Doll redo

• #15 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 13 May, 2020 09:25
•      "Gee, Tank's Guy's"
  
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• #16 Reply
  Posted by Inge on 19 May, 2020 20:44
• The striping really is impressive! What brush do you use, a Mack? or a liner? One Shot paint? I have tried this and failed miserably, now I cheat with a Bugler wheel, which only works on flat surfaces.
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• #17 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 11 Jun, 2020 12:47
• Have you steamed it yet?
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• #18 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 16 Jun, 2020 20:54
• Quote from: txlabman on 05 Mar, 2020 10:25

  Have you steamed it yet?
  

  
   Yes I have Charlie, about two years ago was the last time. The first time I fired it up after the cleanup and paint job, the 25-30%
  of the reddish paint on the bottom of stack turned black. Nothing else went bad.
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• #19 Reply
  Posted by txlabman on 21 Jun, 2020 09:39
• Quote from: Woe is me on 16 Jun, 2020 20:54

  Quote from: txlabman on 05 Mar, 2020 10:25

  Have you steamed it yet?
  

  
   Yes I have Charlie, about two years ago was the last time. The first time I fired it up after the cleanup and paint job, the 25-30%
  of the reddish paint on the bottom of stack turned black. Nothing else went bad.
  

  
  Thanks for the reply Tommy.
  
  Again, really nice job on the restoration.
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• #20 Reply
  Posted by Tadfafty on 30 Jul, 2020 00:50
• If only heatproof paint was easy to get in all colors.
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• #21 Reply
  Posted by KNO3 on 27 Nov, 2021 04:18
• Beautiful restoration. Did you try insulating the inside of the fire box to keep the paint from burning?
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• #22 Reply
  Posted by PO9R4S4CHE on 27 Nov, 2021 21:14
• The paint job is off the hook.  Amazing pinstriping you give me motivation to start working on mine.
  
  Enjoy your weekend!
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• #23 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 07 Dec, 2021 08:39
• Quote from: KNO3 on 27 Nov, 2021 04:18

  Beautiful restoration. Did you try insulating the inside of the fire box to keep the paint from burning?
  

  
  
  
  Hi KNO3, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to your question.
  No I didn't insulate the fire box, that's high temp paint. The
  chimneys red brick color suffered from the heat. The lower 1/3 lost
  the red color.
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• #24 Reply
  Posted by Dampfopa on 07 Dec, 2021 09:01
• Hello Tommy,
  
  You have done a fantastic job.
  What shade did you take for the foundation? Is it midnight blue?
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• #25 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 27 Dec, 2021 09:09
• Quote from: Dampfopa on 07 Dec, 2021 09:01

  Hello Tommy,
  
  You have done a fantastic job.
  What shade did you take for the foundation? Is it midnight blue?
  

  
  
  I'm sorry it took so long to reply. No, I painted the base, or foundation, black.
  When I first received the engine, the finish on the base was so bad that it looked
  like it was originally black but the paint was breaking down and losing pigment.
  Several years after it was done, I realized my mistake and just left it.
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• #26 Reply
  Posted by Dampfopa on 27 Dec, 2021 12:59
• Hello Tommy,
  Thanks for the info. I am about to repaint my 368/2 and will use midnight blue as the base color.
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• #27 Reply
  Posted by Woe is me on 28 Dec, 2021 16:22
• Quote from: Dampfopa on 27 Dec, 2021 12:59

  Hello Tommy,
  Thanks for the info. I am about to repaint my 368/2 and will use midnight blue as the base color.
  

  
  
  Hello Jurgen, midnight blue should be right. Here's another Doll from that time frame.
  I picked this up after the other one had been painted black
  
  
  
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• #28 Reply
  Posted by Dampfopa on 29 Dec, 2021 07:19
• Hello Tommy,
  The pictures show me that I am on the right track.
  Thanks a lot.
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