Brass painting advice wanted

[NW Modeling List]

First, remove the body from the frame.

Next, remove the trucks, keeping them with the springs and bolts used to attach them.

Brass has a lacquer clear coat applied to keep it from tarnishing.
This needs to be removed.  It only hides the detail on the brass.

Soak the body and frame in lacquer thinner for 2-3 days and then,
with an ‘epoxy brush’ with bristles cut down to 1/4 inch in length,
scrub the lacquer off the brass.

Let the parts air dry to make sure all the lacquer has been removed.
The remains will look like  white powder.
Continue to soak and scrub until all tha lacquer is off the body and frame.

I’d use Scalecoat without any primer at all, as that primer coat obscures the details.
I use an airbrush though.

Let the Scalecoat dry for about 2 days under 100 watt light bulbs, or until you can’t smell any thinner from the paint.
In the mean time, paint your trucks.  Paint your details before putting your cab back together.  Add slide glass for the windows, and maybe someone in the cupola?  Decal, and then spray a clear gloss over your decals.   This should represent your cab right out of the paint shop.  Weather to taste, using FLAT colors like flat black for soot, and  “Sand” for dust.


Mark Lindsey
Stuck in the 1930’s


On 3/7/11 11:13 PM, "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


Howdy,

I recently purchased my first ever brass model, an N.I.B. Overland Virginian C-1 wood caboose with pre-1954 K brake at a great price ($165) from a non-ebay internet site, and need some painting advice.

I want to use Floquil or Scalecoat flat Caboose Red canned spray paint for the car body and use small brushes for the detail parts like steps, handrails, grabirons, etc. I've also got Bill Mosteler's decal set for it.

There's lots of internet info on painting brass with regards to surface preparation of the brass. Some of it is simple and straightforward, some more complicated. Most also recommend a light flat gray for a primer coat.

I would love to hear from any brass painters on these lists what your experience has been like painting brass models, and what recommendations you have for surface prep, painting detail parts, best paint brands, etc. TIA!

Greg Harrod
Fredericksburg, Va.


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