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Getting all the nasties out of the legs?
Rachel-Eyes:
These little ponies are angering me so much I think I might throw one. :throw:
So about a week ago, I achieved a minor grail- it's one of those glass-eyed Gigo fakies and her symbol is a cluster of little parasols. As for coloring, she even kind of looks like the throw fakie icon. :throw: I love her and I even named her- my fakies don't get names unless I'm really fond of them. But there's a problem.
I opened her up and found mold.
All of the mold I've cleaned out of ponies have been in sea ponies, with very straight bodies and few crevices. I've cleaned some rust out of G1s, but never mold out of an actual pony. And I know this is disgusting, but I have so much trouble cleaning out the legs. Some of my G1s have a tiny film of rust at the bottom of a hoof or two just because it was impossible for me to get to it. I'm more reluctant to be so forgiving on mold. But what can I do? I've tried pretty much everything. I've been using Dawn dish soap on my sea ponies because I remember a post from a professional mold extractor that it works the best, but it's having a hard time on breaking up those small spots near the hooves. In the past, I have soaked on the inside of the pony: Dawn, acetone, rubbing alcohol, toothpaste, baking soda, Mr. Clean, and vinegar. But they only seem to work so well. Last night, I stuck some Mr. Clean in the body and let her soak overnight in a Dawn bath. I've never let a pony soak overnight before, and when I get home, it will be 24 hours of her soaking. If it doesn't work, I swear, I'm going to scream.
What do you guys do to clean out the legs? I'm reluctant to use bleach, but I'm open to any other magic potions or tools. I'm so frustrated with this thing that I'm starting to wonder if finding it was even worth it at all, even though I had my eyes peeled for it at the thrift shops.
Help?
Roogna:
I use a toothbrush for cleaning most pony insides...but it doesn't fit in all
then I use pipecleaners :) I've used them to get stuff out of the bottom of pony legs before (with soap and water)
Rachel-Eyes:
Hmm, pipe cleaners don't sound too bad... I've been using an old toothbrush and it kind of works, and I've been struggling with Q-tips too.
Catlein:
There are vase cleaners you can buy that are essentially fluffy bits on a metal stick (like this, but mine are fluffy rather than pointy: http://www.cleaningshop.com.au/contents/media/BR2174.jpg). Mine are pretty bendable and they work really well on getting gunk out of pony legs! I'd just soak for a day, then rub around with the vase cleaner :)
Roogna:
I've used qtips too...mainly with acetone on them to get really tough stuff or rust
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