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Cleaning dusty lego

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Thingywhatsit · 13/02/2021 15:25

My mother has just dropped round a huge load of Lego for dd (socially distanced before anyone asks!) it was my eldest sons and unfortunately it is a lot more dusty than I was expecting

Anyone have any ideas how best to quickly clean it? (Not keen on actually washing and drying all the stuff as it is a huge amount of Harry Potter and kingdom sets.)

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RagzReturnsRebooted · 13/02/2021 15:27

Tie securely in a pillowcase and stick it in the washing machine? Low spin speed. I can't see why that would not work.

AfterSchoolWorry · 13/02/2021 15:28

Dishwasher in net bags.

RagzReturnsRebooted · 13/02/2021 15:28

Put it all in the bath with a child and give them a scrubbing brush, hours of entertainment.

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Nohomemadecandles · 13/02/2021 15:28

I stuck it in the dishwasher in laundry bag. I can't be dusting lego bricks!

icelollycraving · 13/02/2021 15:30

Dishwasher in laundry bags.

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Thingywhatsit · 13/02/2021 15:37

Ahhh I don’t have a dishwasher and not sure I want to risk breaking my washing machine - money is tight atm and it’s already a little unwell.

I also want to be able to rebuild the sets so definitely don’t want to be losing any down the plug hole- I know the Harry Potter stuff if complete will be worth some £ as we still have the boxes etc and some of it is discontinued

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Thingywhatsit · 13/02/2021 15:38

May just fill up the sink and do it by hand......

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Followthelarch · 13/02/2021 15:40

Following! I've got a load to sell and don't want it broken up so not sure putting it in the washing machine would work but dishwasher might ....

Nohomemadecandles · 13/02/2021 15:41

Stick each set in a pillow case in the bath then?

WeeDangerousSpike · 13/02/2021 15:41

Laundry bag (so you don't have to fish it out individually) in the bath, swoosh it around a bit then tip on a big towel to air dry?

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Thingywhatsit · 13/02/2021 15:43

@Nohomemadecandles

Stick each set in a pillow case in the bath then?
Great idea! Bloody Covid has stopped my mind from actually working it seems .......
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RevolutionRadio · 13/02/2021 15:43

Sink or bath if you don't have a dishwasher.

If it's already built sets then an air duster and a paint brush.

Ilovemaisie · 13/02/2021 15:43

Washing in a washing machine tied in a pillow case is usually the preferred method by most Lego enthusiasts. Otherwise the method is usually brush by hand with a make up brush.
Maybe sort through and take tiny bits out and just wash the larger pieces. Although be careful with pieces with stickers on - not sure how they would hold up in a washing machine.
Knights Kingdom sets.....ooh I am jealous.

HopeForTheBestExpectTheWorst · 13/02/2021 15:44

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BlackCatShadow · 13/02/2021 15:46

Do you have any OxiClean? I saw a video where they put it in the bath with some scoops of OxyClean and it seemed to work well.

grassisjeweled · 13/02/2021 15:46

Put it all in the bath with a child and give them a scrubbing brush, hours of entertainment.

^

À la Viz Grin

Redburnett · 13/02/2021 15:49

Cover shower drainhole with sieve or similar, tip lego into shower tray, spray with dilute detergent than wash off with shower spray.

WhatInFreshHell · 13/02/2021 15:49

Maybe shower the pieces in batches, using a colander?

fairgame84 · 13/02/2021 15:52

If it's loose dust then put tights over the hoover nozzle and hoover it.

domesticslattern · 13/02/2021 15:55

We try not to get lego wet as it is a ball ache to dry the bigger pieces where water goes inside. And I would be very worried about losing small bits in a machine or down the sink.
How dusty actually is it? My DC would just wipe the pieces on a microfibre cloth as she built them. Or a makeup brush as suggested is a good idea.

Notgoingonholiday · 13/02/2021 16:00

Have been dusting Lego myself this week Grin. DS used can airspray on his big models, obviously more fun, but I used a soft brush on other ones that I think is more effective.

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Thingywhatsit · 13/02/2021 19:59

Just an update, I did a quick google on the value of the particular set we were starting with - £130 -£150 second hand. So decided not to wash it!

Have spent two hours with a micro fibre duster and a make up brush and it’s now all clean.

Hoping the mini vacuum hoover thing I just brought off amazon will be here by Tuesday and then I can use that for the next sets! ( am tasking my lego loving dd to build and check all is there and then her much older brother can decide if he is going to sell his childhood toys! If he wants to keep them they are being dismantled and bagged up - no room to keep them all here!)

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SunshineNeededNow · 13/02/2021 20:06

Don't sell lego! Pass it down the generations. It'll never lose value.

I kept all ds lego. He's got about 40 vehicles built and in storage boxes.

And there's 6 underbed storage boxes filled to brim full in loft.. He was lego mad.
I've kept for dd and ds both under 3. Then be for grandkids.

toucancancan · 13/02/2021 20:17

Use an old toothbrush - this is what they use to clean the Lego creations at Legoland Grin

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