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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 2337366, member: 50"]Since this is highly decorated I'd start with the least harsh and work my way up were it me. I'd probably use a good dose of Dawn dish soap (good grease dissolver) with warm to hot water and let it sit for a long time, maybe overnight, then repeat. I'd probably have at least the base sitting in water too so that anything that wants to seep out has somewhere to go. Then I'd soak it in plain warm water for awhile to get all the soap out and then set it in bright sunlight where the sun is hitting the darkened areas. If it's improved maybe just repeat that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had luck with hair peroxide 20%-40% though it's pretty nasty stuff. Leaving it on for a length of time often measured in days is usually necessary though heat often speeds the process up though as mentioned, stinks. I've put an object with peroxide in a plastic bag in the sun to heat up before and that's fairly effective. It often takes a lot of soaking in plain water to get it all out (including the smell). DO NOT use chlorine bleach.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a pretty thing<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 2337366, member: 50"]Since this is highly decorated I'd start with the least harsh and work my way up were it me. I'd probably use a good dose of Dawn dish soap (good grease dissolver) with warm to hot water and let it sit for a long time, maybe overnight, then repeat. I'd probably have at least the base sitting in water too so that anything that wants to seep out has somewhere to go. Then I'd soak it in plain warm water for awhile to get all the soap out and then set it in bright sunlight where the sun is hitting the darkened areas. If it's improved maybe just repeat that. I've had luck with hair peroxide 20%-40% though it's pretty nasty stuff. Leaving it on for a length of time often measured in days is usually necessary though heat often speeds the process up though as mentioned, stinks. I've put an object with peroxide in a plastic bag in the sun to heat up before and that's fairly effective. It often takes a lot of soaking in plain water to get it all out (including the smell). DO NOT use chlorine bleach. It's a pretty thing:)[/QUOTE]
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