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[bsw2]

Hello,

I have one bing 1920s and one hornby date unknown, tin plate locos.

Unfortunately they are not of the original paint, I would like to restore them and seek advise on how to remove old paint back to bare metal without damaging what appear to be lead castings, dome, funnel , safety valve base.

 

Looking forward to your assistance

gratefully yours

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[mitchelr]

bsw2,

I use bucket of SimpleGreen concentrate.  It worked great stripping the paint form the pre-war Lionel I have restored.  After  the paint is softened, I used an old tooth brush to get in the crevices  Best of all the Simple Green is non-toxic and I work with it without gloves.  When I am done, I snap the bucket lid on and save until I start the next project.

 

Mitch