i've been buying lego on ebay, and one chrome sword came in pretty bad shape, b/c the a significant part of chrome has fallen off.
but, after the initial disappointment, i discovered that the original color underneath the chrome part, which is white/transparent, will actually be a pretty cool color for a sword if i can get the rest of the chrome off.
has anybody done this before, like getting the chrome part off any armor/swords? and if yes, how did you do it?
luke
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I just scratched it off. Much faster that way, and it doesn't damage the sword.architect wrote:Metal polish like brasso should remove the chrome eventually.
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I scratched it off, and it looks pretty sweet. I'll take a picture of it if I can remember.
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I did this quite a while ago using Brasso. I let is soak for an hour or so and the the chrome just flaked off.
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Brasso is a brass cleaner/polisher available in small rectangular cans in the cleaning aisle of just about any supermarket. Put some on a cotton ball/pad and you can (eventually) rub off any print on a lego part. It will also take the "chrome" off a part. Soaking sounds a lot easier than rubbing for the chrome. I believe the sword is a light gray, but the chrome breastplate is clear (I have a thread on Glass Armor somewhere).Lcuan82 wrote:thanks for answering!
that's a sweet sword you got there will. but, since i have never done any customization before, what's basso?
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I, too, had one that was in bad shape and flaking. I just scraped it all off the blade and gave it to a skeleton knight.
Mine is kind of a milky transparent.
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TwoTonic Knight wrote: I believe the sword is a light gray
Mine is kind of a milky transparent.
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