Post #479857 by ChuckM on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 7:51 PM

I want to locate some beeswax paste and try that. Where do you find that, I've never see it. I have purchased lots of Coco Joes figures off of Ebay this last month, some are delightful and some were dissappointing; its difficult to tell what you are getting on Ebay, even the price has very little to do with the quality, one of my favorites was a "buy it now" for $2.99+ really cheap shipping, you never know (well, I never know anyway...) I notice that they usually show up dusty, one seller even mentioned "storage dust" as a condition issue. The black figures usually show dust more than the brown ones, and often the coolest looking ones really retain dust due to the texture. I have washed some of them that do not have labels with dishwashing soap successfully. It seems like a soft bristle toothbrush should work, but I would be worried about scrubbing a CCJ vigorously with a hard bristle toothbrush, it might be too abrasive. It's a horrible sensation when you realize you have just destroyed the surface of a Tiki; once you do that, there's no going back! I really appreciate the notion that there are other folks out there who care about these little trinkets! OK Chuck