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Re: Getting paint off Lego
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 05:50:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons writes:
A few drops of Brasso into a cotton ball and LOTS of elbow grease.  Works
great and doesn't bring down the sheen too much.


Brasso is good because it will not harm Lego pieces.  I once left some
decorated tiles soaking in Brasso for about 3 days and they are fine.  Brasso
by itself does not remove anything, however.

What this means to me is I am not convinced that it is actually the Brasso that
removes the decoration, but the huge amount of serious rubbing done by hand (or
small power tools if you have them).  I have used Brasso with success but do
not have the patience to un-decorate very many pieces.

I have some ideas that I intend to try someday:

-- toothpaste -> is more abrasive than Brasso

-- rubbing compound #00 or #0 (if you can find it) -> also more abrasive
   than Brasso

-- ink erasers--the white erasers with grit -> very abrasive

It would probably be best to follow these methods with a buffing with Brasso to
bring back the sheen or like-new look as Brasso is good at that (mentioned
above previously).  I use a small washcloth sized towel to apply the Brasso
since the terry cloth also helps with the rubbing and prevents the fluid from
being wasted.


On a semi-related topic--if you have pieces with adhesive residue from Lego
stickers--use a standard pencil eraser to remove it.


__Kevin Salm__
....Lego brick enthusiast for over 20 years....



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  Re: Getting paint off Lego
 
A few drops of Brasso into a cotton ball and LOTS of elbow grease. Works great and doesn't bring down the sheen too much. Dave Jim Schifeling <acme.comics@verizon.net> wrote in message news:GKC2nv.3Ds@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)

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