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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
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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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brasso
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| (...) Glad you like it, I forgot to put a PLMKWYT in the original message, but I do like to hear what people think, positive or otherwise. BRASSO? BRASSO? We don't need no stinking brasso! I'm not sure which slopes you are referring to, but they are (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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brasso
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| | In Praise of Brasso (was: Cool Score -- "Vintage" LEGO!)
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| (...) Brasso, indeed! I bought a tin of Brasso last night at Wal*Mart for under $3 and tried it out. It easily removed the black magic marker (except where the ink had been worked into cracks, scratches, and tooth marks) in less than a minute per (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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brasso
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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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brasso
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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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brasso
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| (...) I've just started using brasso too and I use a dry cloth to scrub the printings off. I've seen no scratches or blur in my transparent parts and I don't do lightly on the scrubbing. My suggestion is to use a soft cloth, something that can't (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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brasso
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| (...) Brasso is good because it will not harm Lego pieces. I once left some decorated tiles soaking in Brasso for about 3 days and they are fine. Brasso by itself does not remove anything, however. What this means to me is I am not convinced that it (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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brasso
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| Hey Y'all: Does anyone know of a European analogue for the product called Brasso in the United States? I was going to send some to a lego pal in Germany, but Brasso is combustible and therefore illegal to mail. I'd be nowheresville without my (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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brasso
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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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brasso
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| I have used Brasso in the past. It worked quite well on the large trans-green UFO saucer sections in the Arachnoid Star Base. The thing is, Richard is right. Brasso has its limitations. If TLG implemented better design in their decoration, we (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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brasso
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| (...) Yep... Well known already (1): (URL) of people swear by it. One thing I would ask anyone considering use: Before you remove the printing, do a quick check to see if you'd be farther ahead selling off the printed part on BL and buying an (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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brasso
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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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brasso
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| Please I am dying to see if Brasso is as good as everyone says, but I am to chicken to try it myself. Has anyone made a picture comparing a brassoed (excuse me while I verb) tile to a new tile. If you have I would love to see it. If you need a place (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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brasso
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| What kind of toothpaste,Do you have the brand name? Gary (Who is REALY sick of Brasso) Bill Farkas <wolfe65@msn.com> wrote in message news:G8KosJ.Cqy@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) print. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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brasso
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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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brasso
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| hey guys, At BF this year I stumbled into a conversation about removing the useless painted on graphics that plague parts that are other wise wicked awesome.Which If you're like me, you've been looking at some of these new wedge slopes and saying to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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brasso
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| (...) will also (...) solution to (...) I actually love the printing on the rough slopes. I'm more agrivated by the printing on the polished surfaces of the wedge slopes. I was wondering how that would work on the rough ones though. thanks for the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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brasso
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| | Brasso works great for cleaning and graphics removal!
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| I recently posted a question on how to clean old LEGO parts and remove graphics from new ones. The universal answer was to use Brasso. I picked some up and it worked great on clear and non-clear pieces. Here are the results: White, Juniorized 1x1x5 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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