I was going to suggest to use a 4x6" power pad sander with some of black mesh stuff made just for mud sanding. It'll make short work of it. DO NOT use an orbital sander. I don't care how good you are, you WILL leave swirl marks that WILL stand out.
After 3 attempts, a new video is done and uploading right now. This one over 6 minutes. Way longer than any of my others. I still don't understand the why the dim look. It's look wonderful through the camera viewer when I filming.
Oh well..... it'll be up there in probably a couple hours this time being as long as it is.
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Swirl marks are no problem, my sister is a painter and is excited as all getout to paint clouds and stuff all over the ceiling after we get the primer down, which she is also jazzed to do! She's a KICK! A sweetheart through and through but DON'T cross her, she may be small but she channels CHESTY PULLER when threatened! (I "take no prisoners" and she shocks ME sometimes!)
I'm in high gear to get it all sanded and the floor cleaned of at least SOME of this dust!
The concrete floor MUST be cleaned as completely as possible before the table gets built! The dust ground into this floor for so many years will ZOOM onto the layout if I let it!
Just some musings of my own while messing with re-fitting those cars I did today.
While putting the box car on the rails I noticed the brake wheel was in the wrong place - i.e. I had the car pointed in the wrong direction based on forward travel to the train it was on.
It occurred to me I was not only being a little nit-picky about that seemingly minor detail that few outside railroading would know, but I've been doing that for months already and not even thinking about it.
I learned about it reading something about cars and the A and B ends. So I started paying attention.
Now after getting this new engine from Terry I learned all about Type I and II ditch light operationals. So I got all into that for a couple days this week.
And, in the recent month or so I've been learning about the Tier II and Tier III EPA crap they threw on the RRs - thus came the GEVOs and the SD70 and up.
Knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
Generally, I find it to be a life enriching thing and hunger for it constantly.
Just some late night thoughts. Nothing more.
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Wet mop the floor. No sweeping or vacuuming! That'll make it worse. You can also wet/damp sponge your seams and that will also take out sanding marks.
Video coming up shortly......
Stand by....
62 and mostly sunny here this morning.
I got a rock face learning from Woodland Scenics (LK951) in my MBK order yesterday so I'm trying it out this morning.
My first 2 casts are setting up right now.
I figured for $12 a little instruction (plus a little extra material and a mold) wouldn't hurt.
When Chet's molds come in I should know what I'm doing - as far as casting goes anyway.
For those complaining my coffee cups are too small, I present the megacup.
32 ounces of coffee.View attachment 52482