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Kryon for Rolling Stock

Modeling Rolling stock
#1

I just stripped the paint off two AC Diet Rite boxcars, and man the logo just would not come off, and finally had to use some superfine wet n dry.

I was reading Jerry Barnes post about Krylon spray paint, and of course they have a nice gloss brown with the new cap, but now I am spooked.

Anyone else have a good boxcar brown that keeps me from having to either:

A: mail order Scalecoat II spraypaint

B: dust the cobwebs off the airbrush

after these two, I have three reefers to deal with.

Also, back in my HO Scale days I was a big fan of Scalecoat, but never knew they sold it spray cans, anyone here have any experience with Scalecoat II in the can? If I hear good things, I am probably going end up with several cans of Cascade Green.

John

#2

John,
I’ve used both Krylon and Rust O Leum Red Oxide primer for box cars.
The Aristo Craft plastic does not take paint well. I use Rust O Leum plastic primer as a base coat.
Ralph

#3

The Rust-O-Leum does work fine but be sure to do two things.

  1. Give that car a bath with a little Dawn to remove any grease from when it was built. Let it dry for 24 hours.

  2. After you undercost it let it dry again for at least 24 hours so your final coat wull “play nice” with the undercoat.

#4

I used the Krylon Camouflage Brown for my wooden car; it gives a nice flat finish.

(http://www.jbrr.com/assets/images/IMG_8997w.JPG)

I’ve also had good luck with the Ruddy Brown - it is really more like boxcar red.

#5

How does primer hold up the the elements. As I understand it, primer is designed to be covered by paint.

Everything that I’ve left out with just primer has deteriorated to needing repainting in just a few months.

#6
Steve Featherkile said:
How does primer hold up the the elements.
Holds up just fine under an acrylic clear coat ;) Didn't think to mention it. I use a clear UV acrylic over everything. Ralph
#7

Thanks for all the input, so far no one has piped up about ScaleCoat II spray paint though.

I have all four colors of camo and all are excellent railroad colors, but for decals my goal was to come out of the paint booth with a gloss finish without having to add a clear gloss coat, and the final matte/flat.

John

#8

I am hopeless when it comes to any kind of spray painting. I much prefer a decent sable brush. This allows part of a model to be painted or re-touched.

The acrylic paint I have used when re-painting some of my stock has been that used by military modelers. It is usually flat, has mainly drab colors and covers well.

#9

Steve,

I have used the primer paints in ruddy brown and gray, but after they have dried a couple of days, I sprayed them with Krylon clear Matte.

Holds up very well.

Barry - BBT

#10

well today I did spray those A-C Boxcars with primer grey with a coat of brown coming this week, one headed to CB&Q and the other to MoPac.

I am very tempted to buy that Cascade Green in a spray can and add a number of BN pieces of rolling stock to the fleet.

John

#11

Well the trainset Diet Rite cars went into the dunk tank. I used Valspar from Lowes, brown Velvet satin with a coat of gloss, then flat. It seemed to work okay, but there are some imperfections as a result - once I get it weathered, they will more than pass the ten foot rule. I think I may go back to the old school of the airbrush at some point.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/johnm/_forumfiles/cbq-box.jpg)

(CB&Q fans, forgive me, I decided to take some artistic license in the decal placement, MoPac fans are going to be upset if I post my impression of their paint scheme.)

#12

Looks great to me.

#13

John lets see the Mopac paint. I am a fan but would love to see your take on it. I’m more of a go with what you like then counting rivits person.

#14

John Miller said:
Well the trainset Diet Rite cars went into the dunk tank. I used Valspar from Lowes, brown Velvet satin with a coat of gloss, then flat. It seemed to work okay, but there are some imperfections as a result - once I get it weathered, they will more than pass the ten foot rule. I think I may go back to the old school of the airbrush at some point.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/johnm/_forumfiles/cbq-box.jpg)

(CB&Q fans, forgive me, I decided to take some artistic license in the decal placement, MoPac fans are going to be upset if I post my impression of their paint scheme.)

Blasphemy, I tell you , Blasphemy. Oh, the shame of it all. How could you. Hang him from the yard arm. Wait till you father gets home!!! Did I miss any ? :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :wink: Great job John,car looks good

#15

Okay MoPac fans here you go…wait, wait the car is 10 feet too short and several years too old…should have been 22 rivets and there are 16… (reminds me of my HO 1/87 Scale days)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/johnm/_forumfiles/mopac.jpg)

#16

Looking good.

Does that mean you are six rivets short of …?

#17

Let’s see, I play with trains… Answer is yes !!

#18

Yeah Doug and the elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top sometimes with John on board! LMAO!

#19
John Miller said:
Okay MoPac fans here you go.....wait, wait the car is 10 feet too short and several years too old...
Hey, any car which stays on the track is a good car ;)
#20

yeah staying on the tracks is the challenge. I need to get motivated and paint up a couple locomotives now that the weather has warmed up.