While goofing around in the basement this past weekend I was re-arranging storage racks and dug out a neat little 2-8-0 I bought several years ago. After doing those two Mikes the juices are still flowing. I took a look at it and thought WTH, this one looks pretty easy! Now some folks cringe at painting brass but it's really not that hard, and if you do goof you can dunk it in lacquer thinner and start over. With these I strip the model first. Any clear coat has to go. There are several good strippers on the market, but in this case I just used lacquer thinner and a toothbrush. After that it gets a trip through the blasting booth at low pressure (60-70 PSI) to rough the brass so the paint has a profile to stick to. After the blasting booth, everything goes into the ultrasonic cleaner for 15 minutes or so, then a rinse and blow dry. Once that's done I let it sit for a day or two so any residual water I missed will dry. At this point it looks like this:
Lots of work? Not really. Everything was done in a couple of hours after dinner. Tonight it all gets painted black. More posts as the job progresses!
Lots of work? Not really. Everything was done in a couple of hours after dinner. Tonight it all gets painted black. More posts as the job progresses!
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