Guys,
Forgot to mention............
It's obvious that at the time I did this, I didn't remove the handrails. I was a bit paranoid about breaking them (two were already broken). I was gentle enough that I didn't cause any further damage, yet the paint behind the handrails did come off with the alcohol.
BUT the handrails should be removed.
I'm much more comfortable now removing the hand rails as it's a matter of gently pushing them out from the inside of the shell and slowly pulling from the outside, alternating between the top and bottom points where the studs slide inside of the holes.
AntonioFP45 Hello Crew,1. First Model: EMD RacehorseThe plan is to strip and paint refinish this P2K L&N E7 to an SCL unt. (Bumblebee scheme). It baffles me that Walthers produced their beautiful HO Budd passenger cars in SCL's scheme, yet, no SCL E units have been offered from any manufacturer! I had been putting it off long enough, so it was time to get to work.For the photos, I'm soaking one shell at a time instead of 2 to 3 as I normally would. My hand appears shiny since I'm wearing transparent latex gloves. After filling a 12" x 9" aluminum bake pan with 91% Isopropyl, I immerse the E7 shell and let it soak for 20 minutes.. After 5 minutes, the alcohol was already turning blue. At about 20 minutes, I start scrubbing the body with a toothbrush. I take my time and don't rush. After scrubbing carefully for about 5 minutes, most of the paint has come off. The nooks and crannies actually take longer to do than the larger open body panels and roof areas. NOTE: The red L&N nose herald was more STUBBORN than a UP dispatcher delaying an Amtrak train! It came off in tiny pieces with a pick as I dipped the nose section into the alcohol every 10 seconds for about 2 minutes. Results after washing in the sink with some warm water and a tiny drop of dishwashing soap. Dawn, Ivory or soap that has no oils or lanolin is preferrable.
Hello Crew,
1. First Model: EMD Racehorse
The plan is to strip and paint refinish this P2K L&N E7 to an SCL unt. (Bumblebee scheme). It baffles me that Walthers produced their beautiful HO Budd passenger cars in SCL's scheme, yet, no SCL E units have been offered from any manufacturer! I had been putting it off long enough, so it was time to get to work.
For the photos, I'm soaking one shell at a time instead of 2 to 3 as I normally would. My hand appears shiny since I'm wearing transparent latex gloves.
After filling a 12" x 9" aluminum bake pan with 91% Isopropyl, I immerse the E7 shell and let it soak for 20 minutes.. After 5 minutes, the alcohol was already turning blue. At about 20 minutes, I start scrubbing the body with a toothbrush.
I take my time and don't rush.
After scrubbing carefully for about 5 minutes, most of the paint has come off. The nooks and crannies actually take longer to do than the larger open body panels and roof areas. NOTE: The red L&N nose herald was more STUBBORN than a UP dispatcher delaying an Amtrak train! It came off in tiny pieces with a pick as I dipped the nose section into the alcohol every 10 seconds for about 2 minutes.
Results after washing in the sink with some warm water and a tiny drop of dishwashing soap. Dawn, Ivory or soap that has no oils or lanolin is preferrable.
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