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Post by drakepasha72 on Oct 25, 2007 23:57:16 GMT -5
some of them With all these die cast toys, how do we keep them in good shape ? Is there a better way to keep them from corrosive, oily touch , chipping or even broken some small pieces ?
I live in tropical climate but my town can be considered seaport and it's pretty hot half of the year and sometimes more. Can someone give suggestion for good Maintenance in this kind of climate?
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Post by jrcrunch on Oct 26, 2007 2:49:40 GMT -5
get some dehumidfier. cost is just cheap. im from PI and it cost less than 100php for a set of 3 (less than 2USD). or have silica gel
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Post by sketcher on Oct 26, 2007 12:24:21 GMT -5
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Post by demizer on Oct 27, 2007 22:51:36 GMT -5
As you should probably know salty-air causes metal to rust and or degrade in other ways.So always case your toys.
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Post by hypermecha on Nov 4, 2007 0:03:13 GMT -5
salty air especially, but humidity in general, is bad for zinc...very corrosive. I keep my stuff in a room with the AC on almost all the time, and the AC tends to dehumidify at the same time as well.
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jan 9, 2008 9:51:00 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure New York archivalists recommend paste wax. I'm STILL waiting for someone out there to confirm this & recommend a brand.
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Post by glane21 on Jan 11, 2008 0:43:07 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the painted parts, but last week I decided to resurrect an old abused popy Great Mazinger GA-whatever number he is. The silver thighs were very dull and oxidized. I used some Mothers Aluminum Wheel cleaner on them, just rubbed it on gently, and with a minute they were shining like mirrors. I mean it was amazing. I bet you could have scrubbed them all day with soap and water and never achieved that kind of result. I was gonna toss this toy but after that cleaning and taking a Silver Sharpie to his head to cover all the paint rubs on his crown and face plate, he looks like new and is on display in my case.
Silver Sharpie is almost a perfect match for the silver paint on these old Popy pieces by the way.
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Post by borg001 on Jan 11, 2008 8:21:49 GMT -5
what brand is it??
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Post by mannix143 on Jan 11, 2008 13:36:00 GMT -5
do you think its going to work on most chrome parts like the dx robots?
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Post by zman on Jan 11, 2008 13:55:46 GMT -5
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Post by glane21 on Jan 12, 2008 1:07:28 GMT -5
Right, here are the Mothers polish and the Sharpie, both of which you can get at Walmart. They also have Mothers Chrome Polish there. The next shot is comparing the Great Mazinger's polished legs to that of an oxidized Dangard. That's how the Mazinger's looked before.  |
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Post by mannix143 on Jan 12, 2008 1:38:00 GMT -5
wow those look nice, i might try it on mine ^_^
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