Painting Track Bumpers Looking for a good color

[cpcolin]

Hey guys. I am currently painting my ties on my HO layout with Floquil RR Tie Brown. I need a good color to paint my track bumpers. Any suggestions. For the record I am not sure if I am going to paint the rails or not.

[Johnnny_reb]

Hey guys. I am currently painting my ties on my HO layout with Floquil RR Tie Brown. I need a good color to paint my track bumpers. Any suggestions. For the record I am not sure if I am going to paint the rails or not.

Track bumpers as in the end of the track stops? yellow or black.

 

[loathar]

All the ones I've seen are a reddish primer color. Like the girders on a steel building. I think it's a special zinc primer. I've never seen the rails painted the same color.

[rayw46]

Here's one from the Norfork Southern Yard in Gainesville, GA.

Ray

[Anonymous]

I weathered mine with a touch of rust powder.

[Packer]

I spray painted mine yellow, but I have yet to weather them.

[Tilden]

Rust and dirt are good colors.  I have yet to see a pristine bumper.  The wheel stop type used on sidings are usually red....and rust and dirt.

Tilden 

[DeadheadGreg]

i think Polyscale or Floquil's "Utility Orange" would work really well to emulate that prototype picture.  i forget exactly who makes it, but i really like it.  its a bit bright, but brush on a little Sierra Scale Models black weathering powder, and voila, a friggin sick lookin' bumper!

[wmshay06]

I've seen examples that are some shade of red or safety yellow.  However, it might also depend upon which prototype you are modeling - see if there the RRs historical society can help.  As an example I model the C&O in the 1950s and for the Hayes-type wheel stops I'm using they tended to be a safety yellow color.

Charles

[MisterBeasley]

I use the plastic Walthers ones.  These come in the package as a semi-gloss, dark gray.  I assemble them and then paint them flat black.  Once that's dry, I add rust coloration with paint or weathering powders.  I use Instant Rust for more severe weathering.  I've put a diagonal yellow/black striped pattern on the flat pad of a couple of them for "visibility."