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Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:50:44 GMT
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craig hamilton wrote:
> 
>   ~ quit yer winnin' soldier! this WAR! _war_ against the pre-printed goofy
> faces that limit our building options!   ;-)>
>    if you thought the mc-d's slopes were tough, try doing this to a dozen
> aqua slopes from rock raiders. these textured slopes are even tougher to
> remove printing from!  it took me several evenings of rubbing away while the
> tv was on, but in the end, i have smooth, blank 2x2 aqua slopes.  brasso
> will also remove the texture in the process, but the finished surface is
> evenly smooth.
>    brasso also works well to clean dingy old pieces with worn in stains.  be
> sure to rinse off, and dry your pieces when you're done.
> 
> later ~ craig~

OK, so exactly what is Brasso composed of ?  Is it a mild abrasive ? If
so, then perhaps toothpaste would work as well.

Ray (who has not begun to scrub parts)



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(...) brasso consists of a very fine abrasive in an oil suspention. it is not a chemical solvent at all. toothpaste is a much softer abrasive, and would take weeks of constant rubbing to remove paint, and using a brush would be too abrasive, (...) (27 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
 
(...) ~ quit yer winnin' soldier! this WAR! _war_ against the pre-printed goofy faces that limit our building options! ;-)> if you thought the mc-d's slopes were tough, try doing this to a dozen aqua slopes from rock raiders. these textured slopes (...) (27 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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