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(...) 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) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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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, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Part of why it works, though, is because it's in an oil suspension. For polymer plastics, oil is a solvent--even more so for the screenprinting, which is itself put in a petroleum-derived solution before being blown out onto the piece. It's a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) it works as well as it does on opaque pieces! i did a pair of small insectoid wings. i chose these for the experiment to see if it would marr the frosted edge. it didn't, but probably would if i kept at it. the print rubbed out in a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Magnificent! I know a couple of people who have been waiting for word on this. :) Thanks for offering up the sacrifice. (...) That seems to be exactly how it works--if you could run Brasso over a piece, it might take it away, but just having (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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