Have not layed any track yet. Not sure of what track plan to go with. But i'm thinking on modeling ICG or Soo Line. I looked on the internet at different suppliers to see what kind of availabilty for these lines for Loco's and rolling stock. Not too much for what i seen.
So i decided while i'm still thinking of what track plans i want i will start to repaint my equipment to the RR i want to model after.
I have read pass post in the gauge forums and some others, but now i can't find them. I read to use brake fluid, Pine-sol, and rubbing alcohol, to remove the old paint off.
I started with a Bachmann 40" Rio Grande boxcar, Orange and silver. The cars is about 10 years old, thats about when i bought the set. So i tried rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, all that did was remove the decal. From there i tried Pine-sol, brake fluid, mineral spirits, and today i let the body sit in paint thinner for up to 5 hours, outside of course. No paint was removed, no distortion to the body. I then turned the body upside down to see what color the inside was, and it shell was white. So i know it was painted.
So what can i do next? Should i just paint a coat of my color over to see what happens or what? Any help, i would really appreciate it.
Thanks, Cliff
So i decided while i'm still thinking of what track plans i want i will start to repaint my equipment to the RR i want to model after.
I have read pass post in the gauge forums and some others, but now i can't find them. I read to use brake fluid, Pine-sol, and rubbing alcohol, to remove the old paint off.
I started with a Bachmann 40" Rio Grande boxcar, Orange and silver. The cars is about 10 years old, thats about when i bought the set. So i tried rubbing alcohol on a q-tip, all that did was remove the decal. From there i tried Pine-sol, brake fluid, mineral spirits, and today i let the body sit in paint thinner for up to 5 hours, outside of course. No paint was removed, no distortion to the body. I then turned the body upside down to see what color the inside was, and it shell was white. So i know it was painted.
So what can i do next? Should i just paint a coat of my color over to see what happens or what? Any help, i would really appreciate it.
Thanks, Cliff