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Firehouse and boiler nails were gently straightened and removed. Engine was unsoldered and removed, exposing the base. It took a bit of scrubbing to remove the remnants of what appeared to be the pork fat they used for combustion.
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Boiler, housing, engine, flywheel and chimney painted with something that absolutely refused to let go. I spent 4 hours gently, then vigorously, then outright frantically trying to remove this god-awful substance without doing damage. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
The engine and pillow blocks were stripped of the gold paint, and nickel was polished. The cylinder cover blueing was near perfect. Makes you wonder why someone would paint it. I've matched my colors(I think) and next step is respray base color and apply top color wash. I went ahead and repainted and polished the flywheel- I think the color match was pretty good. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]