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From: "Joe Betsko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam"
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: painting brass
With my elf duties done, I cleared the oven to make way for the turkey.
And I am glad to report that the
With my elf duties done, I cleared the oven to make way for the turkey.
And I am glad to report that the paint job turned out great! Nothing
bad happened to the brass. The baking process gives it that commercial
look and feel. Thanks!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Joe
On Dec 24, 2004
Okay, now we are cooking. We are baking the painted brass for four
hours at 250 degrees on a pizza stone (upside down). We are using
Rustoleum Satin Cinnamon to approximate the wood look on the Lion. I
could not find the color in a spray which would have made the process
easier. We used th
The only thing you have to worry about when heating the brass is to make
sure you heat it evenly. An oven or regular steaming of the loco will do
this. Heating the brass sheet with a torch will not, and the metal will
warp.
I routinely use .005" brass sheet on my locos, and have never had an
o
To Joe Betsko,
Your question about if brass will melt at 250 F. The lowest grade of
brass will melt at 1,616 F and there is no place on the outside of a full
size or miniature locomotive that even gets close to that temperature. So
don't worry.
Arthur--Mexico City
Hello,
In looking through the archives, I found this very informative post:
http://www.mail-archive.com/sslivesteam@colegroup.com/msg06877.html
In the "just making sure department," we are going to paint the Aster
Lion's boiler cladding a gloss brown color. The cladding is brass and
quite thi
