taking scuffs off your toys

anybody have a good remedy for toy scuffs? i guess the figures rubbed together or whatever. i picked up some Mr. Clean magic erasers, maybe those will work? any advice?

Those will work good on some Western type stuff, that have a lot thicker paint application. Be careful using it on Japanese vinyl that is sprayed.

kewl thanx

magic eraser work on kaws?

for vintage toys, I recommend a cleaning solution from Twin Pines of Maine. It is orange based, and it is mased for use on GI Joe bodies and other plastic and vinyl. You need to water it down a bit, and work slowly, but you can get about 50% of the scuffs off on regular play wear. harder vinyls are less receptive (talkers for example) but you know the stuff won't hurt your toys.

I have no idea what is in magic eraser, but I bet it is a bleach derivitive, which could be scary in the long run.

there's nothing in a magic eraser

it's just a weird sponge

you wet it then squeeze out the water and wipe away

there's nothing in a magic eraser

it's just a weird sponge

you wet it then squeeze out the water and wipe away

there has to be some type of active ingredient..

or is it just the course nature of the sponge that removes scuffs etc.? hmmm

or is it just the course nature of the sponge that removes scuffs etc.? hmmm

I think that's it. I had really good results getting off some paint that rubbed off onto another figure.

I don't see an orange based cleaner in the Two Pines catalog:

http://www.twinpines.com/Catalog.html?VT=ooi_pV_alRLojIi_aQ2LiggIiuzqDbKgZ477jV_alRL8jv

Anyone gotten this book from Twin Pines? Any opinions on it?

"The Definitive Book on the Care and Preservation of Vinyl Dolls and Action Figures"

http://www.twinpines.com/Catalog.html?VT=_1i_pV_awLfojIi_aQ2LiggIiuzqDbKgZ477jV_alRL8jv&Tmp_CategoryID=00001

CC

this is the stuff i use:

http://www.twinpines.com/Catalog.html?V ... ryID=00003

this is the stuff i use:

http://www.twinpines.com/Catalog.html?V ... ryID=00003

I live a town away from these guys...
small world

When I inquired about their products, this is what Mr. Hill wrote back:

Our Formula 9-1-1 is the world wide standard for cleaning vinyl
action figures and dolls. You can read about it and see before and
after pictures on our site <www.twinpines.com>.
You can also click on "our book" to read the endorsements. The basis
for my book is more than fifty years as a chemist and three patents
in vinyl technology.