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#Post#: 3036-------------------------------------------------- |
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Painting rusty tubular track ties |
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By: kars2026at10 Date: August 19, 2023, 6:48 pm |
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I will be reconditioning some old rusty O gauge track. When the |
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track in soaked in vinegar the rust is dissolved along with the |
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black paint on the track ties. The ties are bare metal subject |
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to rust and just don't look right. Does anyone have a method to |
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repaint the track ties? If I use spray paint, the paint would |
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get on the track which I don't want. I thought about putting |
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paint in a shallow flat cookie sheet and dipping the track tie |
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in the paint, then touching up the top of the tie with a small |
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flat artist brush. Any other ideas would be appreciated! |
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#Post#: 3037-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Painting rusty tubular track ties |
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By: djacobsen Date: August 24, 2023, 4:32 pm |
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Hello & a belated Welcome to the Forum. |
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My fix for your dilemna is to use a jar or tube of petrolium |
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jelly and cover the areas you don't want painted. When paint |
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dries wipe off the vaseline. You might want to carefully wipe |
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the track with alcohol to disolve any remnant vaseline. |
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I've used this trick after soaking track in agricultural |
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vinegar. |
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Be sure to make sure your insulating paper survives. |
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l hope this helps.... |
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Happy Rails |
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dave |
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