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| (...) BTW, with all the talk about removing printing from bricks - why not use "brasso" and take off the heiroglyphic print? I haven't experinmented with it (yet) but many people said it worked for them... I might try it too after I get my (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A village challenge winner - Bostonian punk;)
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| (...) Well... I have a tendancy of not disfiguring my Lego no matter how hideous it may be-- I have no idea why... must be a "purity of Lego" complex... Plus one of my other projects that I want to do someday is have a huge Egyptian temple/tomb... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | All hail Brasso!
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| Man, when I think of the amount of time I spent on the ufo quarter circles, with rubbing alcohol and gum erasers, and Brasso would have taken the decal of in 2-3 minutes. I have tried it, and it works great! I would not use Q-Tips, though. I tried (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| The clouding up is actually supposed to happen. If you read the directions, you are supposed to apply it and then buff it off after it dries. It is intended mainly as a polish, but we happen to use it to clean and remove dirt and other stuff. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Junk Box #3
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| (...) Good point. Let's keep the plates mostly to ones that are useable, just not good enough the contributor's collection. With that in mind, probably about half the plates I pulled from Junk Box #1 can go into Junk Box #3, but I will still ask (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Link to Sandcrawler pic?
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| (...) every (...) Agreed. TLC *has* to make Jawas at a smaller size than the standard figs. I've made some Jawas using the Obi-Wan hood & cape, an all-black head piece with yellow paint for eyes, on a brown torso (I removed the paint w/brasso from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | FA [eBay] Tan, Dark Grey, and Undead - UPDATE I
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| Hi all, Just an update with a few "teasers" in case people don't realise what I'm offering in these lots: All-auction List: (URL) [LFB] Large Lot of Large Tan Lego Plates Current bid: $1.00 Auction ends on: Feb-15-00, 21:50:26 PST (URL) steal for 10 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: All hail Brasso!
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| Robert M. Dye wrote: [snip] (...) When I tried it on some clear pieces it removed the fine scratches OK, but it left the pieces cloudier than they previously were. Does anyone have any solution to this problem? /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Did you wash them with soap and water afterwards? I had a sense there was an oily resdiue on them, so I wshed them. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CHEWIE & C-3PO REVEALED!!!
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| Correction, the Sting Ray Stormer does four black inverse saucer 1/4 domes, but the Arachnoid Star Base only has two. However, it's worth it to buy two of the ASB's because not only will you get a complete black bottom, you'll also get four (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Cleaning discolored white bricks
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| Hey, I'm no expert! I just got some Brasso about a week ago. It does take a long time, but a half hour is WAY too long. I found that you have to use a CLEAN surface. If its dirty, it doesn't seem to work. I started with a rag, but it got crap all (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Brad, let me get this straight. You're saying it's better to put a coat of brasso on, let it dry, then wipe it off the brick? That takes out the discoloration faster? What would you use for the tops of the bricks to get in between the stubs? (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Brad, I'm hoping you read this. IT WORKS!!!!!!!! I was in a state of shock but the brasso works. A couple of questions though: 1) Is it possible to clean them any faster, perhalps with a tool or scrub brush? I was rubbing some bricks for a good half (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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