>>6359902>Alright, I'm gonna be cleaning up a lot of bricks that took some smoke and soot damage pretty soon. I understand that the process involves soaking them in some sort of Simple Green solution for a couple weeks, but could any of you give me a full rundown on how I'm supposed to do it properly and stuff?Buy a gallon (or more) of Simple Green. If you have a container with a lid large enough to fit all your pieces in, use that. Otherwise, get a container or be prepared to do this in stages.
Fill the container with Legos, then pour in Simple Green until it's almost at the top of the container. Put the lid on, give it a few good shakes (make sure you hold the lid on tightly while shaking), and let it sit with the lid on for two weeks. After two weeks, use a strainer and another container to filter all the pieces out of the Simple Green (you can reuse the Simple Green over and over as long as you make sure to store it in a sealed container so it doesn't evaporate). Rinse the pieces thoroughly using a strainer and hot water. You might have to use a fingernail brush or a toothbrush to scrub debris off of pieces. They'll probably smell like Simple Green for a while; airing them out helps speed it along.
If the parts aren't clean after two weeks, put them back in a sealed container full of Simple Green and let them sit another two weeks, then repeat if necessary. You should only have to do it two or three times, but if they're really bad it might take longer. You can also leave them soak more than two weeks at a time. It won't hurt the printing.
