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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: clint on 30/11/2004 08:13:53
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can anyone tell me what the best method for enhancing pencil lead on paper or cloth. thanks in advance
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Not really sure what you mean by 'enhancing' - do you mean enhancing the contrast i.e. making the pencil appear darker ?
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
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Originally posted by chris
Not really sure what you mean by 'enhancing' - do you mean enhancing the contrast i.e. making the pencil appear darker ?
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
yes to make it stand out
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There's not really an easy way to do this. Pencils work by releasing small fragments of graphite (crumbly carbon) into the meshwork of fibres which make up a material. This is why pencil can be 'rubbed out' because an eraser plucks the graphite particles from the fibres and what was drawn disappears.
Was it erased pencil that you were trying to recover ?
Chris
"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
- Groucho Marx
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I'm sure some lovely people who work in forensics could help you Clint...or perhaps CIA ?
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