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Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:04:16 GMT
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craig hamilton wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders writes:
> > 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, possibly scratching the surface. brasso is aplied with a soft
> cloth, thus rubbing, not scrubbing is the key...
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
somewhat different solvent, but in the same general family--that's why the enamel
"smears" before it gets picked up.
> the greatest benefit is that brasso doesn't scratch the surface. (works
> great on brass, too! ~imagine that!) i haven't used it on any trans parts
> yet, but it should work just as well. i'll try it tonight and report back...
Yeah, that's what I find stunning about it. Other solvents have simply taken the
lustre out of the piece, or worse have eaten away at the piece *rapidly*. I'll be
interested in your trans-piece experience.
best
LFB
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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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| (...) 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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