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| I was putting together a few minifigs tonight with parts from my mini-morgue. I needed a plain red torso, and all I had was one red one with some print on it - and no brasso! Then I remembered that toothpaste is mildly abrasive, so I put a little (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brasso
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| (...) Hey! Just to say I have tried this before on many kind of parts. My first try was with an old fadded torso. It worked great! And yes it's working perfect with trans part too. I did not find it to hard on the elbows! :) You did not tell about (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Brasso?
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| (...) I use a 1/8 part bleach to 7/8 parts water to soak lighter colored parts for a REALLY long time -- like a week or two. White and grey elements lose stains and yellowing and come out pretty nice. Experiment with other colors at your own risk (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brasso?
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| (...) I've got some blue parts which are noticeably discolored, though you do have to look close. (...) Hmm, I've never had a problem with washing the chromed parts, the only thing I've ever had a problem with is the thin plastic sails and flags (...) (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brasso does the trick pt. II
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| It works best if you use cotton balls in conjuction with it. It will leave a slight pattern but it's better than having all that silly-looking paint all over the place! Dave Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brasso alternative
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| (...) I used Arm & Hammer's Advance White - Baking Soda with Micro-Polishers *plus* Tatar Control!! Oh...and did I mention "Clean Fresh Taste?!" Tartar control pastes are a little more abrasive than others and is probably why it worked so well. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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| (...) Hmmm. Cool! I could see doing this to the old Aquashark solid black canopy to remove the printing from it. If I had one to spare, that is. Mope. Is the idea here that Brasso is a mild enough solvent that this is safe? It won't eat at the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brasso again! (Was Re: Quarter-dome UFO Hulls, No Print)
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| leggomylego wrote in message ... (...) it (...) are (...) Yes, it's generally best to wash it afterwards to remove the abrasive that Brasso contains. Like Craig says, it can remove the printing quite safely, but I would recommend that you never rub (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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| (...) it works as well as it does on opaque pieces! i did a pair of small insectoid wings. i chose these for the experiment to see if it would marr the frosted edge. it didn't, but probably would if i kept at it. the print rubbed out in a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yes it works well, but be aware that removing the printing from slopes will also remove the rough finish, I don't think anyone's come up with an easy solution to that one.... ROSCO (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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| Please be careful with this stuff. I used Never-Dull on a sloped piece and it completely melted the texture from the slope. I would recommend not using Never-Dull, it is too strong, and stick with Brasso. -Nick (...) wear (...) post (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Yes, Brasso does, in fact, work very well. My method involved using cotton balls with few drops in them and then rubbing the area in circles. You have to rub rather strongly and it may take a few reapplications of Brasso to get all the printing off. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Move over Brasso, Nevr-Dull is the answer!!
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| Hey all, I've finally reached the end of my quest for the perfect process to remove printing from bricks and yet preserve their glossy finish as much as possible. Nevr-Dull is it! It works quicker than Brasso, is much easier to use, and requires (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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