Dust control

Troy T. Moore · Post by **Troy T. Moore** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 2:04 am

Unless my house is the only one that has dust.... I currrently use a bed sheet to cover my MOC's on my "Lego table" which I built a few years ago. I used to not cover, but some of the MOC's I kept for a while would get a bit "fuzzy". I am thinking to switch to a thin poli sheet as it is impervious to all dust as well as not producing any as a bed sheet will (breakdown of cotton fibers). What do you do?

Jedipawn · Post by **Jedipawn** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:52 am

Honostly, I don't usualy keep many of my Mocs that long, I do have one castle that has been up for about a year that is starting to get very dirty, If anyone has any good ideas, let me know!! I do have a feather duster that I use. Old french maid style.

Jedipawn

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:54 pm

I have a 3 inch paintbrush I use for dusting - the ones intended for varnish generally have very soft bristles. It works pretty good because you can control it better than a feather duster and you can get down between the studs without knocking all the minifigs over.

I don't usually keep my MOCs up for very long, just until I get around to photographing them, but Troy's is not the only house that has dust.

Post by **architect** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:00 am

I have used several methods for dust. I usually wipe of what I can with a cloth. Then I can use a toothbrush or paint brush to wipe off dust. But brushes can scratch the lego. This is why I prefer compressed air, for cleaning computers, if I have any of it. And of course I also take sets apart and wash them.

As others have said, my creations and sets do not stay built very long.

Ben E.

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:30 am

My Sets also stay built for extended periods of time, village houses longer tham most. I usually remove the minifigs and use a swiffer duster to get the dust in between studs. If I had compressed air, I would use that, but the swiffer duster works pretty good. It doesn't scratch either.

Will

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:57 pm

A paint brush can scratch LEGO? Or were you talking about the tooth brush that scratches?

Dada · Post by **Dada** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:22 am

I blow the every day above

When I want to clean them, I use a rag but dust remains around the pins...

Post by **architect** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 3:51 pm

A paint brush can scratch LEGO? Or were you talking about the tooth brush that scratches?

Yes, depending on the type of bristles used in the paint brush. Of course I am usually not that picky about my sets. Washing is my prefered LEGO cleaning method.

Ben

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 3:52 pm

I use canned air sometimes. Generally I just have to let it go, because if I wooried about dust, I'd spend more time dusting than building. When I take things apart, and they're really dusty, I run them upside down on the carpet for a few seconds; cleans em like new.

Cm2

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:13 pm

Light: Feather duster (modern).

Moderate: Iwata HP-C airbrush with compressor.

Heavy: mild detergent, water, soft brush.

doctorsparkles · Post by **doctorsparkles** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:53 pm

I'm too lazy to dust... I used to try to wash my pieces, but I would get water spots on all the dark colored pieces, which made me cry.

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:34 pm

Ben, what kind of brush did you use? Was it one you would use for wall painting, or a fine artish brush for oil and acrylic paintings?

LEGO_KNIGHT · Post by **LEGO_KNIGHT** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:45 pm

Hi

I wash my LEGO bricks and use a cotton to clean the minifigs. I would suggest using a soft white broad brush that is used for vanishing wood. I find it very soft and gentle for use on LEGO pieces.

Erwin

Teh Stud · Post by **Teh Stud** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:16 am

While the creation is built, I use compressed air or a feather duster. Of course both methods just stir the dust up, and it will settle again eventually.

When I take things apart, I always clean them with warm water and Oxyclean before storing them away again. Oxyclean is great, and doesn't take much rinsing if you're careful to only use a pinch. I also Oxyclean anything I purchase from Ebay or Bricklink that isn't clearly new.

It doesn't get out the smokey smell though....

Snoopy · Post by **Snoopy** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:03 pm

I really don't worry about dust. My creations don't sit very long before they're either changed or broken down. My Camouflaged Outpost has been sitting in my closet for years and is very dusty. It doesn't really bother me though.