make sure it gets good and dry. I usually spread • out
> the parts and have a fan blow on them overnight. It seems to work fine! • I also
> use those cans of air you can buy for dusting to blow into the holes and
> crevices to get all the water out. I've never had any parts rust doing • this.
> Good luck and I hope everything comes out okay...
Definitely, I wash sensitive parts (metal, electronic, and chrome [I have
had chrome flake off after soaking in soapy water]) quickly and then dry
quickly. A nice warm non-humid day is a great day to wash and dry such
parts.
Frank
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| (...) Wes, They aren't ruined! What you did was correct. You can clean them in soapy dish water and they should come out okay. You might want to use a scented dish soap or you can even try washing them with a little bleach in the water. I've had (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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