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Organize And Care For A Large Amount Of Lego's

$Organize And Care For A Large Amount Of Lego\$

One day I realized I have more Lego's than the normal human usually has. Also I realized how unorganized and unsanitary they were. With that said, I decided it was time I should clean and organize them, So I did.
In this instructable I will teach you how to clean, organize, and care for these wonderful bricks.

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Step 1What Is Needed

What you need to find or buy are in the following list.

1. two Whitmor Kids' 12-bin Organizer( one mattering on how much Lego's you have )
2. A large sink or bath tub
3. One or two large tables
4. Some time( it took me a day )

5. a radio or ipod. ( optional )

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12 comments

Mar 9, 2010. 6:42 AMfritsie123 says:

You seem to have sorted them by color. Seems to me it isn't very practical to find a certain piece when you need it. Have you considered doing it precisely opposite, i.e. sorting by bricktype and lumping all the colors together?

Washing the bricks is good advice though, but don't use hot water as the bricks will deform. Handwarm water and soft soap work pretty good.

Nov 13, 2010. 2:30 AMIdeal_Ideas91 says:

What if he sorted them by shape and color?

Oct 30, 2010. 10:43 PMchris76108 says:

Great job!

Feb 23, 2012. 10:05 AMgraftona21 says:

Did you do that?!

Jun 20, 2011. 2:42 AMSuzanne in Orting says:

I know that this is late in coming, but as far as washing Lego, I've put them into a lingerie bag and spread them in a layer, 1-2 bricks deep in the top level of my dishwasher without any ill effects. I remove them before the drying cycle, give the bag a good shake over the sink, pour them into a clean towel and let them air dry. I do hand wash any bricks with graphics on them.

Suzanne in Orting, WA

Jul 19, 2010. 3:52 PMseabananers says:

the stem should be brown ;)

Mar 9, 2010. 11:52 AMpiks says:

You could have saved yourself some time by tying the bricks in a pillowcase and putting them through the washing machine.

Apr 20, 2010. 1:17 PMvir4go says:

What a great idea! That never would have occurred to me. Can you use bleach or will that damage them? Thanks so much!

Mar 9, 2010. 12:22 PMvoemaster (author) says:

I realized that a few minutes after washing them. thanks for telling me.

Mar 11, 2010. 10:32 AMcpotoso says:

Sorting by color is not very useful. You should sort by shape (or groups of shapes, since there are too many shapes). After all, in most cases one does not really care if the brick is red or yellow...