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Modeler’s spotlight video for March 19, 2009 – Inside Cody’s office
Thank you Cody. I will print a bunch and have them for the operation of the new layout that is currently in the works.
Christopher
Hey Cody,
Thanks for the pdf. I now am the proud owner of one of those cool, collectible, Cody’s Office cup labels! Keep up the fun, informative office snippits. They’re very helpful and fun to watch. Dale
Good tip Cody
Do you think you could give us a tour of the MR&T?
Hey Cody, how many takes did it take you to get the graphic on the cup straight?
lol Love the show. Keep it going.
Hi Cody,
What does Model Railroader do with all the new products it receives each week?
I enjoy your show and look forward to it each week. Thanks. 
Cool cup holders! They will be seen on the layout.
What size font do you use and which one for lettering engines or cars.
Really good stuff…Cheers!
I have had good luck removing printed lettering on model railroad cars using brake fluid. I use a “Q Tip” soaked in brake fluid and gently rub it on the lettering I want to remove. It softens quickly.
Using a dry Q Tip I clean up the mess. The last step is I have a container of warm soapy water and I clean up any left over residue.
It is quick and easy. It is great for renumbering cars with out damaging the rest of the lettering.
I could think of a few good uses for the cups but I will save them for a later date. Good tip on removing painted lettering I am going to try it on Pargon 1 SP6000 number 601 now the same at Pargon 2 unit. Will try to change 1 to 2. Will let you know. What does Andy think about your cups?
Too bad Sargento can’t decorate their own cars… I’m sure it won’t be long before some tagger hits it with some “art” that the regulators won’t do anything about…
BTW, I want a ceramic mug, Cody!
Lee
New Jersey
Great tip for removing lettering off Athearn cars
Brake fluid also works great for stripping paint off some of the older stuborn cars. Most paints will come off with an overnight soaking in full strength Mean Green solution. Mean Green is a strong soap solution found at most Dollar/Dollar General stores. Cleans up easy with water and is not harmful to the waste system.
Excellent tip on the letter removing! I usually get cheap cars of “unpopular roads” online and I have wanted to re-letter them to my railroad name. Now I can, thanks!
I agree with James G. regarding the making and marketing of actual Cody’s Office MUGS. I know I would buy one! With that said, I would be willing to bet that you decided to give a FREE download to all, so everyone could enjoy. Kudos to you, again Cody!
Good morning,
Regarding the Sargento car. From what I understand, the car was in violation of the Billboard Reefer rule, which prohibits for-profit advertising on freight cars in interchange service.
Cody
I have had great success with Solvaset and Q-tips. I have been removing lettering that way for over 30 years. The tape is an inspired method - wish I’d thought of that! By the way, darker colors seem to be easier to remove, especially black. White and yellow always seem to be more difficult.
From one coffee drinker to another, thank you. Your tips are great and please keep them coming.
Cody & David, I look forward to your weekly segments, entertaining, informmative, always interesting. Keep up the good work!
PS. I’d shell out a few $$ for some ceramic Codys office Mugs!! They be a great fundraiser for some charity or a $$ maker for Kalmbach!
Jim from 50 miles north…
Doe the Cody cups come in ceramic form? I have also heard of being able to remove lettering and such with the use of the pink pencil erasers. I tried it and it worked pretty well, although I would recommend cutting the some what big pink eraser into a smaller piece, it tended to get in the way of seeing what I was erasing.