Cleaning & Restoring a 1979 Star Wars Kenner Millennium Falcon Spaceship!!

[@Innuendoh]

Those little red and blue discs are ammunition for toy guns that shoot those. We all had them in the 70's.

[@nascarman3345]

those discs go to the star wars disc shooter from the same era

[@elwood1247]

those discs are for a Star Trek Plastic Rayline Tracer Disc Gun... early-mid 70s

[@TRUMPER007]

Love the expression 'Nooks and Crannies' - I use it too! lol

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Love me those English muffins!

[@Jobu7654]

Great Video as always Dominic. Another thing I love to keep around is contact cleaner for cleaning out electronics and battery compartments. It is safe to spray directly onto even a circuit board and it will not cause damage. It can also be used to clean out crevices on plastic items it won't damage the plastic.

[@Jobu7654]

Also those discs you were showing are from a toy from the 1960s - 1970s called a tracer gun. They shoot out those little discs spinning. Link here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracer_gun

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Good idea, James!

[@DavidOgletree]

I have my original ship from 1979. It was played with heavily by a legally blind hyperactive kid, so it has issues. I’m currently looking for spare parts. I have the main part and a few of the accessories. I will never sell since means so much to me. My parents were unemployed in 1979, and we were living with my grandparents. My parents could not afford this and I really wanted it. My grandparents who were able to help out Santa Claus. It was the best Christmas ever.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Yes such a great item. I found another after this one. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@flyboybds]

Hey bro, just thought I'd let ya know, those blue and red plastic disks are projectiles for a spring loaded plastic gun. You'd load up like twenty of those things stacked and pule back the spring trigger and shoot at your favorite best friend!! My fav toy as a kid!!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Thanks so much!!!

[@cernochsconnection171]

Love that you're showing off this Bad Boy!!!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

You know it!

[@kerryberrysmom7855]

Keep baby wipes in you reseller tool box. Good for cleaning a lot of things and very safe. Also, old toothbrush for those books and crannies.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Good ideas!

[@cindyland6273]

Thanks!! I bot the millennium falcon at a estate sale , no box. Has the radar, ramp works perfectly. How do I get the lights in back to work. Yours us more off white, Mine is a little more grayish tint to it, like its dirty, but its not dirty. Anyhoot, appreciate if someone could tell me how to get lights in back to work. Thanks!

[@joeyunger6460]

As a SW collector and someone who cleaning hundreds of these ships in the 1990s while working at a vintage toy store, it is very frustrating when an antiquer finds one of these and attempts to sell it without cleaning it. Want $100 for your Falcon? You have to spend a good hour cleaning it or else it is NOT worth that amount. Q tips help in the nooks as well. Oh, and it has to be complete or close to it:)

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Exactly!

[@JuliaRtv50]

Thanks For the video.. Love it! I would like to also suggest Q tips or tooth picks rolled with a piece of cotton ball to get in those difficult places just dip in the same solution.. Great Score! Blessings!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Great suggestions, Julia. Thank you!

[@JuliaRtv50]

@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter you're Welcome..👍

[@Jessy.shops23]

Great score! You made it look brand new again!! 🙌🏻 perfect!! Also: nooks & crannies always crack me up when you say that lol 😂 😂😂😂

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Lol. The only way to get it looking brand new is to make sure you get all those nooks and crannies. LOL

[@Jessy.shops23]

Prime Time Treasure Hunter lol 😂 right?!? 😂😂😂

[@kipmarchetti6123]

PT - I appreciate the cleaning tools and techniques and stuff but the lesson of value that I took away with me is to make a good effort in every step of the process which you always do ... be it sourcing, listing, networking, packing, or preparing an item for sale. It's easy to rush things but when you take a little time and make a good effort chances are greater to maximize profits even when it's as simple as cleaning an item before taking photos. BTW sometimes Q-tips and a little alcohol for some of those hard to get nook and cranny stains.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Great point on the Q-tips yes. And yes, taking your time can make a real big difference!

[@zilloworld2303]

Awesome score! Good cleanup job!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Thanks Adam!

[@SinnycoolGames]

Good job on those nooks n crannies! :)

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Lol thanks

[@SinnycoolGames]

Dude that thing is so sick. So nice that it works too. I bet that figure you found is a solid extra $10-20 bucks. Ive sold wrestlers from the early 90s for between 8-25 so that Hans prolly worth something

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Sinnycool Games yeah. So much so that I decided to just piece the figure out. Lol

[@SinnycoolGames]

Yea i bet. Good idea. Make sure to let us know what all that sells for!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Sinnycool Games will do!

[@casperthefriendlyhost4686]

I have a millennium falcon has not been touched for 30 years. Just wanted to know what soap is best to use?

[@TheMovieUniverse]

What kind of soap are you using?

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Just regular dishwasher soap like Dawn

[@TheMovieUniverse]

@@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter ok. Thanks for the tip!

[@1lovebaybee]

That middle part was fir the gun that goes in tip of the ship there would be a chair inside that u can spin around

[@lookingforwookiecopilot]

You should take that bad boy over to Rick in Vegas for an episode of Pawn Stars.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Lol. I was invited on that show once but declined. Just not worth the travel expense even though I love the show. Lol

[@OG_Castoman]

Awesome finding/getting original figures in it. Part those out imo. Cant wait to see a star wars what sold on this one :)

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Yeah, I decided in the end to part out the figure. Lol

[@MaryMcQuain]

When you said you found something you didn’t know about, I was like, I bet Han Solo’s in there! Ding ding ding I win lol I had to laugh when you said to use a toothbrush you wouldn’t be using ever again 😂 Thank you for the great tips and tricks, and congrats on the find!!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Yeah, that would be important not to use the toothbrush. LOL. And I decided to piece the Han Solo figure out in the end.

[@MaryMcQuain]

Prime Time Treasure Hunter I was cracking up! Oh wow, you must have figured out it would be a better sale that way, that’s awesome!! 😀 I would love to hear how that goes!!

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Mary McQuain Stay tuned!

[@MaryMcQuain]

Prime Time Treasure Hunter DEAL!! 😀

[@treasurecoastpicker2744]

Ive got there of those around here somewhere. They belonged to my kids.Probaly not the earliest one as my kids were born in 1987 and 80.

[@BOLOBuddies]

great video

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Thanks!

[@joeyunger6460]

@18:45 Those discs are not SW related parts.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Ok thx

[@vadoraid2517]

Those discs look like bullets for a generic syfi gun I had as a kid.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Cool. Thanks!

[@vadoraid2517]

Prime Time Treasure Hunter you’re welcome.

[@stonycreekpicker1385]

Just picked up 3 Star Wars vehicles, not familiar with them so I didn't know someone had painted accents on them. The price of an education, lol.

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

LOL. Live and learn!

[@christyg.8811]

OMG I am so glad that I found you! I have a Millennium Falcon just like this and I needed to know a few things about it well every video I've seen is too dark, I can't see it they don't explain things you went through everything perfect! I am now subscribing to you again thanks! 😃😃

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

Glad I could help! Welcome to the Prime Time Family!

[@4windstfj]

THE TECHNICAL TERM IS WASHING OFF DUST.

[@nursealk10]

I want one for my personal collection. So unfair how people find these treasures then sell them :-(

[@PrimeTimeTreasureHunter]

How is that unfair? Lol. That’s how we can get it to someone for their collection.

[@larryghosthunter]

I see the same thing over and over , people only wash with soap and water , that's fine , but they are not retroblasting it , this process will restore these old ships back to the original color , like the falcon he supposedly restored it should be white , it's not , i do concierge restores , but those people will learn one day how to restore not just clean .

[@4windstfj]

OH NO! I HAVE NO RAGS !!! NOW WHAT?