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Help me out, is there a place on the MegoMuseum that talks about the best way to clean mego heads, iron/clean clothes, etc?
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The difficult part of Mego hygiene is catching them once the little buggers realize it's time for their bath ... can those little $##@'s run!!
And the ones that can fly? Don't even get me started on them!!
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I regularly drown peopl...uh....figures in my bath tub.
What has worked fine for me is just soaking them in lukewarm water with some mild soap in it. You can clean the heads easily that way.
For the outfits, gently "massage" them in the soapy water, then let them dripdry on top of a towel.
Do not machine wash/tumble dry them.
Do not iron them. Unless you want an Iron Man shaped plastic blob burned to your ironing set..
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What about removal of facial dirt? Thought I remembered someone saying rubbing alcohol and Qtip works? Anyone verify that?Comment
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I have used a soft bristled brush, like an old toothbrush, and warm soapy water to wash faces. Just a light quick brush usually cleans em right up. Obviously you don't want to scrub much or the paint may start to come off. I think a Qtip and water would be fine, maybe even better than a brush. I'd be nervous about alcohol on the paint, but it may do the trick."Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."Comment
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For clothes, I handwash them in Woolite Zero with warm water (I let them soak a bit in the solution first, depending how dirty they are, but only for an hour max, usually less). Works great, and it's very safe for the clothes. I then flatten the clothes out and put them between towels to dry.Comment
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Oxyclean in a tub for a few days will take out most of the dirt and ink.
I like to wipe the heads off with Windex on a paper towel.Comment
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Oh yeah, I've used Oxyclean for the really stubborn stuff. That's usually my second resort, if Zero doesn't work.Comment
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It's amazing how much dirt can get crammed into such a little piece of fabric.
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Very true. After I clean some outfits, the water has completely turned a greyish brown. And the outfit didn't even look that dirty to begin with. Scary!Comment
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When I get a quaility pre-owened, FANTASTIC - HIGHLY COLLECTABLE - MEGO ACTION FIGURE. I put the clothes in the washer, buy them self. And take them out before they start to rinse. I will rinse them in the sink. I do this even with the SuperMan and Roin. What very little fraing happens, I trim with the sissors. I use a toothbruh on the head, with dish soap. And I will touch up with paint. The little bottles you get at the comic shop or gaming store GAMES WORKSHOP is the brand. This blends in perfect! It's not sticky, no brush strokes. It will wear off, if you play ( inspect) your megos alot. If so, do it again. And get some quaility Repro stickers, and turn a SUPER TURD into a SUPER HERO !!sigpicWho stole my stuff !!!Comment
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Wow you guys know what you're talking about, thanks for the tips!Comment
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I also knit sweaters, and arrange flowers.
Ahum, I mean, drink beer and chew tobacco, shoot squirrels, ...
Seriously.
My wife once put a whole bunch of vintage Action Man outfits in the washing machine. They came out all ragged, with all the iron-on insignia gone.
Ruined..
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