Post by mannyD on Oct 13, 2005 6:20:29 GMT -5
hey guys, we all know our gokins are a little pricey, and almost all of us wants them in pristine conditions, for us to enjoy them till eternity ;D. and probably someday, let our kids inherit them (yeah really!) and share them the ultimate happiness we had with our gokin collection.
so and thus, i've listed the following suggestions to keep your gokins at their best:
1. when displaying your gokins, it is best to keep them inside glass display cases or cabinets, to protect them from the elements (example: dust, dirt, moisture).
try not to use the spotlight inside your display case, it may create somekind of heat that is not good with diecast and chrome. you can improve the flouriscent lights inside the room to well lit your display.
protect also your display case from direct sunlight and extreme heat.
2. NEVER use any detergent (specially "TIDE") in cleaning the insides of your display cases, it has a VERY BAD EFFECT to chrome. leftover detergent may create fumes during hot days that stick to chrome and is very very hard to remove (really! this is from a personal bad experience when i used "TIDE" in cleaning my glass case. DANG!!! curse you TIDE!!!). just use soft cloth like flannel in cleaning ur display cases.
3. regarding MOISTURE inside your display cases, which creates clouds or fog on the chrome of your gokins specially during rainy days, you can use commercial DEHUMIDIFIERS (kudos to gold, the best gokin collector i know) that are sold at supermarkets and do-it-yourself hardware stores (the thing they put inside you closets to eliminate bad air and moisture). they are pretty cheap, so you can put a number of them inside your display case. bye bye moisture.
4. CHARCOAL. please don't laugh, i've also put charcoal inside my display cabinet.
the reason: we've always been told that charcoal removes the "bad air" and odor inside a refrigerator not in use, and it works well. same reason i put them inside my display case. this is not highly recomended of course, but at least, it may produce results more beneficial to our gokins than detrimental.
surprising result: since i've put charcoal in every shelve of my display case, i've notice the chrome of my gokins are more shinier, as if a "wet look" shine (yeah really), specially those gokins near a charcoal. you can try them, you have nothing to lose.
5. try to use soft gloves when handling your gokins, to protect them from the oils from your fingers. or if not, just try to wipe them with soft cloth after handling, specially the chrome parts. i use soft flannel cloth when wiping and cleaning my gokins, at minimum pressure. in my case, it does not cause scratching on the diecast and chrome.
6. regarding cleaning and polishing solutions, i've only used a metal polish solution (GLO) once, when the tarnish on the chrome parts of my soc gaiking can't be removed (due to my detergent accident i mention in no.2 above). but a friend told me metal polish should be used sparingly, just in cases like extreme tarnishing.
i have never use any other cleaning solution and wax to clean and polish my gokins, i fear the diecast and chrome might react to the chemicals (better safe than sorry).
that's all folks, hope this thread helps.
hope you can also share your gokin maintenace system.
tnx guys, best regards to all .
so and thus, i've listed the following suggestions to keep your gokins at their best:
1. when displaying your gokins, it is best to keep them inside glass display cases or cabinets, to protect them from the elements (example: dust, dirt, moisture).
try not to use the spotlight inside your display case, it may create somekind of heat that is not good with diecast and chrome. you can improve the flouriscent lights inside the room to well lit your display.
protect also your display case from direct sunlight and extreme heat.
2. NEVER use any detergent (specially "TIDE") in cleaning the insides of your display cases, it has a VERY BAD EFFECT to chrome. leftover detergent may create fumes during hot days that stick to chrome and is very very hard to remove (really! this is from a personal bad experience when i used "TIDE" in cleaning my glass case. DANG!!! curse you TIDE!!!). just use soft cloth like flannel in cleaning ur display cases.
3. regarding MOISTURE inside your display cases, which creates clouds or fog on the chrome of your gokins specially during rainy days, you can use commercial DEHUMIDIFIERS (kudos to gold, the best gokin collector i know) that are sold at supermarkets and do-it-yourself hardware stores (the thing they put inside you closets to eliminate bad air and moisture). they are pretty cheap, so you can put a number of them inside your display case. bye bye moisture.
4. CHARCOAL. please don't laugh, i've also put charcoal inside my display cabinet.
the reason: we've always been told that charcoal removes the "bad air" and odor inside a refrigerator not in use, and it works well. same reason i put them inside my display case. this is not highly recomended of course, but at least, it may produce results more beneficial to our gokins than detrimental.
surprising result: since i've put charcoal in every shelve of my display case, i've notice the chrome of my gokins are more shinier, as if a "wet look" shine (yeah really), specially those gokins near a charcoal. you can try them, you have nothing to lose.
5. try to use soft gloves when handling your gokins, to protect them from the oils from your fingers. or if not, just try to wipe them with soft cloth after handling, specially the chrome parts. i use soft flannel cloth when wiping and cleaning my gokins, at minimum pressure. in my case, it does not cause scratching on the diecast and chrome.
6. regarding cleaning and polishing solutions, i've only used a metal polish solution (GLO) once, when the tarnish on the chrome parts of my soc gaiking can't be removed (due to my detergent accident i mention in no.2 above). but a friend told me metal polish should be used sparingly, just in cases like extreme tarnishing.
i have never use any other cleaning solution and wax to clean and polish my gokins, i fear the diecast and chrome might react to the chemicals (better safe than sorry).
that's all folks, hope this thread helps.
hope you can also share your gokin maintenace system.
tnx guys, best regards to all .