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Re: Spray Paint Gone Awry - Need Help
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:37:27 GMT
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"James" <thug@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:How2FG.1yCq@lugnet.com...
> !Warning the following post contains graphical description of the • mutilation of
> hundreds of Lego parts!
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> My wife was working on some shelves, and she decided to spray paint them. • The
> wind was blowing a gentle breeze through the windows ... the paint was red • ...
> one of the boxes with unsorted pieces was open ... there were sets on • display on
> the lower shelf. A fine mist of red paint wafted through the air, • settling on
> the unsuspecting bricks. Some of the white parts are now light pink, tan • base
> plates are now orangish, transparent parts are now slightly less • transparent,
> gray bricks now are ... well reddish gray. Hundreds, if not thousands, of • parts
> are effected with a light coat of red paint.
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> I've read about Brasso, and Nevr-dull, and would like to hear any comments
that can be offered. How much elbow-grease is required? Do you think that
cleaning a thousand parts is realistic with either of these? Are there
other options?
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> Thanks for helping,
> James
brasso will remove the spray paint quite well. If there is only a fine mist
of specks it wont take much effort to clean a brick. Your problem may be the
amount of bricks. Either way take the model apart first or the brasso will
leave a brown stain round the brick joins. buff them all clean before you
put them back together again. Also if you've got roof pieces affected, thats
a problem as a good rubbing with brasso can remove the texture too, so watch
out for that
good luck, let us know how long your wife takes to clean them :)
--
James Stacey
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www.minifig.co.uk
Lugnet Member #925
I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado
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