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For the metal only, I've used a combo of baking soda and vinegar to remove tarnish from the metal and pin backs. But as viciouslady stated, be extremely careful with any screen print.

Hey, thank you for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it! I just have this growing collection of old and fairly valuable pins that I want to make sure I don’t damage. Smart move - starting with something basic and not overly complicated. I’ll try that and see what happens. Is there anyway to prevent this from happening? It feels like if my pins that were stored in a box for the last 20 years are showing signs, I’m doomed when I bring them out, wanting to display them. For the most part, I haven’t seen too much damage, but most heavily on WDI pins, ironically! I think it will bode well for me hopefully, that I live in a very dry climate?!

I love sharing my ideas. Nothing is copyrighted I am a teacher by trade so o love teaching and sharing what I know. I have most tutorials on my YT and reels on my other socials. Let me know if you have any questions. I’m always willing to help.

I have the LF pin set too. It’s funny how I look at it now and this how funny it is I created a 3D version! I love the creativity of using pins to feed my passion for paper crafting.

I’m a cat lady too. I loved making these. I made a set for my niece too. I have tutorials for most of these on YT and reels on all the socials if you want to see the exact measurements.

When it comes to pin cleaning it's always vital to know what pin elements you're working with. Anything screen printed on a pin can easily be rubbed off by even the most gentle cleaners. And any FreeD rubber parts can be ruined by the wrong chemical exposure. If it's just pure metal I'd honestly use a q-tip and some light circular rubbing. I've dared to use a q-tip and a tiny bit of rubbing alcohol on the backs of pins if they have a little tarnish, grime, or sticker residue on them. A tiny drop of dawn liquid soap with water usually is enough though without having to resort to that. A small microfiber cloth (like for cleaning jewelry or glasses) might also help.

@pattimWhat an amazing multilayered pin display, it draws my eye and it's so pleasing!

@TheTwinsThank you for the compliment! Always working on it, never seem to finish it before I change something

This is such a fun topic. Let’s see some pictures of everyone’s displays. I’m hoping to finish up a new crossword puzzle and my Prep and Landing frame. Can some of you creative folks give me a suggestion for Prep and Landing?

I have a collection of pins that I absolutely love. Some of those included are the WDI Epcot Poster Pins, and a few of them have tarnish markings on the pin edges. What have people done that works, to clean these up? Or have you had a similar experience?

Those are some great pins. You did amazing! Even got one of the brand-new Hidden Disney pins. That Chip and Dale is a great pin, too. I love that whole set. Hope you had a great trip!

I finally sat down to do this and wow, there are a lot of year 2000 pins! Like many of you, I am a lifelong Disney fan. My parents told me they took my brother and me for the first time in 1974. I can't find any photos of that momentous event, so I kid them that it didn't happen lol. I didn't go back until my junior high school trip in 1986/87 and then sporadically in the late 90's. I started collecting pins in 2001, but became fully involved last year. I have really enjoyed making new friends through this hobby! #1 PP10765 Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - Opening Spring 2001 I chose this as my #1 because it represents the year I finally made a trip back as an adult (2001) and stayed at AKL. It is one of my favorite resorts. #2 PP2674 Winnie the Pooh Honey Bee I chose this pin because Pooh and friends are some of my favorite characters to meet, especially at MNSSHP. They are adorable in their costumes! #3 PP5957 Hyacinth Hippo Have you ever watched the hippo from the underwater viewing area in DAK? That is why I chose Hyacinth I could watch her "prance" underwater for hours lol #4 PP2152 Main Street Electrical Parade My forever favorite nighttime parade. I have a few pins to commemorate it, but not this one. Love it! #5 PP2882 Tinker Bell and rounding out my top 5 is this Tinker Bell pin. She is one of the very first pins I bought on my 2001 trip She's so sassy!

Crossing my fingers you can get it and complete the set!

I almost didn't get the princess pins, though they had been on my wants list since they released last year. I just couldn't find a Jasmine whose skin didn't look green! There must have been a bad batch. I finally found some good looking ones at EPCOT.

Documenting the pins that I purchased and traded for on my trip to WDW, Jan 20th-27th. My favorite purchase is the Festival of the Arts Passholder pin (my pass expires today, sadness) and my favorite trade is the Chip & Dale 25th Pin Trading Anniversary pin. I got that from a cast member at the entrance to Slinky Dog Dash!

TOTALLY counts!

Wow, color me impressed!

Congratulations John! I hope to trade again!

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I'm almost positive this was purchased at the Disney store in 2007 but if I've stumped you guys then I don't know how to be sure lol I'll submit it tonight when I drag out the lightbox. Thanks for double checking for me!

I LOVE that! Please share it when you've completed it!

I'm not the most active person on here - but Molly can absolutely tell you I am a reliable buyer. Does anyone have the Hundred Acre Wood December set for sale that is willing to ship to Canada? I can't offer a trade right now because my pins are all in storage due to renovations. Please let me know if you can help me out... It is the only month I didn't manage to get....

Just when you think you have them all, another one pops up. This looks similar to 165507 but this one has many more stripes.

I'm not familiar with this version at all. The amount of stripes is weird for an American flag and seems odd for a Disney pin. If you can take front and back photos of the pin on a white background, feel free to submit it, and we'll add it to the database. Tagging @buzz2001, in case he's more familiar with this one!

@FabulousStamper Your displays are absolutely beautiful and certainly win some sort of creative award! The Beauty and the Beast library frame is so unique. Wow! In fact, it's all so inspiring that I can't pick one out from the other. Definitely love the Pluto's Christmas Tree display. I would imagine that a lot of people wish they had these to hang in their house. We have a cat-themed room (been rescuing kitties for a lot of years), and the cat-scratching trees are a great idea. We have the Loungefly set that forms a large cat tree, and that definitely needs to end up in a frame in there after seeing your photos! @swim2sea Everything posted publicly here in the forum is always meant to share and inspire! Borrowing ideas is what this is all about. I'm going to tag @ChapterThreeArt -- Melanie, you need to check out the BATB display a few posts up! And tagging @pattim, hoping she will post a photo of her really cool pin wall, which is so uniquely done with frame borders.