I posted this morning about giving the coconut oil treatment to flex parts, and it seems like it’s not as well known as I had thought. Just because you feel like an old worn out piece of shit doesn’t mean that’s how your mask has to look.
So say you have a set of green/gray IZE ears from 2000, and they look every bit of their age, like this:
Now, 23 years old might be young on MCB, but in terms of masks - it’s getting on in years.
Fortunately, there’s a way to bring these back to the way they looked when Al Gore was relevant.
There is some prep work involved.
1- Your kitchen has everything you need to make this work, but your wife is going to look at you like you’re a psychopath when you start bringing dirty mask parts up from the basement. You need to get rid of her. Mines out at the Home Depot getting outdoor flowers as I type this.
2- Clean your parts. Just run them under the sink and scrub with a old toothbrush to get any dust or old paint off of there.
3- Get yourself some coconut oil. Other oils might work, and I’ve heard of people using peanut butter, but I have a large jar of coconut oil that hasn’t been used for anything else in 3 years, so that’s what I use.
Now, melt the coconut oil down in a little bowl in the microwave. It doesn’t take much. Make sure your plastic is clean and dry. Use a paper towel to smear the oil on the plastic you want to improve.
I’ve heard of people letting it sit on there for 20 minutes or so, but I did it for as long as it took me to go make coffee. The upside of a quicker “soak” in the oil is that it doesn’t dry into the tiny crevices and you don’t have to pick it out with a toothpick. The downside is maybe you have to do the whole process twice.
Finally, wipe off the oil with a clean and dry paper towel. If it still doesn’t look as shiny as you’d like do the whole thing again. It only takes 15 minutes.
Now you’re left with plastic that looks half it’s age and smells like a beach vacation.
So say you have a set of green/gray IZE ears from 2000, and they look every bit of their age, like this:
Now, 23 years old might be young on MCB, but in terms of masks - it’s getting on in years.
Fortunately, there’s a way to bring these back to the way they looked when Al Gore was relevant.
There is some prep work involved.
1- Your kitchen has everything you need to make this work, but your wife is going to look at you like you’re a psychopath when you start bringing dirty mask parts up from the basement. You need to get rid of her. Mines out at the Home Depot getting outdoor flowers as I type this.
2- Clean your parts. Just run them under the sink and scrub with a old toothbrush to get any dust or old paint off of there.
3- Get yourself some coconut oil. Other oils might work, and I’ve heard of people using peanut butter, but I have a large jar of coconut oil that hasn’t been used for anything else in 3 years, so that’s what I use.
Now, melt the coconut oil down in a little bowl in the microwave. It doesn’t take much. Make sure your plastic is clean and dry. Use a paper towel to smear the oil on the plastic you want to improve.
I’ve heard of people letting it sit on there for 20 minutes or so, but I did it for as long as it took me to go make coffee. The upside of a quicker “soak” in the oil is that it doesn’t dry into the tiny crevices and you don’t have to pick it out with a toothpick. The downside is maybe you have to do the whole process twice.
Finally, wipe off the oil with a clean and dry paper towel. If it still doesn’t look as shiny as you’d like do the whole thing again. It only takes 15 minutes.
Now you’re left with plastic that looks half it’s age and smells like a beach vacation.
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