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Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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Date: 
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:35:37 GMT
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I tried letting some pieces sit awhile and soak, but it didn't seem to
matter.

--


Paul Davidson

Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message
news:Fn3IDo.3qo@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.general, Craig Hamilton writes:
In lugnet.general, Paul Davidson writes:
I tried it with several of the smooth McDonald's slopes (pictures of
Grimace), and with one 2x1 tile ($100 bill print).

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. :)

  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.

  Does it make a difference if you allow the Brasso to set for awhile? • That
is, if you apply some to the brick and let it soak before trying to buff • off
the printing?

     Dave!



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Has anyone ever tried using Brasso with a toothbrush? It seems that it would work better on the textured 2x3 slopes. I personally used Brasso, with a cloth, to remove the printing from the McDonalds sets. I was surprised to see that once the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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(...) Does it make a difference if you allow the Brasso to set for awhile? That is, if you apply some to the brick and let it soak before trying to buff off the printing? Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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