So I put my helmet in the dishwasher
10-02-08, 07:40 AM
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couple of years back, one of the British cooking shows did a bit on cooking in the dishwasher. Wrapped everything in foil and claimed it was good way to cook with moist heat ...
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If they had a dishwasher at my work, i would think of taking shower in there on one of those chilly mornings
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10-02-08, 08:00 AM
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Just the title of this thread made me laugh!
Maybe I'm overly squeamish, but I don't like the idea of putting anything I wouldn't want on my dishes (dog urine, grease from car parts) in my dishwasher. My husband sneaks our dog/cat dishes into our dishwasher once in a while and I almost gag.
As an aside, I knew somebody who had a collection of baseball caps and always wore one and he cleaned them periodically in the top rack of his dishwasher.
Maybe I'm overly squeamish, but I don't like the idea of putting anything I wouldn't want on my dishes (dog urine, grease from car parts) in my dishwasher. My husband sneaks our dog/cat dishes into our dishwasher once in a while and I almost gag.
As an aside, I knew somebody who had a collection of baseball caps and always wore one and he cleaned them periodically in the top rack of his dishwasher.
10-02-08, 08:03 AM
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I worked in electronics manufacturing and we used to clean circuit boards in a dishwasher. That's a good idea though, probably gets rid of the sweat odour too, not just dog urine.
10-02-08, 09:56 AM
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Back when keyboards cost $70-80 a pop, I put one in that had a Diet Coke spilled on it. Let it dry out for 24 hours, and worked like a charm for 2 years after that.
Now, keyboards are so cheap, I just swap them out every so often.
Now, keyboards are so cheap, I just swap them out every so often.
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But you can still put a keyboard in the dishwasher...the key is to let it air dry at least 2 days or you will short it out when you plug it in. I've done this s couple time with the kids PC, man they can gunk up a keyboard.
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my first laugh of the day...thanks.
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How about finishing it off with a spin in the dryer?
10-02-08, 01:13 PM
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I had a friend in college who was living in university housing. He cleaned the oil pan of his MG in the dishwasher. Pan came out clean, but dishwasher had to be replaced.
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Man I'd have been like "screw this, I'm getting a Bern!"
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how in the heck did you fit it in the dishwasher? and what type of rifle...I am curious because I just cringe at the possibilites for rust, etc........ hopefully it had a second bath in Hoppes.
10-02-08, 03:21 PM
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Came out nice and clean. I made sure to switch off the "heated dry" and "sanitize" functions, I don't need melted plastic in there. It really needed it, I had left my helmet on my front porch, and one of my dogs decided to "mark" it 
, and the worst part was I didn't notice until I had it on my head and was on my way to work the next morning. What smells worse than urine? Stale urine. Ew.
I like cleaning stuff in the dishwasher, it's so handy. Good for hats, plastic kids' toys, dog collars, I heard you could also use it for cleaning car parts (but I don't think I'm going to try that one).
, and the worst part was I didn't notice until I had it on my head and was on my way to work the next morning. What smells worse than urine? Stale urine. Ew.I like cleaning stuff in the dishwasher, it's so handy. Good for hats, plastic kids' toys, dog collars, I heard you could also use it for cleaning car parts (but I don't think I'm going to try that one).
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I saw a dishwasher commercial the other day where neighborhood kids were putting their bikes in it. They came out nice and clean also. :-)
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After you do this put it in with a bunch of white rice (uncooked) the rice will absorb all of the moisture. You can do this with any electronics that gets wet. (or almost)
10-02-08, 04:39 PM
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I don;t want to derail the thread though. I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
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There's a glove washing thread over at SS/FG...
An old friend had a poodle that pissed on his Ampeg flip top bass amp 20 + years ago. The stain is still there though both dog and owner are no longer.
Another old friend used to chuck ham radio chassis in to his pool after he stripped off the caps and tubes. He baked them in the oven afterwards. I bought some Ampex tube electronics from him, they looked better than new.
+1 on KB cleaning...
An old friend had a poodle that pissed on his Ampeg flip top bass amp 20 + years ago. The stain is still there though both dog and owner are no longer.
Another old friend used to chuck ham radio chassis in to his pool after he stripped off the caps and tubes. He baked them in the oven afterwards. I bought some Ampex tube electronics from him, they looked better than new.
+1 on KB cleaning...
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