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Re: Wax removal?
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Date: 
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 17:19:05 GMT
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I thought about introducing a low heat to melt the wax so it can wipe >off, but I'm not sure what the heat tolerance of Lego really is.

No, don't do that! Put it in the freezer, which will make the wax very
brittle and it should come off much easier.

Kevin



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  Re: Wax removal?
 
(...) but I'm not sure what the heat tolerance of Lego really is. (...) Larry's delicate-cycle double bag and this both sound like a good ideas, though I would opt not for any added heat here because wax often has dye in it, and I would not want to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Wax removal?
 
Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message <36E16389.53993BC@co...ve.com>... :>I thought about introducing a low heat to melt the wax so it can wipe >off, but I'm not sure what the heat tolerance of Lego really is. : :No, don't do (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Wax removal?
 
This is almost an embarassing question. I left a Stone Tower Bridge beneath a hanging lantern with a candle in it (ok, my bedroom decoration is... eclectic) and wax dripped all over it. I had hoped that it would pry right off, but it doesn't seem to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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