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Re: modifying LEGO printing (the *horror*)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:07:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Eric Joslin writes:
> What is the best way to remove the printing? Yes, I know, someone just asked
> about slopes, but I don't know if the lore is different for flat pieces. Does
> Brake Fluid work just as well for that? How does one do it? Soak the whole
> piece? apply to fluid to a cotton ball and swipe? Is there anything you
> should watch out for? How long does it take for the fluid to be removed
> completely from the element?
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> And secondly: What's the best type of paint to use for putting my own design
> on the head? I have a vast store of Polly-S paints, but water based might not
> be the best way to go, considering how easily it comes off. Would testor's
> gloss give a better finish? Ideally, I want it to look as much like a LEGO
> produced head as possible... I was thinking a *slightly* thinned gloss (black)
> might be the best way to go...
I haven't tried the brake fluid method of print removal, but a simple eraser
seems to work well. I've had luck with a plastic Staedtler Mars eraser,
available at art supply stores. There have been several techniques of print
removal mentioned in the past year, but if you run a search on the topic,
you'll
find that the eraser technique keeps getting mentioned.
The down sides of using an eraser:
1) It takes patience. Maybe a minute or two of erasing. So when working with a
small piece like a head, it might be easier to deal with if you attach it to
some other pieces so you can grip it more easily.
2) You'll lose some of the plastic shine. But it's really not that bad. I find
that buffing the erased piece on some cloth will pretty much restore the shine.
I don't have experience painting Lego pieces, but offhand, I would recommend
some sort of enamel paint, like Testor's Gloss, which you mentioned. But don't
waste the effort of erasing! Test the paint on a disposable piece first, like a
vintage train door.
Josh Spaulding
http://members.tripod.com/~josh_spaulding
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| Ok. I'm about to ask for information I thought I'd never even want, let aloe want to act on. Up until this very morning the though would have been utterly abhorrent to me, but I want to make a specialised LEGO head for a minifig [1]. The question is (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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