Hi there after coming off my dark ages i just found some boxes with lego from my childhood(a lot of old grey plates&bricks!yeeey)well as you may imagine they are dirty&dusty as hell!

So what is the best&smoothest way to get them clean?i'm asking especially for a smooth way because i actually tried to clean a bunch of pieces with hot water&soap,well one plate(4x10)got deformed in a really bad way!!!

Thanks for your help

Some good advice in this thread, presumably the plate was deformed because the water was too hot?

Well, I swear by toothpaste and of course a toothbrush.....that's what I use on the bricks on all my MOC's if they look a bit dirty.

That reminds me, must clean some of my buildings again.

Brick On !

Well, I swear by toothpaste and of course a toothbrush.....that's what I use on the bricks on all my MOC's if they look a bit dirty.

That reminds me, must clean some of my buildings again.

Brick On !

Ewwwww Do you us your toothbrush after.

Well, I swear by toothpaste and of course a toothbrush.....that's what I use on the bricks on all my MOC's if they look a bit dirty.

That reminds me, must clean some of my buildings again.

Brick On !

Toothpaste, really??? : I'm curious if that is not just a joke

I've had a luck with Dawn dish soap (the POWER of Dawn!), a splash of this cherry scented car wash soap (obviously for the scent) and hot water (as hot as the water can get). I let them soak a while, depending on how dirty, before a scrub and then a good rinse. Th dawn isn't harsh on the bricks and seems to give them enhanced gripping force. I have done this on every set I have purchased "used" on eBay. Even sets from the 1980's with no damage done to the bricks. I've tried bleach on "yellowed" white pieces but, didn't really notice a difference. Although an hour bath may not have been long enough. Good luck!

Is there a way to clean a bunch without using a dishwasher? I'd like to get about 600 pieces cleaned from dust and some have those hard to reach spots. Other water, what liquids can be put onto the bricks?

And is a scent suppose to come from it? And does placing them near a heater bad for the bricks when I speed up drying times?

I would avoid a heater. I left mine drying on a towel. Every so often I would roll them around on the towel. You could use a fan to blow on them to help with drying.

You can't just soak them to get dust in hard to reach places, the dishwasher is the best, but I usually just put them in a bowl with warm detergent and let them soak, occasionally swishing with my hand to try to get the "current" to help clean out the harder to reach places. Dump them on a towel, pat them, sometimes tapping to get water out of the tubes, but mostly air drying. Don't dry them with a heater. They should not retain a smell.

I haven't used it, but I'm pretty sure Oxy Clean would do great.

oxy action clothes whitener stuff effervesces so it agitates the dirt off. really cleaned up some yellowed and dirty white horses from the 1980's I aquired and was ready to throw out. I ignored the label and used one scoop of powder to about a pint of water then left the horses soaking for six hours occasionally agitating them. they went from a urine yellow to creamy white. and all the horrible black finger grease and dust grime in the grooves and corners washed off.

Whatever happenend to putting them in a pillowcover and throwing them in the washing machine?

I remember my mother doing this occasionally.

I use a toothbrush (different of course ), and warm water, not too warm to avoid any deformities.

Whatever happenend to putting them in a pillowcover and throwing them in the washing machine?

I remember my mother doing this occasionally.

I rencently tried to clean some parts in the washing machine (using a small net) but it ended up damaging the part (many little scratches).

Could some please describe how to clean parts in a dishwasher ? I have a lot of parts with a lot of dust to clean ;-)

Thanks,

Wakwak

Toothpaste, really??? : I'm curious if that is not just a joke

No, serious everyone....toothpaste on a cloth and polish away, adding a little water to it along the way.....it really works - just look at all my buildings using white panels, bricks and tiles !

Brick On Clean On !