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| Brasso is a basic metal cleaner. I think people use it to polish silver, etc. You should be able to find it at most hardware stores, or maybe even discount stores like Wal Mart. (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Cool ideas for your minifigs. I've heard that Brasso takes the paint off...better try it on something expendable first... (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Thanks for the tip. Could you tell me a bit more about Brasso? What exactly is it and where can I purchase it? Also, I was thinking of using black knight helmets from the Castle Theme for the helmets of the Chancellor's Guards. I have several of the (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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| (...) brasso consists of a very fine abrasive in an oil suspention. it is not a chemical solvent at all. toothpaste is a much softer abrasive, and would take weeks of constant rubbing to remove paint, and using a brush would be too abrasive, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Brasso was recommended to me to remove scratches from a watch glass, so I would think so. The important thing is to make sure that you remove all traces of the polish when you've finished, so that it doesn't continue dissolving the plastic, which (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Nice model. Big too (I visited Portland last week, and met Kim and Steve Barile for lunch and got to see this engine in person). One thing, we need a reasonable way to get weight bricks, that engine just felt WAY too light for such a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| To Richard Marchetti Does Brasso really help to clean the Lego pieces? I know I've got some reeeaallyy old technic stuff thats gone a funny off colour, particularly the yellow and white pieces......or am I just being naive by asking? (25 years ago, 7-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Has anyone ever tried using Brasso with a toothbrush? It seems that it would work better on the textured 2x3 slopes. I personally used Brasso, with a cloth, to remove the printing from the McDonalds sets. I was surprised to see that once the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) OK, so exactly what is Brasso composed of ? Is it a mild abrasive ? If so, then perhaps toothpaste would work as well. Ray (who has not begun to scrub parts) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I actually went out and bought some Brasso today, after reading messages suggesting that it could remove the printing from Lego bricks. I tried it with several of the smooth McDonald's slopes (pictures of Grimace), and with one 2x1 tile ($100 bill (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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| (...) 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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| (...) Does it make a difference if you allow the Brasso to set for awhile? That is, if you apply some to the brick and let it soak before trying to buff off the printing? Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) yeah, i'm using the blade to literally scrape off the re-printed image. it's the same rules and technique as shaving. be sure to use a very sharp blade, and move it in clean, light strokes. keep the strokes going in one direction. brasso will (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| (...) christian ~ hi. the pink birdie planes are my favorites of the wretched mc-d sets. i guess being indescribly disturbed is not as bad as being repulsed, so.... brasso metal polish works like majick to remove pre-printed images from lego pieces (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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| (...) 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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| (...) ~ quit yer winnin' soldier! this WAR! _war_ against the pre-printed goofy faces that limit our building options! ;-)> if you thought the mc-d's slopes were tough, try doing this to a dozen aqua slopes from rock raiders. these textured slopes (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Tobias Möller wrote in message ... (...) I'd love to see a radio-telescope array using UFO dish pieces. You might want to clean the ugly printing off first with Brasso... although you might object to doing something like that.... heck, maybe you'd (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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