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Re: Brasso?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 7 Dec 1999 14:58:21 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Richard Schuit writes:
> 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?
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 and post your results where it seems appropriate to do so. Yellow
would probably work out okay, but I have not tried it yet. The only ones I
ever detect stains on are the white and grey elements.
For general cleaning I use a mild mix of detergent to water as an initial soak
and then use a soft non-abrasive sponge and soft toothbrush for detail spots,
if need be. My detergent of choice is Simple Green, and I like the smell. One
caveat, metalic colored elements appear to actually be clear plastic that have
been annodized (sp?) or painted in some way, the point being the gold and
silver WILL come off in a water soak! Don't do it.
Brasso is used by non-purists to remove the printing from printed elements --
in the case mentioned yesterday by me, a ninja horse barding reveals an all
black barding. I have hardly ever seen one of these ninja bardings well
printed, so I am sacrificing this one to my sense of fun. I DO however have
one other ninja barding that looks sharp! I try to modify parts with great
care and consideration, trying to be sure that what I am trying to achieve
hasn't already been made by either Lego or a clone brand.
As to washing and cleaning and such: I try to wait until the piece looks ready
for the garbage can, or is in some other way intolerable, before just going
throught with it. I don't want to lose much valued parts to the washing
process...
-- Richard
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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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| 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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