Right to the point. My home is heated with diesel. A failure of the heater caused a light soot to fill and circulate around the home. Two of my lovely ladies are covered with it. The third was covered and received minimal damage. The soot is small enough that it is stuck in the pores of the tpe. Soap and water is not enough to get it out. Going to take a lot of work and a lot of oil to clean them up.
If your home is heated with diesel take the proper precautions.
This is why we keep our dolls in the plastic in the show room. Do you have renters/home owners insurance? Anything over $100 you should register
The mineral oil is working. It's going to take some time and effort but I'll get them cleaned up and looking new.
I hadn't thought about getting love dolls covered by insurance. Thanks, I will look into that.
Also, noooooooooo
Aw, man :(
But glad to hear the mineral oil is working
That is the worst luck, truly a FML event. I hope they clean up quicker and easier than you're anticipating.
Wow, so sorry to hear this!
Your doing the right thing going to an oil bath.
Sorry for your troubles. Glad to see the Mineral Oil is working, on your Dolls. But, what about the rest of your House and Furniture? That is going to be a real challenge, to clean...walls, ceilings, floors, counters covered with an oily residue. And any fabrics on the furniture and curtains/drapes; might be ruined...
Yes, there is that also. Fortunately I don't have a lot of square footage to clean.
and I have to do this systematically. I can't clean the dolls and then place them in/on a dirty environment. I am getting some plastic to cover them while I work on everything else.
@davidg that’s definitely tough! I assume your landlord is pitching in/covering the expenses, for the Cleanup...
So although my housing situation is unique I know that there are a lot of stick-built houses in North America that are still heated with diesel. I wanted to get a word of caution out to anybody that it may apply to.
Yes, any heating systems that utilize oil for fuel is subject to the problem called Puff Back.
Usual causes include a leaking nozzle or other components inside the burner box.
Buildup inside the burner box as well as the flue.
but anything causing an incomplete burn of the fuel can contribute to this.
Im sure you already know all this and more, just trying to help.
I have Engineering and HVAC in my background which is why I am a little disappointed with myself. I noticed some build-up on glass surfaces a few weeks ago but didn't think it through. In my case is was build-up in burn chamber right at the air/fuel mix ports.
For sake of conversation and education, I present to you a before and after.
What a difference! She looks good glossy with oil, too...
@alexchangander Yep. This is my favorite step in the cleaning process. It's difficult to stay...focused.
One beautiful lady. Two more to go.
Now to protect her so she stays this way.
She is beautiful...Great job!
@rk105rider Thank you.
So I won't continue this thread unless there are any questions or comments. When all of the clean up is done I will perhaps do a family photo.
Ok, one more picture for fun.
I said, "babe, could you bring me another beer?". She said, "yeah, come and get it!"
Thanks for the idea @Loverofdolls215
Other things that can happen with fuel burners is the heat exchanger can go out (rupture) causing a lot of soot and smoke in your house. Thankfully I just converted to gas before my beauty came.