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SyLoBe
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PostSubject: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 3:09 pm

... when I receive some figures, bought on ebay, and they are marked with a pen (Edding) on the bottom! No What a Face Sad Like today.
This makes me so angry Mad Sad Did you made the same experience?
Is there any possibility to remove that? question

It's really disappointing when you look forward to a parcel and then receive MARKED figures Sad Sad Sad Sad
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SyLoBe

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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 3:22 pm

It never happened to me... but must be very dissapointing!

I don´t know what to reccomend you to remove those pen markings. Maybe you could contact the seller to return them...

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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 4:00 pm

Oh, yes! Many times! And I don't like that... Why seller just can't tell, that there is some mark under the figure... Shocked

I have tried to wash them with soap and they have cleaned up just a little. My friend told that she has wash them with toothpaste and it hepls a lot! I haven't try yet, but I will. :)
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 4:46 pm

brush cleaner (xylol) ore nail polish cleaner with aceton.
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 4:58 pm

I have tried it also, - I think Peter`s tip may be the only one that really helps, if it is made with a permanent marker.
We can`t get nail polish remover with acetone here in Denmark, but ordinary stuff helps a little, - but I have never succeeded to get it all away. Crying or Very sad
And be very carefull, because it removes all paint before it removes the marker.

Quite another matter is, that unless it is a rare item and I bought it for being "like new" and price accordingly, I don`t mind so much .

When I was a child I always put a little dot of my Mom`s red nail polish under a foot of each of my model animals.
My best friend and playmate also collected them (Reisler), and with mine having a red dot, we would never get into a fight about which model belonged to who.
It was VERY important, because they had names and personalities, so imagine the horror if they ended up with the wrong owner affraid Laughing Laughing

So if I get a model that is marked, I enjoy the thought that this special little model has been so important to some child, that he/she marked it Wink
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 9:48 pm

SUSANNE wrote:
So if I get a model that is marked, I enjoy the thought that this special little model has been so important to some child, that he/she marked it Wink
That's a good thought Susanne, I like it very much and it makes me feel better now sunny but nonethenless I will try all the suggestion with toothpaste and nail polish remover with aceton (I only have the one without aceton at home but I will look if I can find one with aceton).
I never heard of a brush cleaner xylol, Peter. Can you explain to me what this is or where I can get it?
Thanks a lot for all your help!! flower
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 9:55 pm

Pinselreiniger sprich Universalverdünnung.
Wenn das nicht hilft, hilft gar nichts mehr, denn dann ist der Edding tief ins Gummi eingezogen.
Aber Vorsicht, die Originalfarbe von Schleich geht wesentlich leichter ab als Edding.
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 10:16 pm

Super, vielen Dank für den Tip! cheers Dann versuche ich den Pinselreiniger mal bei den Tieren, die am Bauch weiß sind.
Thanks a lot! I will try the brush cleaner on the figures with white bottom.
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 09, 2011 11:01 pm

Mia wrote:


Thanks a lot! I will try the brush cleaner on the figures with white bottom.
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Me too Very Happy
We don`t have that brand here, - at least I have never heard about it - but it must be possible to get brush cleaner scratch Wink
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PostSubject: Re: I really hate ...   I really hate ... EmptyFri Dec 16, 2011 6:45 am

I had the same problems to in the past, and it was not shown on the pics! Evil or Very Mad
It was a lot of brushing with detergent for washing the dishes, soap and a little spunch you could use for the same purposes to... Rolling Eyes
Specially ink comes off very hard indeed.
I even used chlorine, and did put the models in it for 24 hours, and afterwards it was easier to remove the paint or ink, but be care full with it.
I tried it on Schleich mini's, which had no effect on the good painting... Rolling Eyes
I think patience is needed to clean up a model really well, and not the agressivness of the cleaner... Wink

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