I spent the past two nights cleaning and restoring a vintage, original "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" by Marx. It was among my late uncle's items, and had been in a storage building for ten years. Unfortunately, it wasn't even protected very well, it sat at the top of a box, uncovered, and had accumulated years of grime. To my amazement, I discovered it was not only intact, but working, so I set out to restore it to its original luster!
I've cleaned up a lot of old toys in my time, but this was one of the worst! When a can of compressed air wouldn't even budge the filth, I ended up using an old toothbrush, and innumerable paper towels and cotton swabs. The photo above shows a "before and after" shot of the progress.
But the finished results were worth it! And, it looks pretty nice sitting on top of one of my bookcases!
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Looking good!
Now it can sit atop your shelf for the next 40 years collecting grime - har har har
What did u use for cleaner?
As I recall, I got a big bowl of water, and put a drop of dish soap in there and stirred it around. Then, I had another bowl of clean water for rinsing. It was slow going, but it worked. It's been 10 years and it still looks good.
Would. Like. To. Buy. 0ne. In. The. Box. George. Hayes. 1960.s. Original. One
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