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Subject: 
Re: modifying LEGO printing (the *horror*)
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Date: 
Fri, 11 Jun 1999 17:10:57 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?

I  found a product called "nevr dull"
which is a metal polishing compound
on a  wadding. I used it on several
pieces, including transparents,(
Mike Stanley has personally seen
this) with very good results. You can
search the lugnet database for the
word "removal" to find my previous
post about this.

Have Fun!
    John



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  Re: modifying LEGO printing (the *horror*)
 
(...) The pieces John did this to looked just fine. Certainly did a much better job than I did with brake fluid. All I had left to show for my efforts were some crumbling tiles. (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)

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  modifying LEGO printing (the *horror*)
 
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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