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Subject: 
Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:10:43 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Craig Hamilton writes:
>  ~ 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~

Hmmm.  Cool!  I could see doing this to the old Aquashark
solid black canopy to remove the printing from it.  If I had
one to spare, that is.  Mope.

Is the idea here that Brasso is a mild enough solvent that
this is safe?  It won't eat at the pieces the way gasoline
melts through a styrofoam cup?

--

jthompson@esker.com    "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"



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(...) ~ 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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