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| Topic Started: Oct 7 2007, 06:46 PM (536 Views) | |
| Staff | Oct 7 2007, 06:46 PM Post #1 |
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I don't know how! lol I'm hoping someone with that knowledge will post here. Then I will edit and pin this topic for future viewers. Can BMP be immersed in warm soapy water? I've been afraid to, and most of mine needs a good washing. I would understand if the water was too hot, or if there were labels to worry about, but can an ordinary BMP figure be scrubbed down? |
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| Diana | Oct 11 2007, 11:32 PM Post #2 |
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I use Spray NINE as it cleans the pieces very easily. BUT you have to be very careful if they have a sticker on them as you don't want to damage the sticker. 
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| Staff | Oct 12 2007, 07:22 AM Post #3 |
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I've never used Spray Nine on anything. I will have to buy some! A lot of my BMP has build up that is quite...ew! lol I can't wait to see what our other members use! We might all get educated! |
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| Frances | Oct 19 2007, 03:36 PM Post #4 |
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Hi all, about cleaning bmp; I recently bought a couple of items from an ebay seller named Sue (mondocanuck), and they were so bright and shiny that I asked her if they were new or how did she clean them, and she generously replied that she uses"a soft wet sponge with plenty of dishwashing detergent ". I tried it on a grimy tankard that I got at a flea market, and it did a good job.Seems harmless enough, I didn't submerge it, to keep the bare clay dry. By the way, is bmp always glazed inside? Frances |
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| Frances | Oct 19 2007, 03:42 PM Post #5 |
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Me again; not sure why that last post marked me 'unregistered' guess I was't logged in. Frances |
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| Staff | Oct 19 2007, 03:51 PM Post #6 |
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The soap sounds good too. I worry about water in crazing. Can it get inside? I'm NEVER lucky enough to get a piece still with the sticker, so no worry about washing that off! lol You must not have been logged in. Not a worry. 
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| Starree | Aug 16 2008, 11:33 PM Post #7 |
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If you have a vase with sticker residue and want to get it off try using Pam spray or I suppose just olive oil. Works great in getting sticky goo dirt off too. Is it safe to use Windex on the pieces? |
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| Staff | Aug 17 2008, 02:28 PM Post #8 |
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I like WD40 for tape residue. I use it often on much of my eBay stuff. I would be worried about windex if there is crazing. If not, I should think it harmless as glaze is basically glass. |
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| Kim | Aug 17 2008, 06:59 PM Post #9 |
 
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I usually use Spray Nine, which I learned of from the BMPCC website. I have immersed mine too, though. In fact, a glass and china dealer that I buy from at a flea market told me that it should be allowed to soak in water about twice a year, to keep it from drying out. Now, he's not an expert in BMP, as he deals mostly in china and glass. I have heard before that you should use your good china several times a year or it becomes dry and brittle from disuse and more likely to break. So when he told me this, it made sense to me. When I moved about a year ago and had to pack up all my BMP, I dutifully soaked my over 100 pieces before packing them up, fearing that they might break in the move if I didn't. Well, it was a good idea in theory, but because they were probably still a bit damp in the bare clay and I packed them in newspaper, then in plastic bags, I suffered some mold damage on some pieces (they spent several months packed up). The mold can only grow on the bare clay, though. The heavily crazed pieces even had mold growing in the craze lines! There wasn't any lasting damage, except on my wine coolers, as they are completely bare clay. So, as long as you don't do the soaking just before packing them away, it seems to be a good idea. |
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| Diana | Aug 20 2008, 01:30 PM Post #10 |
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I use Spray Nine to clean all of my pieces, dry them with a paper towel and then lay them on the bed to air dry before I put them on the shelf. That way there's no chance of leaving rings on anything. Also, I've been told if you soak a piece of Grand River in soapy water the clay times expands and cracks the glaze so be very careful. 
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