How do you clean your Windstone?

[frozendragon]

damp Q tips….and a microfiber cloth…but that’s once a year for a really good clean….other than that….poofy paint brush and canned air

[Maria]

I haven’t cleaned mine since I got them. The ones behind glass don’t need it, and the ones sitting out get Q-tips, microfiber cloth and occasionally a damp paper towel. When my sitting Spectral came, though, he was so dirty he had to go for a rinse in the sink.

[Rose]

I know how dusty some people let them get. How do you spend so much on something just to let it get that dirty? When I got my flapcat it was so very dirty. It took me two hours to clean all the dirt off. I did it with q-tips. I’ve never been brave enough to wash them under a tap. My mom would just throw them in the dish water. No care for the felt pad. Thats why she’s never allowed to come over and clean. 😆
I had a problem with a ruby dragon though. I used water and a q-tip and managed to take paint off. I’m so scared to use water now. I guess they forgot to clear coat that ruby dragon.

[Mike]

Just received a dragon that a merchant, not knowing any better had put a price sticker on the belly of an oriental. While I managed to careful remove the sticker that was left after they had removed it, there is still some sticky glue on it. This is much worse then a dust problem as trying to remove the glue might remove the paint.
Anyone have any ideas, I have some but want a few more ideas before I try anything.

Thanks.

[chrisherself]

Just a guess, but adhesives and oils do not mix. If it were my dragon, the first thing I’d try would be a tiny bit of baby oil on a q-tip, and test a tiny area.

If it gets the adhesive off, any oil left on the smooth surface should wipe away with a clean cloth.

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And while we’re on the subject of cleaning, my favorite method (for stubborn dust in crannies) is to dip a brush in water, dab it on a paper towel to remove excess moisture, and literally ‘paint’ the water out of the crevices. Followed immediately by a quick wipe with a cloth to dry. Works quite well. 🙂

[littleironhorse]

I’m with chris on this, baby oil or mineral oil, it works well on glue residue and doesn’t have the disolving properties that some glue removers have so it should be safe for your dragon.

[Amy]

They didn’t forget the clearcoat.
Ruby and redfire dragons are particularly susceptible to water. It reacts weirdly with those paints and can take them off.

[Bonnie]

I don’t know when you wrote the letter of cleaning your dragon, I just bought a set of very dusty fellows and wanted to know if after time, the finish did change at all. I do not think blowing air will clean them. I do have ones that are yellowed, so I will have to brighten them up also.Any sugesstions? Under the smoke scum, I can see the beauty these items have. I have only been buying and sold one so far, so this is new. I did many ceramics, got into redoing Breyer plastic horses-that’s alot of work-and now wish to do the Windstones. Guess I am looking for the niche that works for me.Thanks for your time and suggestions, Bonnie lakotadogs13@yahoo.com

[Susie]

There’s a section on cleaning in the FAQ tab on our website. All we really recomend is gentle dusting. And we know of no good way to remove nicotene residue (which can cause yellowing of white dragons – smoke turns them more gold). If you come up with a good way to clean them that doesn’t clean the finish right off, please email me! susie@windstoneeditions.com

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