Hi folks.
While I had intended to avoid the unsighliness of chipped paint on
my models by chemical blackening, I'm not sure that I should rule out
painting altogether. Does anyone have any suggestions as to etching
brass to get a good tooth to which the paint or primer could bond ?
Some
Gary,
These Florida steamers are like us in Californis ( only we are better!).
Do you think that when our railway is wrecked by an earthquake we should
wait for the next one, and the next and the next--- before we repair the
railway! The Floridians think the same about hurricanes, I'm sure.,
At 09:36 AM 9/18/04 -0600, you wrote:
When I moved into my old house back east, the previous owner had left a
box in the garage that at one time was a case of Self-etching primer
I use a self-etching primer sold by Sherwin-Williams in their
professional automotive stores, the product is
Hi Andre'. Thanks for responding.
Andre' Schofield wrote:
I've heard on a couple other forums that using Muratic acid will do
the etching needed
This is just Nitric acid commonly available in hardware stores ? For
pool use ?
royce
Andre'
Hi Paul. thanks for responding.
Is this sand blaster like a paint sprayer with sand in the container ?
I've actually got a Harbor Freight benchtop sand blasting cabinet which
I've only tested a couple of times. I have glass bead medium. My
impression is that this actually work hardens the
Mike Chaney wrote:
Alternatively, for small parts, putting them in a tumbler with a coarse abrasive powder give a marvellous speckled matt finish which takes paint like a dream.
I'd like to try this. Any source for cheap tumblers ? And is there a
grit # for coarse?
long ago I decided only
Andre' Schofield wrote:
Muratic acid
Opps, I meant common Hydrochloric acid, found in hardware stores.
royce in SB
Hi Royce,
I have a Badger Abrasive Gun which I have used to repair pitting and chips
to painted ,brass bodied engines.
I like it because it will spray out a small blast of fine particles in 1/8
inch sized area which is really great when all you want to do is repair a
small area.
You can
Hello Royce,
Duplicolor engine paints are at many parts stores. On odd shapes I scuff
them with steel wool.
Dave H.
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From: Royce [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: priming
At 10:10 PM 9/18/04 -0600, you wrote:
I just picked up a sandblaster at a yard sale, so I'm eager to try that
-vance-
Vance,
I've had a small cannister (aka crappy) sandblaster for years and not
long ago acquired a large cabinet unit, and I finally got some real
blasting abrasive (vs Home
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