UP GE #1 streamlined turbine (prep and painting).
I spent 7 hours on cleaning the engine, taping and applying the interior green and the yellow. Started at 9:40 AM and finished at 4:30 PM.
HAH: and my daughter says I have no patience!
The usual cleaning, compressor blow dry and in the toaster oven for about 15 minutes.
Engine at to be placed at a diagonal in the toaster oven tray.
Prep for applying the interior green paint.
Masked off the outside enough so no green paint gets on the exterior.
Did along the sides in case one can see through the windows.
Didn't do the back since that is all yellow.
Got the cab area.
No green on the exterior.
Ready for 2 hours at 200 degrees in the toaster oven.
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Prep for applying the yellow.
Some very thin tape is needed to mask off all the 'stainless steel'.
Care has to be taken to not get the tape on the brass while not having any 'stainless steel' exposed.
'Stainless steel' windows and very thin trim along the sides is masked.
Windows masked so the interior green is not covered with 'over spray'.
UP yellow should be a good choice!
I put some light 'coats' over the 'vents' and, since they are movable, I used a tooth pick to move them 'front to back'.
I then did the usual horizontal coverage, then apply, at a 45 degree angle, from 'front to back' and then 'back to front' and then one more horizontal coverage.
I wasn't sure if the paint would get onto the back panel but it 'did'.
The 'stainless steel' window frames came out 'well' (versus good)!
Other side.
It only took me 40 years to, finally, use a chair with a 'back brace' at my work bench!
The 'stool' has many years of use, as well as I!
