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Hey all,
I recently worked off the printing on four of the trans-dark green 1/4
saucer UFO pieces from the Insectoids Arachnoid Star Base. It worked well
except I'm left with a slight pattern of whorls, much like fingerprints,
which were created by the combination of mild Brasso abrasive and the cotton
balls I used. I was thinking of using cotton balls with water to try to
polish these whorls out. Has anyone else tried something similar and how
did it work?
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
> Hey all,
>
> I recently worked off the printing on four of the trans-dark green 1/4
> saucer UFO pieces from the Insectoids Arachnoid Star Base. It worked well
> except I'm left with a slight pattern of whorls, much like fingerprints,
> which were created by the combination of mild Brasso abrasive and the cotton
> balls I used. I was thinking of using cotton balls with water to try to
> polish these whorls out. Has anyone else tried something similar and how
> did it work?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dave
Solution: Water and a soft towel. It's worked wonders for all the large
Blacktron II panels I needed to brasso down.
-Dave
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In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
> Solution: Water and a soft towel. It's worked wonders for all the large
> Blacktron II panels I needed to brasso down.
AAAAH! You Brasso(tm)ed Blacktron II panels??? You were joking, right? I'd
trade plain for printed in a heartbeat.
++Lar
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I guess I shouldn't mention that I plan to do this as well with the four
extra panels I have. The hard part is getting three more of the
trans-antifreeze giant 1/4 dome pieces from the Mega Core Magnetizer so I
can make a complete dome.
Dave
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GMn181.J3M@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
>
> > Solution: Water and a soft towel. It's worked wonders for all the large
> > Blacktron II panels I needed to brasso down.
>
> AAAAH! You Brasso(tm)ed Blacktron II panels??? You were joking, right? I'd
> trade plain for printed in a heartbeat.
>
> ++Lar
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
> I guess I shouldn't mention that I plan to do this as well with the four
> extra panels I have. The hard part is getting three more of the
> trans-antifreeze giant 1/4 dome pieces from the Mega Core Magnetizer so I
> can make a complete dome.
>
> Dave
Hmmm....So you're the one who keeps beating me to the trans-antifreeze corners,
huh? It's a tough part to get, but they occasionally show up on Brickbay (not
often enough, though). Good luck getting 3 more. I've been working on it for a
year and a half and have only managed 3 corner parts thus far. It's enough for
the spaceship, but not for the base I've got in mind. If I came across an extra
one, I'll email you about it.
-Dave
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You've got one more than me, and one of the ones I have belongs to the MCM I
have, so I really only have one.
Dave
"Dave Johann" <legomecha@home.com> wrote in message
news:GMoA7y.JEJ@lugnet.com...
> Hmmm....So you're the one who keeps beating me to the trans-antifreeze • corners,
> huh?
I wish!
> It's a tough part to get, but they occasionally show up on Brickbay (not
> often enough, though). Good luck getting 3 more. I've been working on it • for a
> year and a half and have only managed 3 corner parts thus far. It's enough • for
> the spaceship, but not for the base I've got in mind. If I came across an • extra
> one, I'll email you about it.
>
> -Dave
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
>
> > Solution: Water and a soft towel. It's worked wonders for all the large
> > Blacktron II panels I needed to brasso down.
>
> AAAAH! You Brasso(tm)ed Blacktron II panels??? You were joking, right? I'd
> trade plain for printed in a heartbeat.
>
> ++Lar
If I could have gotten plain Trans antifreeze panels, I wouldn't have felt the
need to brasso the BTII ones. Unfortunately, most folks won't trade these
easily. I wouldn't normally care, but it's the only large panel color I work
with. Had I known you had them for trade, I would have swapped them in a minute.
-Dave
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In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
> In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
> >
> > > Solution: Water and a soft towel. It's worked wonders for all the large
> > > Blacktron II panels I needed to brasso down.
> >
> > AAAAH! You Brasso(tm)ed Blacktron II panels??? You were joking, right? I'd
> > trade plain for printed in a heartbeat.
> >
> > ++Lar
>
> If I could have gotten plain Trans antifreeze panels, I wouldn't have felt the
> need to brasso the BTII ones. Unfortunately, most folks won't trade these
> easily. I wouldn't normally care, but it's the only large panel color I work
> with. Had I known you had them for trade, I would have swapped them in
> a minute.
I don't know that I necessarily do. Did I miss a trade announcement though?
I surely would have checked to see...
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
> Hey all,
>
> I recently worked off the printing on four of the trans-dark green 1/4
> saucer UFO pieces from the Insectoids Arachnoid Star Base. It worked well
> except I'm left with a slight pattern of whorls, much like fingerprints,
> which were created by the combination of mild Brasso abrasive and the cotton
> balls I used. I was thinking of using cotton balls with water to try to
> polish these whorls out. Has anyone else tried something similar and how
> did it work?
Yah, even using non-abrasives, like WD-40 (which you'd think would leave
things nice and smooth) tends to eat away a bit at the plastic I've noticed.
I've not tried it yet, but I've been thinking about trying to oil-rub some
of these parts after cleaning them. I don't know if I want to try Murphy's
oil, or something more in the range of household oil to bring back the
shine, or if any possible petrollium distilliates in the oils would further
eat away at the material. Don't want to try it on good parts, of
course...need to pull out the junk box and try it...has anyone else tried
this method? Might be what David is looking for...
Matt
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I used a little dish soap on a soft damp bath towel. Don't use a new one or
it will stink like Brasso. What you are seeing is a small film of dissolved
paint and Brasso smeared around by the cotton balls. The dish soap will keep
the paint from resticking to the surface while you get the last of it off.
Then just rinse with hot water to get the soap off.
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