Quick, safe DIY Pony Scrub / Works on Pindot

[MiRaja]

I just invented something awesome in my kitchen.

Being out of the pony community for a few years, I've been out of Oxyclean for ages and I found two ponies with Pindot and had been about to throw in the towel with them when I suddenly got a bug up my rear to try to experiment.  OCD is wonderful, what can I say?

Anyways, I have a backround in doll restoration and have been doing that for ages and ages, so it's just like me to find another means clean ponies of things like pindot.

My first idea had been vodka.

No, vodka does not clean pindot, sorry to burst your bubbles, you all can put that terrible smirnoff back in your cabinets.  ;3

I've recently have taken to using cream of tartar to clean my pots and pans.  It's very mild, natural, non-toxic and it's absolutely amazing for getting crap off of crap without scratching or damaging. . .

Cream of tartar cleans ponies.  Get your old, ugly toothbrushes out and mix some cream of tartar with some glycerin or dishsoap.  I used dishsoap.  I simply ran some hot water over my two test subjects to warm the plastic and make the pores of the plastic expand.

Flutterbye's pindot came off completely on the spots I cleaned.  I didn't have a tooth brush, so I used a new dishwand.  A bit big to get at the small spots.

Minty's pindot was lessened considerably, and I think I can fully remove it with repeat cleanings or making a pot of very hot water and sticking miss Minty in it to get her plastic really hot and then scrub her. 

So, it's something else for ya'll to try, and it will definitely take dirt off like no one's business, so have fun!

[Shiromisa]

Awesome! Good to know, thank you.

[munchy]

Nice! I need to try this, I've got sooo many pindotty ponies in need of a makeover. Where can you buy it?

[tiggerkitn25]

You buy it in the spice section of your local grocery store.  =)  I've got a Christmas Cookie recipe that calls for it.

[bewilderness]

I'll be trying this!  Thanks!

[MiRaja]

Yes, Cream of Tartar is generally a baking good or else a household cleaner, but you'll find it in the spice area of any grocer.  It's part of what makes baking soda, and given I'm gluten intolerant, I use the cream of tartar in a lot of baking to get stuff to hold together since non-wheat flours do not hold together so well.

But I was told it makes a great pan scrubber ( it does ) and the idea popped into my head, and seems to be far less work than oxyclean( it also doesn't leave the hair feeling crappy afterwards!).  I wouldn't suggest scrubbing it over glitter symbols, but then I wouldn't suggest that for any product on ponies.  I've yet to boil Minty, but I'll keep this updated.

[butterflybuttons]

I've heard that's great for cleaning, I'd not of thought to use it for ponies.

That's great it works so well for pindot.

[hathorcat]

Making a baking powder paste is a similar idea [after all cream of tartar can sometimes be an ingredient in baking powders].

Also sometimes adding something a little acidic like vinegar or lemon juice to make the cream of tartar paste adds an extra zing and strength to it as a cleaning product. However, both products are mildly acidic so always make sure to wipe the pony off completely after you have finished using it

Awesome tip - thanks MiRaja

[rybett]

Hmm, that might be a good use for my outdated baking powder.  Much thanks!

[Shy Violet]

Perfect! I have a Honeycomb with pindot that I can't get off, I'm going to try this!

[MiRaja]

Shy Violet, as a lover of Surprise Pony poses, I'm so glad you'll be saving a HoneyComb!

[BrittzMylilPony]

I have never heard of cream of tartar in my life, but I am definitely going to have to go get some!! Thanks so much for the new cleaning tip!! 

[reanna-mator]

Makes sense! I've been using the stuff for a while as a good cleaner for carpet. I'll have to give it a go.

[Vintergatan]

now i just have to figure out what it's called in Icelandic, hmm...

Thanks for the tip though!

[FarDreamer]

now i just have to figure out what it's called in Icelandic, hmm...

Thanks for the tip though!

This kind of sounds like a project.