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  • 22 May 2020 at 17:33 #473987
    Greensands
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      @greensands

      Hi Stew – Your Crab is coming along very nicely and the build quality to say nothing of your rate of progressive is most impressive! I notice that the smokebox has been painted. Would you be able to give a brief account of what surface preparation was carried out, which primer have you used and the make an type of black paint, (presumably a heat resisting grade) and not least, your method of application i.e. brush, aerosol or spray gun.

      Keep up the good work

      22 May 2020 at 18:26 #474009
      Stewart Hart
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        @stewarthart90345

        Thanks for your comment old mart

        Greensands the smoke box is not painted it’s made from welded seam mild steel I think it must have been hot rolled hence the black surface. For my other loco I used black engine paint from Halfords on smoke box and chimney just two coats. For the tender and rest of the loco the brass gets a coat of acid primer followed by two coats of precision paint followed by two coats of clear lacquer from hobby craft I use a wide soft artist brush again fresh hobby craft I can’t get on with spray cans. I try to do one face at a time keeping it horizontal to reduce the risk of runs it takes a long time doing it this way but it’s the only way I can avoid runs

        Hope this helps

        Stew

         

         

         

        Edited By Stewart Hart on 22/05/2020 18:34:04

        22 May 2020 at 20:19 #474052
        Greensands
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          @greensands

          Stew – Would you recommend putting a primer on a mild steel smokebox before painting with Halfords engine black and if so, would this be a standard red oxide as again sold by Halfords?

          22 May 2020 at 20:35 #474059
          Stewart Hart
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            @stewarthart90345

            Hi

            I think I used primer on my first loco it’s stood up to many steaming I do know I was very careful to get everything cleaned and oil free using a gunk type solvent and white spirit

            Stew

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