tlouiselle
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More questions about the new cage :-( ...
We bought Stewie a new cage off of craigslist. It was very clean and spotless. They had only had it for 3 years. They said that they sprayed it with bleach (YIKES) and placed it on the porch (this was a few months ago)...it had a thin layer of dust on it.
I spent the day scubbing it down over and over with hot water and vinager...only to find that this mystery dust keeps coming back. Looking at the seed guards there is a shiny coat (they never used the seed guards). The cage is chalky and has a matte finish compared to the seed guards. It seems that this shiny coat has been removed from the cage and the paint is dusting off.
What would cause this and is there anything we can do about it? Anyway to repaint or reseal it?
I am worried that they sprayed it with bleach and never rinsed it, which may be the cause of the paint chalking off?
We bought Stewie a new cage off of craigslist. It was very clean and spotless. They had only had it for 3 years. They said that they sprayed it with bleach (YIKES) and placed it on the porch (this was a few months ago)...it had a thin layer of dust on it.
I spent the day scubbing it down over and over with hot water and vinager...only to find that this mystery dust keeps coming back. Looking at the seed guards there is a shiny coat (they never used the seed guards). The cage is chalky and has a matte finish compared to the seed guards. It seems that this shiny coat has been removed from the cage and the paint is dusting off.
What would cause this and is there anything we can do about it? Anyway to repaint or reseal it?
I am worried that they sprayed it with bleach and never rinsed it, which may be the cause of the paint chalking off?