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I was wondering how everyone has been removing paint from the minifgs. Yesterday I took my first stab at it not realizing how well the original paint is adhered to the bodies. I tried useing isopropyl alcohol which works for my other toys but didn't (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
 
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(...) I used a knife to scrape the paint off of a UFO droid head, but that may not work for all paint types and processes that LEGO uses. Some people use brake fluid or Brasso (I've seen other liquids mentioned, but can't remember them offhand) to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
 
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(...) I totally forgot about producing stickers! That seems like the best solution for the body especially if I want tight tolerances. I could probably handle the helmet similarly with some careful application. Eric, just so you know, I'm making (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
 
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(...) I have used Brasso with a Q-Tip and it's worked just fine. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
 
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(...) Even TLC does it- see the 'figs in the Tine Milk Truck set and the Velux set. The only thing that worries me about the helmet is the curve- I've never really seen a sticker that looked sharp applied to a curved surface. Well, a surface curved (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
 
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(...) I as thinking of doing something similar, making a skull visor for a knight. since don't want to mass produce them I haven't decieded wheather I will use a sand mold method to form a new plastic piece or use a gold astronaut's visor and use (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)

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