(DIR) Return Create A Forum - Home --------------------------------------------------------- Office of Steam Forum for Model &amp ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Toy Steam Gas &amp ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Hot Air Engines (HTM) https://officeofsteamforum.createaforum.com --------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************** (DIR) Return to: Restorations ***************************************************** #Post#: 39256-------------------------------------------------- Märklin Blues By: classixs Date: March 23, 2021, 11:22 am --------------------------------------------------------- [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Think i might have overrestored a Märklin here? :D [/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Have a little tired looking 4095/5 here, which i casually look at from time to time, while trying to decide what to do with it.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][attachimg=4][/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yesterday, while searching the workshop for a quick project, i noticed that the black cylindercover had lived a rough life, with very little of the original black paint left.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]So decided to remove it, sand it down, and give it a fresh coat of paint...so that at least one thing could look good on it.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I got just past the sand it down part, and was then otherwise engaged, so left it on the bench there.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Today i was trying to bring some life into a tired looking shotgun barrel, and while rubbing away on that, i figured i´d try the Birchwood Super Blue on the Märklin cover as well.[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It could do no harm, since it can be polished off again quite easily, and it was destined for a paintjob anyway.[/font] [attachimg=1] [attachimg=2] [attachimg=3] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It actually didn´t come out halfbad on there, and think this little bugger is going to have to live without a painted cover [/font]8) #Post#: 39258-------------------------------------------------- Re: Märklin Blues By: Nick Date: March 23, 2021, 12:16 pm --------------------------------------------------------- I’d keep it that way too 👍 #Post#: 39262-------------------------------------------------- Re: Märklin Blues By: Stoker Date: March 23, 2021, 12:37 pm --------------------------------------------------------- Think you've got a winner there Jan .... if it will stand up to steam and oil, which it should! #Post#: 39267-------------------------------------------------- Re: Märklin Blues By: Dampfopa Date: March 23, 2021, 1:34 pm --------------------------------------------------------- What I've seen so far is very good. If you continue like this, the steam engine will definitely be a real eye-catcher again. Fun to follow your report.😃 #Post#: 39269-------------------------------------------------- Re: Märklin Blues By: tenniV11 Date: March 23, 2021, 1:52 pm --------------------------------------------------------- [quote author=Nick link=topic=4121.msg39258#msg39258 date=1616519809] I’d keep it that way too 👍 [/quote] dito I use Shot Flon - a german product - probably the same stuff Arnold *****************************************************