Look great Jennie well done. Neat idea using the dishwasher.

I generally hit them with the Karcher will holding them down with my toes....... Hurts a bit though if you go too far and water blast the toes...

For cleaning plastic parts... particularly if they have been painted... soak them for a couple of days in a Caustic soda sollution.... take appropriate precautions when using Caustic soda as it also eats skin...