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Offline robm

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Best way to clean plastic toys
« on: April 16, 2009, 09:06:38 PM »
What's the best way to get rid of the festy yellow stain on plastic parts on my machine i just picked up?

Tried Novus and it works ok on flat surfaces but is almost impossible to get in inside corners and detailed bits.

What would be the best stuff to soak them in without stripping off paint?

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2009, 12:20:26 AM »

That's filthy !

Use a really hard toothbrush with some Nifti, or Orange Solvent. Try a test first - don't go crazy until you are pleased it is not removing any paint
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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 12:31:43 AM »
I have heard of people using a dishwasher in an attempt to clean their plastics.

There are some risks involved, though...

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 07:24:30 AM »
Somewhere in between Nifty & Eucalyptus Oil should do the trick, obviously try somewhere hidden before killing your item(s).

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 08:21:56 AM »
I did read somewhere of someone successfully soaking their plastic in a bucket with water and nifti. Difficult to test first - it's an all or nothing method.

So the toothbrush sounds safest, with one of the products mentioned so far.

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2009, 01:50:57 PM »
OK, thanks for the reply's BUT where the heck do i get Nifti from?????

I've tried Bunnings, Woolies and Coles...unless i'm looking in the wrong section?

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2009, 03:21:35 PM »
OK, thanks for the reply's BUT where the heck do i get Nifti from?????

I've tried Bunnings, Woolies and Coles...unless i'm looking in the wrong section?

Nifti is harder to find these days - best cleaner on the market. They used to be stocked in the $2 shop years ago. Now I can only find the trigger nifti bottles - at $4 each. Refills are impossible to find.

My wife buys them for me at Coles - but they are always low on stock - she is going to call up the Nifti people and give them a blast soon  %.%
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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2009, 05:41:41 PM »
Weird how it's so hard to get, we always bought ours at Safeway for the past 30+ years with no probs, maybe try them too?


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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2009, 06:01:57 PM »
I've bought mine in the general cleaning isle at both Coles and Safeway....

Never seen it at Bunnings though

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2009, 07:18:00 PM »
NINO :

I found the motherload of Nifti supplies.....at "Maxi" supermarkets.

Nifti Trigger bottles are $4, refills are $2.80. (just bought myself 10 hehehehe).

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2009, 07:33:21 PM »
Spotted Nifti today at Safeway while i was looking for ISOCOL i was looking in the cleaning section as a last resort i asked the chemist felt like a real dick coz the only thing i knew was the name and a crocodile on the front but the chick new what it was PHEWWW

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2009, 07:51:36 PM »
felt like a real dick coz the only thing i knew was the name and a crocodile on the front but the chick new what it was PHEWWW

Hahahahahahaha  :lol

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2009, 07:55:17 PM »
Glad you got a laugh out of it i felt light a real tool and to make things worse she was  hot...   She got a laugh out of what i wanted it for though. Smart ass read the back of the bottle and said no pinball mention but it definately has the crocodile lol

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2009, 07:58:58 PM »
Hope you have fun at the "toy" store tomorrow daniel

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Re: Best way to clean plastic toys
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2009, 08:06:22 PM »
Will do geoff just hope the wife doesnt find out lol