I have my collection of tanks, trucks, jeeps, etc in two rather large built-in cases with sliding glass doors. They still acquire dust. I found spraying Windex an effective cleaner, but wonder what else and how people clean off the dust and debrie. Can we circulate some ideas?
thanks
DJ

Canned air and old make up brushes. Blow off things lightly and slowly, then get in and gently dust off with the brush.
Dioramas are a bear to do, especially the trees and bushes.

Hi DJ!

I do the same thing as Scott, I have an annual "airbrush party" and pull the models out to blow any dust away with my airbrush set to low pressure. It's like Spring Cleaning chores...

Jim-- good to hear from you. Have you folks ever used Windex shot through the AB at low pressure? I am thinking of trying that tomorrow.
thanks
DJ

Windex?!

I would be afraid that it would ruin the finish on anything you have painted with Acrylics. (Windex is great for stripping old acrylic paint off of models...)

I think an airbrush (empty!) or a can of "canned air" for keyboard cleaning would do the trick.

I monitor what they watch on TV, and who they talk to on line.

Ditto for me too DJ - I'd be afraid that would wreck my finishes too!

I prefer to use air and then if needed a very soft brush. At my place it seems like a weekly chore for me but the dust really looks terrible Bob

Don't build them. Easier to dust boxes. Actually, a soft brush and either a can of compressed air or an empty airbrush works well. Though I am curious as to how well Tamiya's anti static brush works.

For me one of two ways.

A large glass enclosed display case i got from a store and some custom display cases i built.

I use a computer keyboard brush. It looks like a miniature duster with very soft nylon bristles. You just kind of twirl it around in your fingers to dust. It works great and is very gentle to delicate parts.

I keep mine in a cabinet and they havnt collected barly any dust for at least 2 years.
other than that tamiya have a purpose built static brush for the job.

My are all in Hobbico display cases.

(of course, they are also under 3 months old)

Since I'm a carpenter I build display cases for mine, glass is cheap if not free (glass store will often give away scraps or broken sheets) and easy to cut to size. I really don't like dusting. I use scrap wood, scrap glass and left over stain from jobs, all they cost is a little time.

Dave can I have one as a training aid??????

Break them into little pieces so that I can rebuild them.

Actually, I have a pretty dust-proof display case, but do have to clean them once a year or so. I stick with a soft brush and compressed air. I've used windex in the past but found it built up a residue over time and occasionally discolored a model, especially clear molded parts.

Only once did it react poorly with paint, completely stripping a model coated with Future. The more I scrubbed, the dirtier it seemed, but the less clear remained. The only thing I've been able to get to attack current Tamiya acrylics is 91% isopropyl alcohol.

Be careful of the "canned air" for your keyboards. The moisture inside can ruin the DULL COTE. I made the mistake in having the can at an angle and it sprayed momentarily some moisture out and fogged the finish.

Now I use this huge makeup brush.

I've been wanting to pick up some of these:

model cases

But just haven't found the budget yet. Yes, they are cheap, but when you have to immediately buy 10+ it quickly gets pricey...