2nd Model: P1K New York Central RDC
I let this shell soak for only about 5 minutes and begin scrubbing. I've noticed that silver paint comes off easily on some passenger car models:
First items to come off are the letters:
Now the silver paint. A little more pressure on the toothbrush helps to clear out the paint inside of the corrugated grooves
I scrub the shell with it submerged most of the time, pulling it our occasionally to inspect it. I take my time, inspite of the temptation to rush it.
About 97% done. There's some silver in the nooks, crannies and stepwells. The toothbrush actually gets the majority of it out. The tiny flakes that are left won't be noticeable after the paint job:
After a warm bath in the sink, she'll be ready for the High Gloss NYC Gray followed by the Alclad II metalizer.
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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 15 minutes.. After 5 minutes, the alcohol was already turning blue. At about 15 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.