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Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:51:53 GMT
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Would this work on transparent printed pieces? Would the piece still be
transparent? I am hoping to do this to the new Castle (stained glass)
windows.
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Have fun!
John
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Paul Davidson wrote in message ...
> I actually went out and bought some Brasso today, after reading messages
> suggesting that it could remove the printing from Lego bricks.
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> I tried it with several of the smooth McDonald's slopes (pictures of
> Grimace), and with one 2x1 tile ($100 bill print).
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> Result: the print comes off, but it takes a lot more work than I expected.
> I had to spend at least five minutes on a single piece, rubbing furiously.
> For the first little bit, you make no apparent progress whatsoever. The
> finished pieces were not damaged in any way. All in all, Brasso works, but
> you'd better be ready to earn those new pieces. :)
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> Paul Davidson
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| Yes, it would work. It would probably remove scratches and stuff, too. -- Paul Davidson John DiRienzo <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote in message news:Fn3IMu.4F7@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) expected. (...) furiously. (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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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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| 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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