Displaying your collection and Dust

[Lady Starflower]

I was just wondering how everyone deals with dust when displaying their collections. Most of mine are currently packed away however I'd like to display them all soon and I am curious how other collectors deal with dust and keeping them clean.

[Foxtale]

I am curious as well. My collectiongets dusty too fast. I'm constantly dusting and am l looking for new casing

[Stiletto]

If I had enough money I would purchase matching enclosed display cases but since I don't have $1000 laying around to buy that many display cases, I've instead saran wrapped them and then put them on the shelves.  I'd much rather have them on display normally but I can't stand dusting!

[MoonStars]

I am terrible about "thorough" dusting (taking them down and wiping them off), but a quick flick of a feather duster on a regular basis keeps the worst of it away without knocking too many of them over (heh). There are times I  think I'd rather just put them all away, because I like to be able to just wipe down a surface without having to pick everything up to do so, and prior to ponies preferred to keep knick knacks to a minimum. But that would just be sad... so they get feathered (and I grumble while I work ha ha).

 If you can afford something enclosed, that would be *ideal*. Maybe do-able for a smaller collection, but gets prohibitive as the collection becomes... room sized. 0-o

Post Merge: January 06, 2013, 02:07:58 PM

If I had enough money I would purchase matching display cases but since I don't have $1000 laying around to buy that many display cases, I've instead saran wrapped them and then put them on the shelves.  I'd much rather have them on display normally but I can't stand dusting!

Ngggh, but even the wrapped ponies would collect dust...

[Stiletto]

I am terrible about "thorough" dusting (taking them down and wiping them off), but a quick flick of a feather duster on a regular basis keeps the worst of it away without knocking too many of them over (heh). There are times I  think I'd rather just put them all away, because I like to be able to just wipe down a surface without having to pick everything up to do so, and prior to ponies preferred to keep knick knacks to a minimum. But that would just be sad... so they get feathered (and I grumble while I work ha ha).

 If you can afford something enclosed, that would be *ideal*. Maybe do-able for a smaller collection, but gets prohibitive as the collection becomes... room sized. 0-o

Post Merge: January 06, 2013, 02:07:58 PM

If I had enough money I would purchase matching display cases but since I don't have $1000 laying around to buy that many display cases, I've instead saran wrapped them and then put them on the shelves.  I'd much rather have them on display normally but I can't stand dusting!

Ngggh, but even the wrapped ponies would collect dust...

Yes, but at least its not touching the ponies so I don't feel so bad letting it get a little dusty, lol.

[hathorcat]

*grumble grumble* - this is the only thing that puts me off ponies - the amount of dusting they require.

Even behind display cabinets dust collect unless they are vacuum sealed lol but I have also seen people wrap their ponies in plastic clear bags or cover rows of them with saran wrap.

For me unfortunately...I just need to dedicate a couple of days every single month to pony maintenance.

[Flitter]

I move my ponies around a lot. I just love arranging and re-arranging my display for some reason so that helps to keep them from collecting dust. Sometimes I do take a tissue and wipe down the shelf surfaces and dust the ponies just to make sure they aren't collecting anything. I think it also helps that I keep them in a room that I never open the window in, my cats are rarely allowed in, and the door is closed most of the time so not much gets a chance to float around in there anyway.

[Cwk123]

I have a collection room, which is an extra bedroom strictly used for my collections. I have closed the vent to the room, since it's not a room I sit in all day and is not a main living space. Not only saves on heat/air, but there is no circulation in the room regularly that creates the dust.

[RavenWolf]

Most craft stores sell clear vinyl plastic in different thicknesses on rolls, usually by the foot. I buy enough to cover the front of the shelf and use self sticking Velcro to attach the plastic to the shelf. After its been up for awhile any wrinkles pull out and you can't really see the plastic. (you can see it in the picture because of the camera flash)
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On my main G1 shelf I even made a hinged door with the clear vinyl plastic over the door and weather stripping around the door where the self and door meet. Haven't had to dust that shelf in 3 years. the other ones with the plastic Velcroed on, I only dust yearly even though it usually doesn't need it.
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[Lady Starflower]

Most craft stores sell clear vinyl plastic in different thicknesses on rolls, usually by the foot. I buy enough to cover the front of the shelf and use self sticking Velcro to attach the plastic to the shelf. After its been up for awhile any wrinkles pull out and you can't really see the plastic. (you can see it in the picture because of the camera flash)
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On my main G1 shelf I even made a hinged door with the clear vinyl plastic over the door and weather stripping around the door where the self and door meet. Haven't had to dust that shelf in 3 years. the other ones with the plastic Velcroed on, I only dust yearly even though it usually doesn't need it.
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Wow!!! That's a neat idea!!!

[blonde2themax]

That plastic idea is something I've wanted to try for a while now.  So if it's in a case it can still get dusty?

[MoonStars]

That plastic idea is something I've wanted to try for a while now.  So if it's in a case it can still get dusty?

Dust sneaks through any place where air gets in, so yeah, but just not nearly as much as open shelving.

I love the plastic "wall" over the shelves (RavenWOlf). I don't have the kind of shelves that lend themselves to doing that, but if I did, that's what I'd be running around tomorrow looking for!!

[kellyponyfeathers]

I've gotten some great display cases at garage sales and thrift stores, and they were good deals too ($10 to 25 each).  But you have to search around, and just have good luck and timing.  Some thrift stores will still try to charge ridiculous prices even for broken ones; it's not worth it.  I even tried to fix up a broken one I got for cheap, but it was taking so much time I gave up after a while.  You could try craigslist too.

[kaninchen]

i live on the beach. dust is a neverending sisyphean task around here. once a month or so i move everything and swiffer my heart out. but it's pretty much in vain.

[Rhubarbpie]

my ponies are stabled in a glass cabinet at the moment, I regularly take them out for photo-shoots/grooming sessions and give the shelves a wipe down before the ponies go back in!