Cleaning Minis with a Magic Eraser - Visuals included!
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I just do a couple swipes and keep checking to see progress.
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The pics are very helpful! I know what I can use to clean!
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Thanks pretty interesting, I would be too scared to try it though LOL
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What a great method! Thank you for the tip.
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Thanks for the tip! I've always been scared to.try anything to get smudges off thinking I'd tale the paint off. Nice to know I have options
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Just saw this thread going to give it a try
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Thanks for the tips. it's good to see the paint is not such a light coat .
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I want to try this but aren't you afraid of taking off the actual paint?
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This is a great tip. And thanks for all the before and after shots — really brought the whole process to life
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Thank you for this thread! I'm going to have to pick up some magic erasers, because I bought a lot of 40+ mystery minis, and they arrived in a box with no padding to keep them from bumping and rubbing up against each other.
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Now I can clean the smudges, thanks for the tip
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This was so helpful.. I cleaned up quite a few minis and they all look great!
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Thanks for the post I've been looking for another way to clean after rubbing alcohol kind of took paint off my flash POPS face.
Update: It worked )) I was able to clean all the marks off my Kazuya pop with all the paint intact. As for my Baymax, it had those dark black and red marks on the face in between the eyes. For those marks, scrubbing lightly did mostly nothing to the marks. Scrubbing hard, it was scary, actually completely removed the marks. The paint was perfect still tho. Lucky the paint didn't come off at all
Update: It worked )) I was able to clean all the marks off my Kazuya pop with all the paint intact. As for my Baymax, it had those dark black and red marks on the face in between the eyes. For those marks, scrubbing lightly did mostly nothing to the marks. Scrubbing hard, it was scary, actually completely removed the marks. The paint was perfect still tho. Lucky the paint didn't come off at all
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Wow! Thanks for the tip!
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BeEatNU wrote:Thanks pretty interesting, I would be too scared to try it though LOL
Thanks everyone for the helpful advice and tips.
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Way to go!!! thanks for this its so helpful! you rock!!!
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Thank you so much!!!!
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wow thanks for the tip! It can be sooooo frustrating when there are marks on my Funko but this seems like it will help... Time to hit Walmart! I need to stock up before I go back to Saudi Arabia!
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Thanks for sharing!
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I will definitely have to try this soon. I bought a lot of 9 minis specifically for 3 of the minis that were in it. They looked fantastic in the pictures, then I got them in. They were all in one big ziplock bag and then put in a brown bubble envelope. Of course 2 of the 3 minis I bought the lot for have scuffs and smudges all over them.
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This is excellent information! Thanks for sharing and taking the risk
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I bought one of these last night and it worked great! Thanks for sharing this
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I'm in love with this post! Thanks for the visuals!
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I using magic eraser to clean the paint stain but i end up remove the paint. I need to use lot of strength to remove the paint stains.
How can i touch up the pop head?
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Noctu wrote:Hello! I don't know about the rest of you, but I am a very visual person (especially when it comes to doing things that I am mildly afraid may completely and utterly destroy something I am rather fond of… I guess I like proof). I did some sleuthing through the forums and multiple times the ability of magic erasers to help clean spots on pops were mentioned, but I was really hoping to see some imagery. Either I am a lousy detective (possible) or I just never clicked the right link but I finally had to take the plunge and just try it for myself.
The setup: I bought a lot of horror mystery minis off of eBay, and was all excited when they arrived. Upon opening them, however, I was mildly horrified (oh the drama of it all). The vast majority of them had escaped their bubble wrap and were having a little too much fun in a mosh pit of careless abandon. Lots of little paint transfer spots were decorating the minis and I was not exactly a happy addict. And so, for anyone else who might be curious (or a chicken like I was ) here is how it went for me.
My minis were all smooshed together. Eek! Also, you can see the paint coming off on the eraser, plus the shriveled mass that was left over after working with it.
Sorry, I started taking the photos on my pant leg before I thought… "Hey! I could jazz this up a bit with a fancy background and then people will be all 'Oooh, that's so classy!'" So I went with it.
(Spots: Jason's legs, Freddy's Hat, Ghost Face's chest & left Arm; Billy's Face, Ash's Face, Michael's Eye & pants [after shot shows a reflection on the eye so no worries, I did not scrub the paint off!])
I just gently rubbed at the spots enough to either remove completely or minimize the spots/lines/weird marks. Some areas were way more noticeable (like Chucky was practically rocking some age spots on his youthful dome) and others were harder to spot casually but I'm particular.
(Spots: Chucky's face & Jumper, Leatherface's Face & Eyes and all over his back from head to toe, Hannibal's Eye, jacket, & pants, and all over his backside, Spaulding's Jacket)
TLDR: Ultimately, as long as you're not overly vigorous, using a Magic Eraser is a pretty safe route to go for those minor spots that need a little TLC.
Wow that is amazingly clean. I need to do this with some OOB ty
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Wow these pics are great, thanks for starting this thread!
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Any ideas for removing excess glue on minis?!?
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Nice, I need to go get a magic eraser .
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That's for the write up. I tend to be lazy in storing undisplayed minis/pops so I bag them and they become knicked. I'll have to go pick up a magic eraser.
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Thank for the helpful pointer I need to try this on a few of mine
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Magic erasers do miracles they definitely get the job done!! Nice job
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I have some paint marks on my car do y'all think the magic eraser will work?
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been looking for this... thanks a lot for the help
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I just cleaned some pops with a magic eraser I've had but never used. It worked so great! I was so amazed and pleased!
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Great tip. I use magic eraser for drawings on a wall so it makes sense they work magic here too
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As long as it does not take the paint off the pop ill try this.
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Love Magic Eraser - thank you for this!
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I know magic erasers are great I'd be careful it's like fine grit sandpaper. But good luck
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Thanks for the tip, I'll have to try it out
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