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Re: Spray Paint Gone Awry - Need Help
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Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:06:55 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James Rivenbark wrote:
> !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
I've found that Formula 409 does a good job at taking off paint as well, and
it's not as destructive as Brasso (honestly, I've never used Brasso on Lego
parts, so I don't know how destructive it really is--just going by other posts
here).
It works really well if you can soak them in some 409 (get to your nearest
warehouse store (Sams Club, Costco, Price Club, etc) and get a big jug of it.
It will definitely help soften up the paint.
Many years ago, I had an HO train layout, and I put all my Lego town creations
in the middle. One day, I was painting a road with some black enamel paint, and
to my horror, I dropped the paint on the table, it splattered all over some
baseplates and the whole side of my Main Street set. I recently came across
these pieces in my collection and although I had basically written them off, I
decided to spray some 409 on them, giving a good foam on the parts. After a few
hours, I applied a toothbrush to the parts--to my suprise, a fair amount of the
paint had loosened up. So, I got some of the paint off...tried again..got more
paint off...and I just kept working it a little bit. Granted, it's not a fast
process, but it's another alternative to work out...
hm..I wonder if you could do a brasso vs. 409 comparison, and do a write up on
what you've found?
Scott Lyttle
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