Do you think I can put 30 year old lego in the dishwasher?
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
Great find :thumbsup: I would try one piece alone first to see what happens...
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
What probably won't survive is the dishwasher...
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
_Josh_ wrote:
Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
Do let us know the outcome. :-D
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
Absolutely... tie it into a bag of some description first - perhaps an old pair of pantihose or similar would work.
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
_Josh_ wrote:
Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher
How hot does a dishwasher get? The lego is injection moulded at >200 deg C.
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly "I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!" Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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_Josh_ wrote:
Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher
How hot does a dishwasher get? The lego is injection moulded at >200 deg C.
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly "I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!" Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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I think it's set to about 60C I was more concerned about the detergent discolouring or harming the plastic
_Josh_ wrote:
I was more concerned about the detergent discolouring or harming the plastic
Nup. The color is all the way through - there shouldn't be a drama. Boil the kettle, pour the water in a cup with a little normal washing up detergent. Wait a bit until your wife can put her finger in it, then chuck in a couple of lego. Stir. If no damage go for the dishwasher (on the shortest cycle). (Disclaimer: I work with polymers, more particularly PVC, but I also produce alot of stuff made from engineering plastics)
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly "I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!" Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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Absolutely... tie it into a bag of some description first - perhaps an old pair of pantihose or similar would work.
Silence is golden... but duct tape is silver!! Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!
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_Josh_ wrote:
I was more concerned about the detergent discolouring or harming the plastic
Nup. The color is all the way through - there shouldn't be a drama. Boil the kettle, pour the water in a cup with a little normal washing up detergent. Wait a bit until your wife can put her finger in it, then chuck in a couple of lego. Stir. If no damage go for the dishwasher (on the shortest cycle). (Disclaimer: I work with polymers, more particularly PVC, but I also produce alot of stuff made from engineering plastics)
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly "I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!" Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
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_Josh_ wrote:
I was more concerned about the detergent discolouring or harming the plastic
Nup. The color is all the way through - there shouldn't be a drama. Boil the kettle, pour the water in a cup with a little normal washing up detergent. Wait a bit until your wife can put her finger in it, then chuck in a couple of lego. Stir. If no damage go for the dishwasher (on the shortest cycle). (Disclaimer: I work with polymers, more particularly PVC, but I also produce alot of stuff made from engineering plastics)
I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly "I have sexdaily. I mean dyslexia. Fcuk!" Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife
Dishwasher detergent is much nastier stuff than normal washing-up liquid. Better to test with that.
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washing machine would be more suitable... as one mentioned, put them in a bag, put some cloth with them and don't spin too fast... maybe don't let them spin at all :) Oh... and don't use bleach...
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I think you are right - look at what dishwashers do to decent glassware - and that's a lot harder than Lego!
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I think you are right - look at what dishwashers do to decent glassware - and that's a lot harder than Lego!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
And people wonder why I use my washing machine to do the dishes. :laugh:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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I think you are right - look at what dishwashers do to decent glassware - and that's a lot harder than Lego!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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And people wonder why I use my washing machine to do the dishes. :laugh:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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washing machine would be more suitable... as one mentioned, put them in a bag, put some cloth with them and don't spin too fast... maybe don't let them spin at all :) Oh... and don't use bleach...
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And people wonder why I use my washing machine to do the dishes. :laugh:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
It's hanging them on the line to dry afterwards that's the real PITA ;)
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
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I found some of my old stash in my mother's basement and it's very dirty. Do you reckon it'd survive a trip through a dishwasher?
if you buy it new, they say that you can wash it at 30°C in your washing machine. I would not tumble or centrifuge it. Put some lego as a test in an old pilow cover. That should work. I would not put it into the dishwasher. The dishwasher cleaner is very "strong" and aggressive.
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Not a bad idea but I'm worried the parts would crack as our washing machine is a front loader and the thin parts would be tossed around.
