Wow, we have a big collection of little cars also, at least DH does! They're in the house, in the garage, in the barn. Oh my.

It's tough to dust those cars/trucks. Good work. Beautiful collection.

Hubby loved cement mixers as a kid, and has said that he would buy a model if he ever saw one, which we never have. I would get him one for kicks though.

Great collection, I'd hand him the dust rag for sure!

And that is why I have a couple of cans of air in the broom closet. DH thinks its to use on the computer keyboard. I use it on the old buffalo rifle hanging on the fireplace. Gets in all the little nooks a dust cloth won't. What does he know!? LOL

"Cleaning the glass and mirrors was a nightmare too.Nearly drove Dh crazy trying to get it streak free "

I've recently moved from a propane using, smoking house and was going through the same thing with 25+ glass cases for my mini-perfume bottle collection. All I was doing was moving the streaks around.

I hit upon the idea to try Cerama Bryte, the cooktop cleaner. It and lots of Vanity Fair everyday napkins, and those things sparkle like new.

Just passing the idea along.

Windex is the worst at streaking. I like to use equal parts rubbing alcohol and water or the spray glass cleaner from Costco.

Thanks for your suggestions. When he cleaned my curios, one cleaning with some ready to use moist glass cleaner cloths was good enough for him. No do overs. In the sunlight, they really look bad.

This is the way it went with HIS curio for his car collection.

He tried the spray glass cleaner that he swears by for the inside of the van windows. Bad results. So next he tried vinegar and water. More bad results. So he went to Lowes and bought a bag of rags that were organic/free of residue (whatever) No help. Then he went to a paint store for more rags. There a clerk suggested he try Glass Wax but they didn't carry it. So with the newest rags he went through the cleaning again with vinegar. Still streaks. Then he went back out to a local hardware store and bought the Glass Wax. The best results yet...he just had to be diligent in cleaning up the dust from it.

That is where he left it, but he is still not happy.

Your collections are wonderful, but your pictures remind me why I don't have collections anymore. I detest dusting!

I'm with you Juellie. Growing up one of my older sisters had a salt and pepper collection. I really did love them, so many different ones. But I had to dust the corner cabinet with all those d@mn things on it. lol

I'll also pass on collections for that reason. I don't hate to dust per se, I hate to dust ALL that. Cool collections though.

Wow, he is a big collector, nice. Do they stay out all the time or are they out for cleaning. I had over 850 dolls at one time, but they were all in closed cabinets and only needed dusting once a year. Shinny vehicles would show everything. I also had 3 other cabinets full of dolls.

Whoa! Emma, That is a lot of dolls! Super duper collection.

Those cars were out for the cleaning of their curio cabinet. It is a very well sealed curio. Those cars were in it for 10 years...no cleaning done other than to outside glass.. Really you could not see any dust on the collection.

I have a large collection of ceramic figurines. Many of them set out and get dusted often. It is a chore, but I love each and every piece.