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Hi Everyone, I have been trying to take off some of the print on some of my minifigs to try and put my own custom logo on them. i have tried the many ways some people here on lugnet have suggested and here are the results.... 1.X-acto knife- I tried (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Brasso... or any petroleum based (non pumice) hand cleaner used for cleaning greasy hands. GoJo and Fast Orange used to make something like this- I'm not sure if they still do. Turpentine also works... EC (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hi CJ, (...) Well, the Xacto does leave marks. It's probably most useful for small, detailed removals and not total-print remover. (For example, for taking off a microphone off the Jet face the Xacto is excellent.) <snip> (...) Brasso works well (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) try (...) I've had good results taking a small metal nail file to minifigs and plates. Unless you're touching the pieces or looking *real* close, you don't notice the alterations... (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Good idea! I'll bet the results are similar to the X-acto knife... I get some scratches but they're unnoticable from as much as 20 cm away... unless you stick your eye on it, it's pretty obsecure. <Uck... gory visions of me taking my eye out (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I dunno, Shiri. This is pretty close to the old "injury to the eye" motif forbidden in comics some years ago. Too thrilling for young readers! It's probably against the Lugnet Terms of Use in some way too... -- Richard (no longer a comic book (...) (25 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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