i want to know how to renumber cars and how to repaint? also how and what is best to use ,to get a engine back to workingorder and running on my layout!
Before i start - i just want to add an additional question to your thread hopefully someone can answer - How should i go about repainting a Pullman corrogated streamline passanger car such that i dont sand down the corrogations?
Scrhino - I can help you in the loco division. There is no better way to fix an engine by taking it completely apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together. This partly depends on the age/type of engine you have. By doing this, you accompli***wo things. First, you know what the insides of the engine look like and where things belong. Always be careful when disassembling locos, as some (like Atlas S-2 and 4’s) have small peices that may try to run away when you open it up[}:)].
On any engine, clean away dirt with a paper towel, cotton swab or toothpick. A little isypropal (rubbing) alcahol might help if need be. Make sure electrical connections are strong and (if there are stray wire for lights and such) covered over so that they do not short out [once had a loco not run becuase a bulb a wire on the engine[xx(]].
Second, pop out and open up the gear housings. Make sure that you put the gears in as they came out!! or it will not run right. Polariod/digital cameras are excelent when it comes to this kind of thing. Grime has a tendence to build up on these and add resistance till the cows come home. Toothpicks clean gears and sprockets best (dont forget to clean the wheels too). In the gear housings, make sure that there is good electrical contact between the wheels and contacts. If the contact is not touching, a little bending will easily cure that. As you reassemble the gear housings, put just a drop of oil on each axle (there will be 1 small axle for each gear to sit on, that you saw when you took them off). Never soak them in oil, as the oil will attract and collect dirt, become gummy and accelerate the time need for “next scheduled maintenance.” before you reconnect the drive shaft and test your loco, turn the shaft at the to
Actually the question here may be , how to renumber a car made by ___________? The make actually will determine the answer. Athearns can be renumbered by erasing what numbers you want to remove with a pencil eraser. Other cars have to be completely stripped, repainted and then renumbered. And depending on the make, a myriad of products can be used to remove everything from just the lettering to the entire paint job. To just remove lettering I used everything from the pencil eraser to Walthers solvaset to denatured alcohol to various commercial strippers and pastes. It all depends on who made the model.
Good answer above. As for repainting streamliners without sanding corrugated lines? Piece of cake! Just immerse in 91% alcohol for 1 to 2 hours, scrub with a toothbrush, wash with soap, dry off, pick off any leftover paint flecks and you’re good to go!
u can always do like the prototype— get a used car patch oveer their reporting marks after you wether the painted car
tom