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Re: Painting Questions
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lugnet.build.minifigs
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Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:36:42 GMT
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Sun Yun writes:
> 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 work for the minifigs. Do I have to sand
> it off?
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 remove paint without damaging the ABS. I
haven't done too much looking into that, though.
> Second does anybody know the specific process Lego uses to apply paint to
> the minifigs? Process name, type of paint etc would be great.
Can't help you there.
As far as mass-producing a torso, have you considered creating a pattern and
applying it as a sticker? That would get you out of removing the paint, and
needing the capability to mass-paint the torsos.
eric
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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 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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