How do you get some serious dust off of windstones?

[Anthony]

I’m pretty sure ski said spraying frebreeze on the felt helps a bit.

[DragonMistress]

purpledoggy wrote:

Here he is dust free….

too bad he smells like cigarette smoke. I hate it when people don’t tell you about that in auctions. He is the second windstone I have that smells like an ash tray. There seems to be no way to get the smell out of these guys.

Try nuking some cut up lemon in water in the microwave, then WITH THE MICROWAVE OFF put the dragon in WITH (not in) the bowl and steam, My mother smokes like a freekin chimney, and that’s what I did with my littler pieces when I moved.

[Jennifer]

I would recommend against anything that allows the dragon to get steamed. It may have adverse effects with the paint/clearcoat.

Time will help, or if you want, seal him in a big freezer ziplock bag with a cup of activated carbon/charcoal (you can get it at fish supply places). It absorbs the odor and helps a lot. Make sure you rest him on his side, or some way that the felt pad is exposed to the air, as this retains the smell more than any part of him.

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[DragonMistress]

I didn’t think of that, there’s really no “steam” just lemony air, but I withdraw my suggestion, I would hate for anyone to ruin a windstone!! 😳

[Jennifer]

Lemony air is okay! It’s just that heat when combined with moisture can create problems with the paint (remember last year, it was very hot and humid, and people were having problems with the paint sticking to things, eep!). The moisture+heat causes the polymers in the acrylic to soften a bit.

It would work well for items such as fabric and leather though, like you said. 🙂

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[dragonmedley]

I would let them sit outside in fresh air on a good day (not when it’s freezing, of course).

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