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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rusty chrome gonna be painted black after it has been treated other colours for the rngine are burgandy and gold bits
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flat black would look great on there.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

willsy wrote:
rusty chrome gonna be painted black after it has been treated other colours for the rngine are burgandy and gold bits


Sounds good.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would prefer flat black to gloss black
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

willsy wrote:
i would prefer flat black to gloss black

Check out the firebox on John Reid's roller:

http://www.freewebs.com/johnreid/wilesco.htm
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

how my now paint less te1 looks so far

tomorrow will treat the rust on the fire box and prep for painting
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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when it comes to painting should i try and match the paint colours or does the colour scheme not matter to much


I look forward to seeing what you'll come up with.  I'd like to get one in similar shape to paint a matte black with yellow wheels...or maybe green wheels...the red does look sharp though...guess I'll climb that hill when I get there.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dumb question i know but what paint should be used as tried using plasti-kote enamel on the boiler and engine frame and it didnt take. but fire box all went well used bbq paint
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! We've got exactly the same dog pen as in your picture! One slight difference, we've got a lamb in ours
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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dumb question i know but what paint should be used as tried using plasti-kote enamel on the boiler and engine frame and it didnt take. but fire box all went well used bbq paint


When painting bare metal, you should use an etch primer first.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gonna sound really thick now but what is an etch primer
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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gonna sound really thick now but what is an etch primer


It's a metal primer, use it before putting your paint on.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

taken some time but main body now painted left boiler and engine mount brass as like shiney bits and rest done in flat black will post some pics later if i can
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

finally found cable for my phone this is it so far

still have flywheel, wheels and scuttle to do but its getting there slowly
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing wrong with that.
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