polish up vintage

[langzixinxin]

I bought some vintages. They look a little bit dirty. What is the best way to clean the surface or even polish them a little bit?

[kup]

If they are dirty, I use Babywipes. If its loose dust, I use a soft hair brush.

[5FDP]

If they are dirty, I use Babywipes. If its loose dust, I use a soft hair brush.

How about if it's dirty and dusty - a brush made from babies hair :D

Sorry; couldn't resist...

Yeah, what Kup said. Babywipes work really well as they don't have harsh chemicals in them that would ruin 25 year old paint.

[langzixinxin]

so baby wipe and soft hair brush. Cool. :)

[blackoptimus]

If they are dirty, I use Babywipes. If its loose dust, I use a soft hair brush.

But doesn't baby wipes have the baby stench towards it? Kinda like the Johnson & Johnson's stuff? A mate of mine on youtube said that this stuff http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Goo-Gone-Chewing-Gum-Sticker-Tape-Removal-Remover-8oz_W0QQitemZ370336923662QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_3?hash=item5639cd000e#ht_4403wt_778 works the best, it's kind of like metho's but won't leave marks or ware chrome or paint.

[blackoptimus]

Hey there check out these video's there very helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSggkxqKuoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXvcLTmT9BQ

[langzixinxin]

Hey there check out these video's there very helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSggkxqKuoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXvcLTmT9BQ

In the second video, he actually scratched the toy. no good. :(

[blackoptimus]

In the second video, he actually scratched the toy. no good. :(

Well he also said you can use your nail. But it will be a pain, I do it all the time to my TF but residue gets into your nails winch is annoying.

[kup]

But doesn't baby wipes have the baby stench towards it? Kinda like the Johnson & Johnson's stuff? A mate of mine on youtube said that this stuff http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Goo-Gone-Chewing-Gum-Sticker-Tape-Removal-Remover-8oz_W0QQitemZ370336923662QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_3?hash=item5639cd000e#ht_4403wt_778 works the best, it's kind of like metho's but won't leave marks or ware chrome or paint.

What? It has almost no smell and once it dries there is no smell whatsoever.

[kup]

In the second video, he actually scratched the toy. no good. :(

His methods seems needlessly excessive and dangerous not just to the figure but yourself.

To remove old worn stickers, I just use my nails and get rid of the residue by rubbing them with babywipes. There also seems to be more effort required with the cotton tips than babywipe tissues. With babywipes, the residue comes off nicely with no risk to yourself nor the figure. You can tell the residue is ready to be scratched off when it is soaked to a point which is almost transparent.

However I would never replace such good condition original stickers like those of that Hotrod in favor of reprolabels.

[sideswipes brother]

I usually disassemble the robot, scrub his pieces with a toothbrush in warm soapy water and then reassemble. Works fine. To get rid of sticker residue i usually just use metho. Im very careful and am yet to scrub off paint or chrome but i imagine that it would if wiped hard enough, so use with care.