Thank you. I emailed them.
Smokey Valley lists them for Bachmann/Athearn/Lionel No idea if these would work with Stewart.
https://smokeyvalley.com/
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
ctyclsscsSince that primer is clear, I suppose it won't matter if I spray the whole piece but only brush paint the handrail, right?
I wouldn't do that. I would mask everything except what you want to paint.
To be honest, I think Frank has a better solution.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Since that primer is clear, I suppose it won't matter if I spray the whole piece but only brush paint the handrail, right?
Jim
ctyclsscs Do you do anything to the surface before applying it? Jim
Do you do anything to the surface before applying it?
No.....As long as it is clean and free of finger prints.
I would also like to make it clear, that I DO NOT use spray cans......I mix My own colors and use an airbrush....so much easier to control amount of paint, where a dust coat is important. Below is the paint I use for hand rails, which I brush on. I only use two colors for that. Some have been painted since early 80's and none have chipped yet:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pactra+racing+finish+paint&safe=active&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwwq-3u7nfAhVuzlkKHfdiChgQsAR6BAgDEAE&biw=1221&bih=568#imgrc=TkqkRUDAb3XEuM:
Take Care!
Frank
There's also this stuff:
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/MSR7223
What You need is Polycarbonate paint. Used in RC truck/cars. Tamiya and a few others. I use Pactra Racing finish yellow and white brushed on for hand.grab rails. Will not chip or peel, flake. The paint once cured, bends with what it is painted on. like a weld. Been using it for yrs. Painted quite a few RC trucks for My own and Grandson's......I'm their official RC Vehicle fixer.
He's flipped it about 6 times now........no damage to anything at all:
1/14 RC tractor trailer.......
I have had best luck with Vallejo paints straight from the bottle.
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I don't think they adhere any better, but they are flexible when they dry, and that seems to make all the difference.
The only time I had real trouble with handrails is when I was in N scale and used Floquil paints on them. That did not work at all.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I have some older Stewart U25b kits that have been sitting on my shelf for years. I thought that instead of looking at them forever, I would assemble one even though they're not exactly state of the art anymore.
I know this has been covered many times before in print, but I can't find any recent threads about painting delrin handrails. And, with so many new paints coming onto the market I thought I'd ask it again. I will need to paint just the handrails and not the stanchions. So I'm wondering if any of you have tried any paints or other methods with success? I know they make paint adhesion promoter, but does it really work? And if so, with which paints? Does it help to scuff the surface of the plastic a bit? I'm just looking for some ideas that have worked for you.