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Post by roshisurprise on Apr 6, 2014 1:09:44 GMT -6
As a new figure collector, I honestly have no clue how to clean my figures. I only wipe them with a dry cloth every week or so, but I think thats not enough. So other than just dusting them off, how do you guys maintain your figures? I've read that water can be good sometimes and at other times it fades the paint. How often do you clean them? Any help would be great. Thanks.
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Post by CyHi on Apr 6, 2014 1:15:18 GMT -6
From what I've seen on here I'd suggest a minimal soap/water mix. Less is more, and never use any chemicals (unless you know what you're doing).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 1:33:36 GMT -6
And avoid wet wipes like the plague  |
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Post by Branjita on Apr 6, 2014 2:06:34 GMT -6
vacuum without an attachment on the hose, microfiber towel, but always soap and water when I first buy them.
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Post by roshisurprise on Apr 6, 2014 2:48:24 GMT -6
That's great advice guys. Thank you so much. I have another question though with regards to using soap. Sorry if it is stupid but how do you do it? Do you like soap the cloth and then use another one with water or do you just put the figures under the tap? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions. Thanks a lot
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 3:05:49 GMT -6
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Post by roshisurprise on Apr 6, 2014 5:45:15 GMT -6
I'll take a look at it. Thanks aussiedcfan |
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Post by Branjita on Apr 6, 2014 11:43:51 GMT -6
That's great advice guys. Thank you so much. I have another question though with regards to using soap. Sorry if it is stupid but how do you do it? Do you like soap the cloth and then use another one with water or do you just put the figures under the tap? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions. Thanks a lot Well, what figures in particular are you washing? I normally just lay they in the kitchen sink and spray them with hot water, then put some dawn dish soap in my hands, rub the figures, then rinse them off, front and back. If they have electronics in them I don't do that. I wipe them with a damp paper towel with no soap. I typically rinse their hair if it is spiky and hard to wipe. |
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Post by roshisurprise on Apr 6, 2014 13:14:08 GMT -6
That's great advice guys. Thank you so much. I have another question though with regards to using soap. Sorry if it is stupid but how do you do it? Do you like soap the cloth and then use another one with water or do you just put the figures under the tap? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions. Thanks a lot Well, what figures in particular are you washing? I normally just lay they in the kitchen sink and spray them with hot water, then put some dawn dish soap in my hands, rub the figures, then rinse them off, front and back. If they have electronics in them I don't do that. I wipe them with a damp paper towel with no soap. I typically rinse their hair if it is spiky and hard to wipe. They're mainly Scultures and Hscf so no electronics. I also have some NECA action figures. I'll do sink move and I'll try the vacuum too. Thanks a lot Branjita. |
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Post by Boddah on Apr 6, 2014 14:13:05 GMT -6
Bran suggested in another topic to use an old toothbrush for scrubbing figures. That, along with some dish soap, worked great for me with some dirty figures that had tight spots which were hard to reach with a paper towel. I've also noticed that keeping my figures on a shelf in my closet has prevented dust from building up since that's not a heavily traveled area. I'd imagine a detolf would work just as well for preventing dust
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Post by roshisurprise on Apr 6, 2014 16:46:29 GMT -6
Bran suggested in another topic to use an old toothbrush for scrubbing figures. That, along with some dish soap, worked great for me with some dirty figures that had tight spots which were hard to reach with a paper towel. I've also noticed that keeping my figures on a shelf in my closet has prevented dust from building up since that's not a heavily traveled area. I'd imagine a detolf would work just as well for preventing dust The toothbrush idea also seems great. Thanks Boddah. I am too designing a closet to preserve them inside to avoid dust. |
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Post by Branjita on Apr 6, 2014 19:06:26 GMT -6
Well, what figures in particular are you washing? I normally just lay they in the kitchen sink and spray them with hot water, then put some dawn dish soap in my hands, rub the figures, then rinse them off, front and back. If they have electronics in them I don't do that. I wipe them with a damp paper towel with no soap. I typically rinse their hair if it is spiky and hard to wipe. They're mainly Scultures and Hscf so no electronics. I also have some NECA action figures. I'll do sink move and I'll try the vacuum too. Thanks a lot Branjita. If I was wanting to clean my scultures ox king, I would only use soap and water if I bought him used or something was spilled on him. So Vacuum only, but carefully, because the small pieces will come right off. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 19:30:06 GMT -6
One of the worst parts of being a Dragon Ball collector is cleaning the spiky hair. The dirt and dust gets right down in there. Using a static cling duster works for me.  |
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Post by The Great Saiyaman on Apr 6, 2014 22:53:34 GMT -6
Bran suggested in another topic to use an old toothbrush for scrubbing figures. That, along with some dish soap, worked great for me with some dirty figures that had tight spots which were hard to reach with a paper towel. I've also noticed that keeping my figures on a shelf in my closet has prevented dust from building up since that's not a heavily traveled area. I'd imagine a detolf would work just as well for preventing dust My Hot Toys get dusty in their detolf. My DBZ Figuarts, Transformers, and Japanese Imports never get dusty in my armoire, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 22:58:58 GMT -6
Bran suggested in another topic to use an old toothbrush for scrubbing figures. That, along with some dish soap, worked great for me with some dirty figures that had tight spots which were hard to reach with a paper towel. I've also noticed that keeping my figures on a shelf in my closet has prevented dust from building up since that's not a heavily traveled area. I'd imagine a detolf would work just as well for preventing dust My Hot Toys get dusty in their detolf. My DBZ Figuarts, Transformers, and Japanese Imports never get dusty in my armoire, though. How do they get dusty in a Detolf? Is it only the Hot Toys figures or everything because I was going to get a Detolf to specifically stop dust. Kinda let down if dust can still get into a Detolf case. |
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