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Re: Brasso works great for cleaning and graphics removal!
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:58:23 GMT
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I just did three old space police windshields. These are 4-studs wide,
clear-green, about 5 studs high, say "space police" with bars and bow
outwards and then back in. I had felt these parts would be useless forever.
After polishing them and removing the "space police" crap, they now look
brand new! I'm going to use them on my town police station (which is mildly
futuristic).
This Brasso thing is giving new life to all sorts of cool pieces that would
have otherwise been useless.
craig hamilton <craigo-lego@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:Fqyu6v.7AF@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
> > I recently posted a question on how to clean old LEGO parts and remove
> > graphics from new ones.
> >
> > The universal answer was to use Brasso. I picked some up and it worked
> > great on clear and non-clear pieces.
> >
> > Here are the results:
> >
> > White, Juniorized 1x1x5 - Discolored and covered with scratches and block
> > smudges (aquired from child of friend):
> > All the splotches and discoloring was removed. The scratches are • lessened.
> > All and all, it looks and feels like a brand new part!
> >
> > Aquazone, clear-green, hexoganal window with obnoxious sci-fi graphics:
> > This one took a bit more work, but I was able to get the graphics • completely
> > off. I used pieces of toilet paper (cotton balls would have been • better),
> > and Q-tips for getting the last bits off. The results are no graphics, • and
> > the luster of the piece is preserved. I cannot make out any scratch • marks.
> > Also, I can't see any moire patterns or other funny stuff. Other AFOLS • have
> > had this problem. Maybe I'm just not looking carefullly enough?
> >
> > UFO, gray 1/4 circular pieces with obnoxious sci-fi graphics:
> > This piece took a significant amount of time to fix (probably about 5-10
> > minutes per piece). I again had to use Q-tips to get the last bits off • (the
> > printing clings to any indentations in the plastic). All the contours • were
> > preserved and the luster is great!
> >
> > Thanks to Shiri, Lindsay, and David for helping me with this.
>
> hey brad ~
>
> sounds like you did a great job! the residual pattern that others
> mentioned means that a bit more rubbing needs to be done, i think. i use • an
> old t-shirt rather than cotton balls though.
>
> later ~ craig~
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