American Flyer 900 series passenger car decals/transfers

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I’m restoring set of 900 series passenger cars…the all chrome version, no stripe. The paint is trashed on these but the shells are fine.

I took a hobby airbrush class and was impressed with the AlClad ll primer and chrome paint we used. Done right, though a little tricky, it looks amazing.

Anybody have any experience clear-coating the AlClad ll paints, like any issues clear-coating a chrome finish? I would need something to hold the decals or transfers I use.

The numbers are on the nameplates, but what’s a source for the “American Flyer Lines” decal or dry transfer for each side of the car accurate for that series? I’ve seen it in several fonts.

I saw one source 10.00 for two decals, that’s one car. Ten bucks. Really? I’m doing six cars!

Thanks!

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I know they are out there since I have picked up dry transfer sets at the York TCA show. I have also done the lettering on three cars using nothing more that regular dry transfer lettering in the correct RR font. Both look fine. Port line hobbies may have the dry transfer lettering you are looking for.

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Thanks for the tips.

Any insight on how to remove the original glued-in window inserts out of these cars? Geez, they are really cemented in there. I tried heat, hot water…no luck really in releasing them from the body without breaking them apart, which I hate to do.

I need to take them out so I can strip and repaint the bodies. Any ideas?

Thanks!