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Steve_S · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject:

Great stuff Odilon, it looks superb. It's interesting about the Hamerite paint... I'd been wondering whether to try it on my E135 firebox which has been badly repainted at some point in it's history. I'll definitely give it a go now!

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MooseMan · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:08 am Post subject:

Stilldrillin · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:32 am Post subject:

Wonderfull finish!

Did you use Hammerite... or was it Smoothrite?
Brush or spray?

Hope my next project looks as good!
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MooseMan · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:53 am Post subject:

Mamodman123 · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

Shall be giving that a go Mooseman

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Stilldrillin · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:31 am Post subject:

Cedge · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

Moose
Something struck me that might be an answer to the decals on the fireboxes. Assuming the decals are the typical thin membrane style which are applied using water, there might be a trick worth trying.

High detail model makers use a chemical solution called "Decal fixer" that dessolves the membrane and depsoits the ink directly on the surface where it is affixed. This eliminates the tenting effect the membrane suffers when it encounters details like rivets and panel lines on a model. The decal ink practically becomes a part of the paint surface.

By eliminating the heat sensitive membrane, might not some of the discoloration problem tend to go away too?

Also noted somewhere, a member lamenting the failure of an old decal while trying to apply it. There is also a decal restoring soultion which is fantastic. It revitalizes and restores flexibility to the old decals and makes them a pleasure to work with again. I've used this trick and it works great. I saved a number of 70 year old original Jensen decals using this stuff.

Micromark.com carries both products as will any really well stocked hobby shop. I think I bought the last at Hobby Lobby.

Steve

MooseMan · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the tip! Chris (Flywheel 61) actually suggests using decal fixing solution in his excellent instructions that came with the decal - I'll have to keep an eye out for some

Cheers,

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flywheel61 · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Mooseman wrote