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Painting rusty tubular track ties
By: kars2026at10 Date: August 19, 2023, 6:48 pm
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I will be reconditioning some old rusty O gauge track. When the
track in soaked in vinegar the rust is dissolved along with the
black paint on the track ties. The ties are bare metal subject
to rust and just don't look right. Does anyone have a method to
repaint the track ties? If I use spray paint, the paint would
get on the track which I don't want. I thought about putting
paint in a shallow flat cookie sheet and dipping the track tie
in the paint, then touching up the top of the tie with a small
flat artist brush. Any other ideas would be appreciated!
#Post#: 3037--------------------------------------------------
Re: Painting rusty tubular track ties
By: djacobsen Date: August 24, 2023, 4:32 pm
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Hello & a belated Welcome to the Forum.
My fix for your dilemna is to use a jar or tube of petrolium
jelly and cover the areas you don't want painted. When paint
dries wipe off the vaseline. You might want to carefully wipe
the track with alcohol to disolve any remnant vaseline.
I've used this trick after soaking track in agricultural
vinegar.
Be sure to make sure your insulating paper survives.
l hope this helps....
Happy Rails
..
dave
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