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BK · Last edited by BK on Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:46 pm; edited 1 time in total

I thought I might share this with you lot so you can tell me where I go wrong, and I will.

This is how I saw it on ebay UK

These next photos show how it arrived after Les bought it and chopped it up for me.

The grotty/rusty base.

The rusty/tarnished boiler

The engine deck, sharing in the grott.

Plus a couple of packets of nuts and bolts and other assorted gear.

At least there is not much work in stripping down, it's been done for me.

So starting at the bottom, the base is first.
It's too big for a dremel so the drill get a work out.

It didn't do a real good job so I bought out the big gun, the belt sander, now that sure bought it down to a paint able surface, in a reasonable time.

Because of so much rust, I'll paint with penetrol first, that takes 24hrs to cure, so nothing more on the base for a while.
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metalhead100 · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:26 am Post subject:

WOW you sure have a lot of work to do there.....man ....ouch.

Was this found at the bottom of a salty lake?.......

Good luck on the resto....

Some jerk(s) should be slapped for doing that to a machine.....

Jim
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igy569 · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:05 am Post subject:

Oh my!

You have your work cut out for you. That is the kind of wreck I buy to make a custom painted one out of....

You need a sandblaster!!

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Nick · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:08 am Post subject:

Getting a little carried away!

Good luck with the restoration. The D24 is a fun engine but it sure is hungry for esbit.

Les · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:20 am Post subject:

Good luck with that, I saw it first hand so I know how bad it is.

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BK · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:51 am Post subject:

Hi Les, this arvo (Aussie slang for afternoon) Lenny and I got the boiler out (from all that insulation and frame-work and rust) and the boiler looks good.

The fire box is now in the electrolysis tub. That will shift the rust, but it tends to blacken the metal, so I think the fire box may be black.
No colours are going to be original anymore, I'll retain what I can.

The fire box, being insulated, shouldn't require HT paint, I'm thinking engine enamel or caliper paint, which gives me a wider choice.

No photos this time, I left the camera in the shed.

I've got to be careful and use spell check every time now.

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Bugsy · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:52 am Post subject:

One of those simple sandblasters you hook up to your compressor would be easier than the belt sander I'd have thought.
But it's looking better already, BK!
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Sandman · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:04 am Post subject:

Don't worry if you're left with a pitted surface on the base.

A quick light skin of filler followed by a light rub down will do the trick, leaving a flat surface ready for primer.

I'm sure this will look a treat when finished.
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Poparod · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject:

That's is pretty rusty looking forward to the finished job. I hope there is some metal left to paint after all that sanding.

Rod

BK · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:10 am Post subject:

With the last of the running gear off the deck I gave it a bit of a scrub and a rub, and then a squirt.

Gave it a good cure time, then did a bit of masking, then another squirt.

I like to remove the masking tape as soon as I can, so the paint is virtually still wet, that way it doesn't peel the paint with it.

That only leaves the governor post to do.
A piece of cardboard with a hole in it made a good "mask"
Then another squirt.

Bit of tidying up to do and it's done.

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newsteamer123 · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:14 am Post subject:

coming along very nicely

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AzRob · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:35 am Post subject:

Looking good!
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Sandman · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:35 am Post subject:

OOooh. That's looking a treat.
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Bugsy · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:16 am Post subject:

That's as good as new, BK!
Are you going to pin-stripe the base?
How is that done, not by hand surely?
Looking forward to seeing that bit!
Phil
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BK · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:06 am Post subject: