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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 552140" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>OK, well I've finally cleaned the box. Apologies for technically missing my self-imposed weekend deadline (although in my head, since I haven't actually been to bed yet, I have made it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ), but better late than never... I hope!</p><p></p><p>As far as the cleaning itself was concerned, I started by carefully removing the half-ripped off price sticker. I know some people like them (I personally don't), however I suspect even the most die hard sticker fan would have a hard time liking one that had half of it missing and a litho rip caused by doing that into the bargain (needless to say, I certainly wasn't the clumsy sod that did such a half-assed job of half-removing it first time around!). Anyway, as far as I was concerned, the tattered remnant had to go. It was pretty firmly attached, but the best part of an hour's careful picking with an over-long fingernail and some tweezers later, and it was finally gone without causing any further damage.</p><p></p><p>I then tackled the mould by using distilled water harvested from one of my dehumidifiers, and plain old kitchen roll, folded a few times into a thick small square. I dipped one edge of the square into the water, made sure it wasn't overly wet (the square, not the water; wet-free water's surprisingly hard to find, although I think my local rocking horse manure shop sells it), then simply wiped the entire surface, firmly but smoothly, refolding the square periodically to expose a clean, damp edge so as to re-use it and not burn through a whole roll before the job was done. Once each square of kitchen roll was as thoroughly dirty as most men wish their wives were, I then swapped it out for a new one (the square, not my wife) and repeated the process. I wiped the entire surface of all 6 sides three or four times in this fashion, and I have to say it's turned out pretty well! It's certainly a lot better than I thought it would be, and I'm really pleased. I'm going to give it a couple of days to ensure it's fully dried out, before making a final decision, but right now I'm not planning on trying any furniture polish as I don't think it needs it.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, many thanks once again for your help and advice everyone, and here are the 'after' photos:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174287[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174288[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174289[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174290[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174291[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174292[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And here's my display side <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]174293[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 552140, member: 7379"] OK, well I've finally cleaned the box. Apologies for technically missing my self-imposed weekend deadline (although in my head, since I haven't actually been to bed yet, I have made it ;) ), but better late than never... I hope! As far as the cleaning itself was concerned, I started by carefully removing the half-ripped off price sticker. I know some people like them (I personally don't), however I suspect even the most die hard sticker fan would have a hard time liking one that had half of it missing and a litho rip caused by doing that into the bargain (needless to say, I certainly wasn't the clumsy sod that did such a half-assed job of half-removing it first time around!). Anyway, as far as I was concerned, the tattered remnant had to go. It was pretty firmly attached, but the best part of an hour's careful picking with an over-long fingernail and some tweezers later, and it was finally gone without causing any further damage. I then tackled the mould by using distilled water harvested from one of my dehumidifiers, and plain old kitchen roll, folded a few times into a thick small square. I dipped one edge of the square into the water, made sure it wasn't overly wet (the square, not the water; wet-free water's surprisingly hard to find, although I think my local rocking horse manure shop sells it), then simply wiped the entire surface, firmly but smoothly, refolding the square periodically to expose a clean, damp edge so as to re-use it and not burn through a whole roll before the job was done. Once each square of kitchen roll was as thoroughly dirty as most men wish their wives were, I then swapped it out for a new one (the square, not my wife) and repeated the process. I wiped the entire surface of all 6 sides three or four times in this fashion, and I have to say it's turned out pretty well! It's certainly a lot better than I thought it would be, and I'm really pleased. I'm going to give it a couple of days to ensure it's fully dried out, before making a final decision, but right now I'm not planning on trying any furniture polish as I don't think it needs it. Anyway, many thanks once again for your help and advice everyone, and here are the 'after' photos: [ATTACH type="full"]174287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]174288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]174289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]174290[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]174291[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]174292[/ATTACH] And here's my display side :) [ATTACH type="full"]174293[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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