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Subject: 
Custom Figure Help
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 03:12:09 GMT
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I know what Im about to ask would be sacrilage to some Lego purists out there,
but does anyone know the best way to remove a minifigs paint without
compromising the integrity of the surface underneath.  The only way I know is
from years of years of playing with the figures.  I just want to know the best
way to do it, because I plan on making some custom minifigs and I want them to
look their best.

Thanks
Chris



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
(...) I assume you mean the designs painted on their torsos, legs, heads, hats, etc. The minifigs are molded out of solid plastic, so if you mean remove the "base color" of the minifigs, it can't be done. However, if you're talking about the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
(URL) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs)
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
In lugnet.starwars, Chris Czajka writes: Yeah, the Brasso stuff that everyone is talking about supposedly works very well. I persoanlly use steel wool, but you might not want to get that violent. Also, I've found for removing small bits of paint (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
(...) I took the paint off of one of the UFO droid's heads by scraping the blade of a craft knife (X-acto, to be x-act [hee hee]). If you're unfamiliar with the head, it has a big rectangle of paint across the face (in fact, it was the fig in this (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
If youre looking to spraypaint figs, one of the best fine control devices is an attachment sold by Sears that attaches to the top of almost any can of spray paint and has a trigger mechanism that allows you to spray a more precise stream of paint (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Custom Figure Help
 
(...) Try a pencil eraser. The regular pink ones. -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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