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Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 23 Dec 1999 06:32:14 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> craig hamilton wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders writes:
> > > craig hamilton wrote:
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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 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.
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> > > > later ~ craig~
> > >
> > > OK, so exactly what is Brasso composed of ? Is it a mild abrasive ? If
> > > so, then perhaps toothpaste would work as well.
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> > > 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...
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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
> somewhat different solvent, but in the same general family--that's why the enamel
> "smears" before it gets picked up.
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> > 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...
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> 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.
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> best
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> LFB
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 minutes.
thanks for clarifying the solvent quality of brasso, but it is only
activated trough friction, no? pouring brasso on the bricks won't remove
anything... just sort of softens 'em up...
later ~ craig~
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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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| (...) 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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