PattieCake Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 How do you guys do it? I can't imagine having to clean them with a cloth. With Minimates being as small as they are it seems pretty hard to do. Any pointers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I don't really dust mine at all, unless I pick one up for some reason and notice dust on its head. Options would be: 1) store them in a cabinet where dust won't get in very well; 2) tediously wipe each Minimate down with a cloth of some kind: 3) use some canned air and blow them all down. Good luck in your efforts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I don't. Mine are stored in cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm 1:08 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 The few that I leave out on my desk (often months between play) get a decent amount of dust on them. Usually I get a Swiffer cloth and wrap the minimate in it and then just blow off the excess dust. But I have also thought about using a hair dryer (on low setting) or just dipping it in water and splashing it around for a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I dust mine about once a year when I reshuffle my collection around. I just use a slightly damp cloth. Otherwise, just the odd swipe of the head like karamazov mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Whenever I get loose Minimates from whatever source (especially TM2 Dinobot ) I always..always ...immerse them in warm lightly-soaped water & lay them individually on a towel to dry naturally. I did this initially because I just wanted to make sure that they were initially clean before I ziplocked them. On one occasion I bought some from an ex-member here & they wreaked of cigarette smoke & I just struggled to get rid of the smell but in the end 'Olde Soapy' prevailed again......so ever since I've done it as a matter of course. The Minimates are absolutely unharmed in any way but there is a consequential benefit to the procedure which ,unless I'm very lucky, is that I rarely get problems with Minimates breaking & I'm convinced there is some sort of correlation. Soap NOT detergent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) I'm from the southern U.S. What is this "soap" you speak of? Nevermind. I found a useful video on the issue. Edited January 18, 2011 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I take great offense to this video. Jerry Lawler is a municipal treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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