Smoke
Southern Railway lives on
Here is my step by step thread of how to paint a loco. I am starting with a Athearn BNSF R-T-R C44-9W. I have already stripped the shell. The first step is to clean the shell with warm water and soap. After the shell dries it's time to paint. I'm using Modleflex paints for this job so no thinning is neccasary. I am using engine black for the base coat of paint. Pics to follow soon.
Now that the shell is stripped it is time to clean it for painting. here is a list of what you need to clean the shell:
Soap
Warm Water
Your shell
Toothbrush
gloves
paper towel
Here is a picture of the items I used(wiht the exception of the paper towels).
With your gloves on take your soap and put some on your toothbrush. Start gently scrubbing the shell till you get suds. Your shell should now look like this.
Now start rinsing your shell in the warm water till all the suds are off. make sure you get ALL the suds off. Now take your shell and place it on your paper towels.
Let the shell dry overnight. That's all for now check back later for updates.
-Smoke
Now that the shell is stripped it is time to clean it for painting. here is a list of what you need to clean the shell:
Soap
Warm Water
Your shell
Toothbrush
gloves
paper towel
Here is a picture of the items I used(wiht the exception of the paper towels).
With your gloves on take your soap and put some on your toothbrush. Start gently scrubbing the shell till you get suds. Your shell should now look like this.
Now start rinsing your shell in the warm water till all the suds are off. make sure you get ALL the suds off. Now take your shell and place it on your paper towels.
Let the shell dry overnight. That's all for now check back later for updates.
-Smoke