Unless your house is different than mine, over time, your stuff gets dust on it. Some collections more than others. I know many keep their stuff in glass cabinets with doors but sooner or later, it's gonna get dusty.

I've seen people say they dust them with a cloth, a Swiffer, a can of compressed air, all the way up to giving them a bath!

What works best for you and how often do you do it?

Maybe this isn't the best forum for this but this is where I hang out the most so I figured I'd ask you all since I curious about how 3rd party stuff keeps clean.

 

Normally just dust with a makeup brush, windex the glass cabinets, pledge the wood. I've had to deep clean my bigger figures that live up high---Metroplex and Fort Max sometimes get a thick enough layer to warrant soap and water (that's on me, I just don't like taking them down).

 

I am curious how to deal with paint wear?
Or yellowish on some plastic parts? It is not in my 3rd party stuff but other stuff that I have owned for 10 years+.

 

I try to dust every 2-3 weeks just so nothing builds up over time. Give the shelves(particle board) a quick swipe with a dry cloth, and the figures the tried-and-true NES cart blow method  

 

Make up brush. But they are all in a glass case so it's very minimal

 

I use a microfibre cloth. For serious dusting I have an air compressor with a filtered and dried air supply to air-dust 'em.

 

I use a soft brush made for sewing machines that I found at a craft store. A little bigger than a makeup brush and works perfectly. For smaller nooks and crannies I use a tiny brush that came with an electric razor (but was never used for that nasty purpose).

 

When they get dirty i throw them in the trash and buy new ones  

I'm not too fussy about them and i play with all of them pretty regularly so the problem hasnt really come up.
Offcourse i give the ones i sell off a good wipe with a wet cloth before putting them in a bubble baggie.

 

I usually take the swiffer to them once a month, granted they're all out in the open because I can't decide which way I want to setup a display. 

 

Tamiya anti-static model cleaning brush

 

I often wonder how people who display on open shelves can do it. Mine are all tucked away in cabinets that keep them pretty much entirely dust free, and while it might be nicer to always have them in arm's reach, I'd rather not the time and effort of dusting everything.

 

I use a maid. I am cool that way.

 

Just put them in the dishwasher on "light" with no high-temp wash and no heat drying.

 

Light dusting every month is all mine need. They're not in a room that gets too dusty (home office) so I get away with an open display.

 

Dust is killing me right now in one room where I keep figures. I'm thinking about getting an air purifier of some kind.

I've been using a feather duster with mediocre results. Will try one of the brushes mentioned.

 

Warm (not hot) water, mild soap, bubble bath (sink/tupperware)
Put a bunch of figures in, let soak for ten min or so (longer if you are restoring a G1 mess).
DO NOT scrub or swish them around as this may disrupt stickers.
GENTLY rinse with cool water
Air dry.

 

I actually do have a cleaning lady (I'm a single guy and cleaning isn't something I enjoy lol).
Once she found out the prices on some of my figures, she became deathly afraid of that entire room.

 

I absolutely loathe dust. Lol. I don't have to dust often, but when I do, I just use an air can and a Swiffer.

 

The door to my toy room stays closed, so dust doesn't really accumulate in there. I just dust the shelves when I rearrange. Dust doesn't really settle on the actual figures much.

 

Paint brush for the not so delicate parts and makeup brush for delicate parts. Usually keep everything in sealed display cases and only take out the ones I want to play with and keep them on my desk a few days. I usually do a rotation.