Alrighty, this type of question is asked somewhat regularly, so i am thinking i am going to need to do some education for people... Do not use anything on your lego that you would not use on a baby's skin. this is a good rule of thumb! Dont use Chemical cleaners for sinks, bathrooms, floors, ect. if washing in a DISH WASHER, do not use powdered detergent (it acts as a mini sand blaster in the dishwasher) If washing in a Clothes Washer, do not use powdered detergents or whitening detergents if using "Retrobright" do not use it on dyed pieces, it does not "reverse" the UV damage per say, it removes the yellowing by changing the chemical composition. UV damage to blue, red, black pieces is done. Retrobright on them will remove the UV damage to the ABS plastic (not as well as on old electronics though), but the damage to the dye is still done DO NOT USE MAGIC ERASERS! They are SAND PAPER! it is expanded melamine foam! it is essentially 2500 grit sandpaper! you are not cleaning, you are wearing away!
/u/strandbeast brough up to not wash chromed pieces. there is actually a simple trick to it. be gentle, use only water, no other chemicals, dry with microfiber cloth. if the chrome is already flaking off, dont even wash it. /u/turbobuffalogumbo brought up to know if you have HARD WATER or not, if you have HARD WATER, dont let the pieces air dry as the minerals will be left on the pieces, leaving unsightly markings that will need to be cleaned off. if washing in a sink/bin: use warm water, a large stirring spoon/stick, light detergent that is liquid for dishes. rinse after washing, and let air dry, do not hit with heat.... If washing in a DISH WASHER: run dish washer with 5-10 clean glasses in it, on a rinse cycle, add 1-2 cups of white vinegar to the rinse to clean the dishwasher. then load your bags of lego (i use "delicates" clothes washing bags) and run it as well, either use no detergent or add 1-2 cups of vinegar at the rinse, do not let dry in dishwasher. If using a Clothing Washer: use a light, non-bleaching, liquid laundry detergent.
wash and use a heavy rinse cycle. Sort lego before hand and wash the sections. plan to do it over 4-6 days as lego takes 2-3 days to fully dry. To speed the drying process, i toss damp lego into a clean 45L bin with lid, put some microfibre cloths in it. then lock the lid down and shake her up for a few min. drys them off faster. if you have items stuck in the tubes or say glue used on lego you bought used (because we know you would never do that!) i recommend using a dental pick to lightly tease it away. edit in tip: To remove Permanent Marker/Paint Pen, i recommend 99% Isopropyl alcohol, use a q-tip to apply, rotating the q-tip as you go to not just move the marker around a bit, if you use too much alcohol, dry it with a tissue. nail polish remover can contain isopropyl alcohol but not in high percentage most often, and does not evaporate as fast, this can lead to damage to pieces with sensitive dyes. space to edit and add tips and such Fill container with mildly warm water with dish soap
Soak parts for a few hours and swoosh them around occasionally Use colander to strain and rinse the parts Dry in sun for a few hours Drying them in the sun also helps remove yellowing. For Urine/Smoke smell, try this! make a mix of water and baking soda paste, you will want a consistency of slightly thicker gravy. like a good poutine gravy. toss on some gloves and slather it all over the bricks. literally... like last time i did a bulk plastic cleaning i used 5 boxes of baking soda, made about 4 liters of the soup and then dumped it into the tupperware bin with the toys. then mixed em up for a while. as much of the surface of the toys as you can get covered in it, the better. the you take it outside, into an area where you wont kill the grass (aka, gravel or concrete, or weeds...) and start spraying it with vinegar in a spray bottle... it will foam the baking soda, and start to remove the smells that have become embedded in the plastics. keep doing this for a few hours, spray, mix, let sit,
then fill a bucket with 50-50 water to vinegar mix, or 100% vinegar mix if you can afford it, use a strainer scoop thing (just discovered these, i would use a metal strainer before) and dunk the items into the new mix, then into a clean water source/waterbucket to rinse em. then lay em out to dry. the worst case scenario i have ever had was some old GIjoe's that needed 5 treatments of this stuff. those as well came from a hoarders house. Any questions feel free to ask.While it’s not technically an Easter egg, one of the most eye-popping tips in last Sunday’s Top 10 Easter eggs post comments was a pointer to a telnet server that broadcasts Star Wars Episode IV to your command line as animated text. You didn’t read that wrong. Give it a try: Open the Start menu, type cmd, and press Enter. Run telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl in the prompt and sit back to watch the show. This is the least productive thing you’ll do all day, but you know what they say about all work and no play.
After the jump, see a handful of screenshots—just 4 of the thousands of frames that make up the entire movie. Update: if you’re running Windows Vista or above, you’ll need to enable Telnet before running this command. Hit the link for the story on Blinkenlights’ ASCII Star Wars animation which has been around since the Dark Ages (well, 2000). Thanks to all the commenters who told us about this one! Ever wanted to see Star Wars in Telnet? Movie review: Zany ‘LEGO Batman’ has got plenty of legsTybee Island is excited to celebrate this summer with a bang. Every year the island plans lots of fun events so everyone can enjoy the city, its beautiful beaches, and a well-deserved summer vacation. The first event, the Craft Brew Battle, is this year’s newcomer to Tybee’s summer events, while some old favorites are being brought back, including the Independence Day Fireworks on July 3, a tradition in the area, and Movies in the Park every third Saturday. June 24, 5 – 8 p.m.
Hosted by the Tybee Post Theater, the Craft Brew Battle is a competition and a fundraising event. Proceeds will go to the renovation of the historic 1930s theater, which opened as a movie house for soldiers stationed at Ford Screven. It was purchased by the owners of the Lucas Theater in the 1940s when the fort closed down and is set to become a civic center for Tybee. Georgia’s breweries, including Sweetwater, Coastal Empire, Orpheus and Moon River, will compete against one another at the Craft Brew Battle. Attendees will become voters, tasting each brewery’s top two beers and selecting the Best Georgia Craft Brew and Best Supporting Georgia Craft Brew from their choices. For the hard-to-convince, there will also be live music, games, snacks and a beautiful Georgia sunset on the beach. Come on, join the fun; advanced tickets go for $25 on the Tybee Post Theater website and there will be tickets sold at the door for $30. For more information on the Craft Brew Battle at the Beach, click here.
On the night before Independence Day, the Tybee fireworks are staged on the pier. It’s one of the city’s busiest days, so if you’re planning on going, get there early and leave later at night. The Independence Day Fireworks, viewed from Tybee’s eastern beaches, start at 9:15 p.m. The whole family is bound to enjoy this free, colorful light show. June 20, July 18, August 15, times vary Movies in the Park starts on June 20 and is hosted by the City of Tybee Island’s Development Authority. Every third Saturday after sundown a family-friendly movie will be projected onto the sidewall of the Tybee Gym. The audience will watch from Memorial Park, located at 204 5th St. Popcorn, of course, will be available to visitors, but everyone should bring their own chairs, towels, blankets and excitement. “The Lego Movie” will kick off the series on June 20, at about 8:30 p.m. The 100-minute movie is about an average Lego construction worker recruited to defeat an evil overlord.