I've known this when I first got the game, though I rarely clean them unless I'm going in the Union Room or somewhere else where people can view them. Also tapping them is slow, rub them really fast with your stylus going back and forth and your badges will be sparkling in no time at all. Hope that helps. Also if you shine them alot, you'll soon get tired and bored with it, well, I guess it depends on who you really are XD. Anyways, it's pretty cool to play with your badges every now and then. Let that song play XD. Ding, dong, dang. Dang?