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Without seeing photos, I’m not sure what to recommend. But, just a friendly reminder; use cleaning chemicals at your own risk! Many of them contain ammonias ( I know Windex does, dunno about 409) or other harsh chemicals that can possibly discolor or change the finish on your Windstone. Most contain Isopropanol, or 2-Butoxyethanol, Ethyl Alcohol, Ethanol, Ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether, or other alcohol based chemicals (sometimes several of them) which are known to lift acrylic paint (some people use rubbing alcohol/ isopropanol to remove paint from their PYOs). Even though cleaners usually have less than 10-20% of these chemicals, use care. Even febreze has Ethanol/SD Alcohol 40 in it (5-7%).
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My art: featherdust.comI have used Resolve (carpet cleaner) to remove smells from the felt pad. It works really well for that. As for cleaning I would use a little rubbing alcohol diluted in water (or put on a wet paper towel). Just make sure the bottle says 10%. There is a medical version that is 70%. If you use that thinking it is was 10% you’ll get the shock of your life. (So don’t do that.. 😉 )
skigod377 wrote:Wow, thats some severe staining 😯 Cant say as I have ever seen anything like that before.
I know…I hope I can take it off with something….Hopefully Nam will have some ideas after she see’s the pics….I’m worried too cause I don’t want to damage it or make it worse than it already is.
Marzena
Hmm! I dunno- I’ve never had to clean staining off of a piece before. You can ask Melody and show the photos and see if she thinks of anything you can do?
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My art: featherdust.comI think it looks kinda cool that way. Almost like it has a design in it. Was it in the original box and was it exposed to water or something?
dragonessjade wrote:I think it looks kinda cool that way. Almost like it has a design in it. Was it in the original box and was it exposed to water or something?
No it was not in the original box and I think I probably bought it off ebay years ago….I actually didn’t even remember that I had it.
So I can’t even say if that is the way that it arrived but when I found it…it was in a box wrapped with tissue paper in my basement….so the only thing that I can think of is that I recieved it like that. 😕Marzena
mmloda wrote:dragonessjade wrote:I think it looks kinda cool that way. Almost like it has a design in it. Was it in the original box and was it exposed to water or something?
No it was not in the original box and I think I probably bought it off ebay years ago….I actually didn’t even remember that I had it.
So I can’t even say if that is the way that it arrived but when I found it…it was in a box wrapped with tissue paper in my basement….so the only thing that I can think of is that I recieved it like that. 😕
Hmm, very interesting.dragonessjade wrote:mmloda wrote:dragonessjade wrote:I think it looks kinda cool that way. Almost like it has a design in it. Was it in the original box and was it exposed to water or something?
No it was not in the original box and I think I probably bought it off ebay years ago….I actually didn’t even remember that I had it.
So I can’t even say if that is the way that it arrived but when I found it…it was in a box wrapped with tissue paper in my basement….so the only thing that I can think of is that I recieved it like that. 😕
Hmm, very interesting.LOL….I know, I can’t believe that my memory is that bad.
Marzena
Ok I cant really guarantee what I am saying, just adding thoughts… but that looks very painted to me. Like it was painted over with a very fine layer of very strong white. Varnish-esque white. Perhaps by the former owner.
I may be mistaken though. Never seen one IRL but that was my thought.
Or it could be masking fluid. Or lateron used white to correct, a white that has a defect or another property and hence.. remaining either white or getting the cream color over time or exposure to certain lights. Colors do that. I have the weird feeling you cannot remove it.
It looks natural however. On the pictures that is. I kind of like it. Chicken eggs, especially hatching ones are not clean either. OK a dragon has more dignity and cleanlyness than a chicken… hmmm…I’d say, if you wish for a clean color I’d paint it over. Whatever it is seems to have seeped into the plaster. Once its in its in.
Hardcore chemicals make draggie sick rememver 🙂
he’ll get tummy ache and scales itch.greets
Aky
I kind of like the egg the way it is, too, but it could look different IRL. I have always thought dragon eggs would be patterned or mottled…not like white chicken eggs. That’s just my 2¢…
MM, I saw that you won the pair of old green young dragons, congrats. Are you going to keep both of them?
Akeyla wrote:Ok I cant really guarantee what I am saying, just adding thoughts… but that looks very painted to me. Like it was painted over with a very fine layer of very strong white. Varnish-esque white. Perhaps by the former owner.
I may be mistaken though. Never seen one IRL but that was my thought.
Or it could be masking fluid. Or lateron used white to correct, a white that has a defect or another property and hence.. remaining either white or getting the cream color over time or exposure to certain lights. Colors do that. I have the weird feeling you cannot remove it.
It looks natural however. On the pictures that is. I kind of like it. Chicken eggs, especially hatching ones are not clean either. OK a dragon has more dignity and cleanlyness than a chicken… hmmm…I’d say, if you wish for a clean color I’d paint it over. Whatever it is seems to have seeped into the plaster. Once its in its in.
Hardcore chemicals make draggie sick rememver 🙂
he’ll get tummy ache and scales itch.greets
Aky
Thanks Aky….That could be the case….I still haven’t decided what i am going to do…I guess I’m just trying to figure out what it is and what what my options are.
P.S. Don’t worrie i’ll make sure not to give him any scale itches or a tummy ache. 😀Marzena
lamortefille wrote:I kind of like the egg the way it is, too, but it could look different IRL. I have always thought dragon eggs would be patterned or mottled…not like white chicken eggs. That’s just my 2¢…
MM, I saw that you won the pair of old green young dragons, congrats. Are you going to keep both of them?
Thanks…you know after hearing a few people on here say that they like the way the egg looks, it’s starting to grow on me 😕
About the green dragons… I probably won’t end up keeping both of them, I really only need one so I’ll probably list it in the Flea market…if you’re interested let me know. 😆Marzena
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