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Post by edwardinsane on Mar 15, 2023 12:07:23 GMT -6
Thankfully, hydrogen peroxide is way less intense than bleach. I wouldn't use bleach on them either, especially since so many have chipping paint. It could make it worse.
Are you asking where to get the zit cream? I just get it from any pharmacy. I read somewhere that not all countries sell the 10% one, but the lower % ones will work, it just takes longer.
I feel like the poor old english sheep dog has the worst yellowing out of any other puppy! haha.
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Post by pokemonrocks on Mar 15, 2023 12:44:05 GMT -6
O no I wasn't but good to know also yes they do seem to be the worst! My shipment of my other dogs was shipped today I'm hoping tomorrow or Friday it will be with me! I'll ake sure to update this post on how bad they green is and the after pictures
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Post by Jenna on Mar 16, 2023 20:57:54 GMT -6
I washed all mine off with warm water and baking soda once. It worked well, but it was hard to get the baking soda residue out of the cracks and crevices, and it showed especially on the black ones. This was like 10 years ago, so I think the greening/yellowing has come back.
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Post by pokemonrocks on Mar 17, 2023 7:14:17 GMT -6
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Post by edwardinsane on Mar 17, 2023 8:29:33 GMT -6
Good luck! I hope it works well and doesn't demolish their spots. Haha.
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Post by edwardinsane on Mar 17, 2023 8:30:56 GMT -6
I washed all mine off with warm water and baking soda once. It worked well, but it was hard to get the baking soda residue out of the cracks and crevices, and it showed especially on the black ones. This was like 10 years ago, so I think the greening/yellowing has come back. I tried using baking soda several times, but with no luck. :/ I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong. I tried it with both baking soda in water, and just scrubbing with straight baking soda and a little water. But neither really removed the yellowing. It did help to remove a lot of other crud though, haha.
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Post by pokemonrocks on Mar 17, 2023 8:43:31 GMT -6
Results better than expected the yellow ran off them with the magic sponge now their not perfect but also not green and the liver and reg dalmatian spots didnt vanish but I would still r carefull with them
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Post by edwardinsane on Mar 18, 2023 10:28:05 GMT -6
Awesome! I'm glad it worked out!
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Post by aysy on Apr 11, 2023 19:57:37 GMT -6
I've been using my micron pens to touch up noses, and that's about it. They're archival quality ink, so it should be safe... probably. However, this is just for my personal collection, and if I ever parted with any I would be open about what I had done. I figure as long as you're not hiding it it's fair game, but I also understand the 'leave as-is' mindset too.
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Post by ashana911 on Apr 11, 2023 23:20:29 GMT -6
I would like to know what people use to clean them.
I am guessing soap and water but don't want to take off any paint
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Post by aysy on Apr 11, 2023 23:24:24 GMT -6
I would like to know what people use to clean them. I am guessing soap and water but don't want to take off any paint In my experience soap and water with a wash cloth wont hurt the paint unless the paint is already very thin and you scrub REALLY hard. I wash all the ones I get and I haven't had a problem. For some small marks, if it's not on the paint, you can just sort of scrape it off with your nail, but I'd be very careful and gentle doing this on painted areas.
I've used magic erasers on tougher stains like others have mentioned above, but I'd be careful, because again like they said, they ARE just incredibly fine sandpaper. Go very slow and carefully if you use one of those, and try to avoid the paint if its possible, just to be safe.
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Post by edwardinsane on Apr 12, 2023 10:41:13 GMT -6
I would like to know what people use to clean them. I am guessing soap and water but don't want to take off any paint In my experience soap and water with a wash cloth wont hurt the paint unless the paint is already very thin and you scrub REALLY hard. I wash all the ones I get and I haven't had a problem. For some small marks, if it's not on the paint, you can just sort of scrape it off with your nail, but I'd be very careful and gentle doing this on painted areas.
I've used magic erasers on tougher stains like others have mentioned above, but I'd be careful, because again like they said, they ARE just incredibly fine sandpaper. Go very slow and carefully if you use one of those, and try to avoid the paint if its possible, just to be safe.
Yeah I also just use regular dish soap and water, and additionally I use a toothbrush to scrub in the cracks. I just soak them all in warm soapy water for a bit and then scrub them. I've never had any paint come off using this method, but you might be careful on very chipped paint. I noticed that orange paint chips the worst. And like aysy said, for stubborn particles I was able to chip them off with my fingernail. For stains, I've had limited results in removing them... Some of my puppies have mysterious pink stains on them. I've used magic eraser, baking soda+hydrogen peroxide, oxyclean, and I tried benzoyl peroxide zit cream on some deep stains, all with little success. I was able to lighten the stain, but not remove them completely. I'd be careful with the zit cream though. I used it to remove a pink stain on a Kitty Surprise vinyl face, and it stained it yellow (I think I left it on too long). It did remove the pink stain though, haha. Good luck!
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Post by edwardinsane on Apr 12, 2023 10:43:47 GMT -6
I've been using my micron pens to touch up noses, and that's about it. They're archival quality ink, so it should be safe... probably. However, this is just for my personal collection, and if I ever parted with any I would be open about what I had done. I figure as long as you're not hiding it it's fair game, but I also understand the 'leave as-is' mindset too. That's a good tip about the pens! I just used regular ol' acrylic paint, haha. But yeah I agree. They are my personal collection and if I ever sold them I'd disclose that information.
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Post by aysy on Apr 13, 2023 22:53:46 GMT -6
I've been using my micron pens to touch up noses, and that's about it. They're archival quality ink, so it should be safe... probably. However, this is just for my personal collection, and if I ever parted with any I would be open about what I had done. I figure as long as you're not hiding it it's fair game, but I also understand the 'leave as-is' mindset too. That's a good tip about the pens! I just used regular ol' acrylic paint, haha. But yeah I agree. They are my personal collection and if I ever sold them I'd disclose that information. I've thought about acrylic paint, but I only have matte ones, and since the spots I touch up are so small it doesn't seem worth it to go out and buy nicer acrylics (the model store ones would probably be good, but I'm afraid about how some paint reacts on some plastics, ie in not curing.)
ALSO if you take my pen advice, I'd be VERY CAREFUL about the pen you use -- microns are specifically very good pens, archival quality, so the ink wont run or fade or stain weird. Ball point pens and sharpies DO run and stain. You mentioned pink stains on some of your dogs-- I'm 90% sure that these are old ballpoint pen stains. Unfortunately those are in there for good, as far as I can tell.
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Post by edwardinsane on Apr 14, 2023 9:00:42 GMT -6
That's a good tip about the pens! I just used regular ol' acrylic paint, haha. But yeah I agree. They are my personal collection and if I ever sold them I'd disclose that information. I've thought about acrylic paint, but I only have matte ones, and since the spots I touch up are so small it doesn't seem worth it to go out and buy nicer acrylics (the model store ones would probably be good, but I'm afraid about how some paint reacts on some plastics, ie in not curing.)
ALSO if you take my pen advice, I'd be VERY CAREFUL about the pen you use -- microns are specifically very good pens, archival quality, so the ink wont run or fade or stain weird. Ball point pens and sharpies DO run and stain. You mentioned pink stains on some of your dogs-- I'm 90% sure that these are old ballpoint pen stains. Unfortunately those are in there for good, as far as I can tell.
Good to know, thank you! I'm not sure if the pink is pen or not, as I don't think I've ever had a pink ball point pen. I kind of suspect it's some kind of bug dropping that used to be reddish colored, that over time stained the white on the plastic pink. But either way, I suspect the pink stains are there forever. Haha.
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