|
06-25-2017, 04:23 AM
|
#1
|
Doh!
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 11
|
Cleaning statues
Hi,
I put my statues inside showcases but I envisage to put some of it outside from my showcases. How do you clean your statues if you don't put it in showcases ?
Thx.
|
|
|
07-15-2017, 07:55 PM
|
#2
|
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 154
|
Kabuki brushes.
|
|
|
08-02-2017, 05:51 PM
|
#3
|
Doh!
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 11
|
Ok, thx. Can you put some water on the brushes ?
|
|
|
08-02-2017, 06:29 PM
|
#4
|
Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,552
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Souther
Ok, thx. Can you put some water on the brushes ?
|
I would advise against it, especially on pieces with matte paint finishes. I keep my collection outside of glass and dust regularly (good air circulation in the collection room also helps) to keep statues in pristine condition. But I wouldn't purchase a second-hand piece that wasn't similarly cared for or immediately put behind glass after opening. Allowing one layer of dust to coat statues to point of needing liquid to remove it and I don't think it ever regains its original luster without professional restoration.
|
|
|
08-02-2017, 07:21 PM
|
#5
|
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: ________
Posts: 3,626
|
Yeah...kabuki brush or soft bristle paint brush. I know a damp rag was suggested for cleaning Bowens if a brush didn't get rid of all the dust. Dusting regularly would help prevent the build up...an air purifier wouldn't hurt either.
|
|
|
08-03-2017, 08:38 AM
|
#6
|
Martian Manhunter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Dela-where??
Posts: 17,942
|
I don't use water or any sort of cleaning product on mine -- but I do use a kabuki and/or blush brush. If you have a statue with lots of small areas where a larger brush won't fit, you can also use eye shadow brushes.
Be sure to test the bristle along your hand. If it's not soft on your skin it won't be soft on the statue.
|
|
|
08-06-2017, 02:24 PM
|
#7
|
Doh!
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 11
|
That's true Kabuki brushes are big. But I will only clean 1/4 statues. My 1/6 or 1/7 figures will be in showcases. So, I will use Kabuki brushes.
|
|
|
08-06-2017, 03:05 PM
|
#8
|
100,000 sperm and you were the fastest?
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,862
|
Also you can use compressed air canisters like the type used for computers to blow some dust away.
|
|
|
08-06-2017, 04:37 PM
|
#9
|
Doh!
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 11
|
That's true, ruzzell but... it's expensive. I keep brushes all my life or almost.
|
|
|
08-25-2017, 10:56 PM
|
#10
|
Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Farmington Hills, MI & La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Posts: 4,525
|
I have an air compressor in my darkroom so I use that first on a low setting. I then use "IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Mega-Fat Fan Brush" and yes, that is really the name of the brush. Its the softest brush I have personally ever felt first hand and its a wide thick brush so its great for getting dust off of statues. Here is a picture:
Honestly, it feels like a baby bunny's fur its so soft. It will pick up a lot of dust just with a couple strokes. I have also used some of the anti static brushes that I use for cleaning my negatives. Those can work really well too.
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:25 AM.