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Re: Best way to remove marker pen from Lego?
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Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:58:03 GMT
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You could try eucalyptus oil, i've used it and it works.

TOM.

In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
I have recently got a couple of extremely well-used sets on ebay. (Translated
that means that their condition was far worse than advertised!)

I did the washing machine thing to remove the dust, grime, and whiten those
very-yellowed-whites as best I could, but I still have a number of bricks
which occur in highly visible parts of the models which have been written on
with some kind of felt-tip marker pen.

After 30 minutes in the washing machine,I think I can say it is not
water-soluble. Any cleaning fluids that anyone can recommend?

Kerry

--
Kerry Raymond, Lady BUG
Lugnet Member #599
Mindstorms, Technics, Star Wars
Brisbane, Australia



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(...) those (...) on (...) Actually, it seems that the washing machine did make a difference. I had washed with bleach, and although the marks were still on the bricks when they came out of the wash, they did rub off with one of those kitchen pot (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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I have recently got a couple of extremely well-used sets on ebay. (Translated that means that their condition was far worse than advertised!) I did the washing machine thing to remove the dust, grime, and whiten those very-yellowed-whites as best I (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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